Most Essential White Sox Vote: Round 22

Congratulations to two more Chicago White Sox prospects.

With a one-vote win in the poll today, Luis Alexander Basabe is the 20th most essential member of the White Sox. He edged out Jake Burger, who is the 21st most essential.

Basabe drew 26% of the Round 20 vote and 27% of Round 21, while Burger went 26% and 26%. Basabe was voted the 11the most important White Sox prospect with 47% of the 11th vote. That means he edged ahead of Burger in the most essential balloting, as the injured third baseman finished eighth in the prospect vote, with 29% of the eighth poll.

With Basabe and Burger advancing, Luis González and Jordan Stephens are added to the ballot.

South Side Sox Most Essential White Sox Vote for 2018

1. Yoán Moncada — 34% (Jiménez 28%, Abreu 21%, Kopech 11%, López/Robert 2%, Cease 1%, Anderson/Giolito/Hansen 0%)
2. Eloy Jiménez — 38% (Kopech 26%, Abreu 17%, López 7%, Rodon 5%, Anderson 4%, Giolito 1%, Cease/Hansen/Robert 0%)
3. Michael Kopech — 59% (Abreu 14%, López 10%, Robert 7%, Rodon 4% [8], Anderson 4% [7], Giolito/Dunning 1%, Cease/Hansen 0%)
4. Dane Dunning — 26% (López 20%, Abreu 17%, Rodon 13% [36], Robert 13% [34], Anderson 6%, Giolito 4%, Cease 1%, Burdi/Hansen 0%)
5. Reynaldo López — 31% (Abreu 21%, Robert 19%, Anderson 9%, Giolito 8%, Rodon 7%, Cease 5%, Hansen 2%, Burger/Burdi 0%)
6. Luis Robert — 33% (Abreu 25%, Rodon 18%, Anderson 12%, Cease 7%, Giolito 3%, Hansen/García 1%, Burger/Burdi 0%)
7. José Abreu — 33% (Rodon 27%, Anderson 18%, Cease 11%, Hansen 5%, Giolito 3%, Burdi 2%, Rutherford/Burger 1%, García 0%)
8. Carlos Rodon — 39% (Anderson 25%, Cease 13%, Sánchez 11%, Giolito 5%, Hansen 4%, Rutherford/García 1%, Burdi/Burger 0%)
9. Tim Anderson — 44% (Cease 20%, Hansen 13%, Sánchez/Giolito 8%, García 3%, Burdi/Davidson 2%, Burger 1%, Rutherford 0%)
10. Lucas Giolito — 31% (Cease 23%, Hansen 18%, Sánchez 16%, Davidson 4%, García/Rutherford/Burdi 2%, Fulmer/Burger 0%)
11. Dylan Cease — 50% (Hansen 19%, Sánchez 10%, Burdi 5%, Burger 4%, Davidson/Fulmer/García 3%, Jones 2%, Rutherford 1%)
12. Alec Hansen — 50% (Sánchez 14%, Davidson 7%, Adolfo/Burdi/Rutherford/García 6%, Fulmer/Jones 3%, Burger 1%)
13. Yolmer Sánchez — 21% (Adolfo 18%, Burdi 17%, Rutherford 16%, García 8%, Davidson 6%, Burger 5%, Fulmer/Jones 4%, Basabe 2%)
14. Micker Adolfo — 27% (Burdi 19%, García 16%, Rutherford 12%, Davidson 11%, Jones 6%, Burger 4%, Basabe 2% Fulmer/Delmonico 1%)
15. Zack Collins — 37% (Burdi 18%, Davidson 13%, García 12%, Rutherford 5% [7], Basabe 5% [6], Burger/Fulmer 4%, Jones/Delmonico 2%)
16. Blake Rutherford — 22% (Burdi 21%, García 14%, Davidson 13%, Basabe 10%, Burger 8%, Adams 5%, Fulmer 4%, Jones 2%, Delmonico 1%)
17. Zack Burdi — 27% (Clarkin 18%, Davidson 15%, García 9%, Burger 8%, Basabe/Adams 7%, Fulmer 6%, Jones 2%, Delmonico 1%)
18. Ian Clarkin — 26% (Burger 16%, García/Davidson 15%, Basabe 11%, Fulmer 6%, Adams/Jones 4%, Sheets 3%, Delmonico 0%)
19. Matt Davidson — 25% (Burger 20%, García 16%, Zavala 14%, Basabe 12%, Fulmer 7%, Adams 4%, Sheets 2%, Delmonico 1%, Jones 0%)
20. Luis Alexander Basabe — 27% (Burger 26%, García 14%, Zavala 13%, Adams 7%, Fulmer 5%, Jones 4%, Sheets 2%, Castillo/Delmonico 1%)
21. Jake Burger — 26% (García 14%, Zavala 13%, Adams 7%, Fulmer 5%, Jones 4%, Sheets 2%, Castillo/Delmonico 1%)