Most Essential White Sox Vote: Round 19

Congratulations, Ian Clarkin, you have been voted the 18th Most Essential White Sox player!

Clarkin took 26% (35 of 134 ballots), extending the streak of prospects to be named Most Essential to five. Earlier this season, Clarkin was named the 14th most important White Sox prospect, garnering 47% of the 14th vote, which means the southpaw has leapfrogged Jake Burger, Luis Alexander Basabe and Spencer Adams in the Essential vote.

With Clarkin advancing, our managing editor’s preseason pick for under-the-radar prospect to watch, Seby Zavala, is 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%)