Congratulations, Laz Rivera, you are the 50th most essential White Sox player!
Rivera earned 37% (28 of 75 votes). Earlier this season, Rivera was named the 37th top prospect in the White Sox system, with 29% of the 37th vote.
Ryan Cordell could never get over the hump, finishing second in voting on five different occasions. Welington Castillo was on the last 31 ballots, but neither advanced nor was dropped out of voting.
With this 50th poll, it’s a wrap!
Twenty-two of the Most Essential players are (or have been) on the White Sox roster.
Next year, we will begin a Top 50 Prospects Poll around the time pitchers and catchers report to spring training.
The Top 30 (or so) Roster Ranking Poll will begin when the final roster is set, somewhere around April 1.
Our Most Essential White Sox Poll will begin around May 1 and proceed into mid-June.
South Side Sox Most Essential White Sox Vote for 2018
- Yoán Moncada — 34% (Jiménez 28%, Abreu 21%, Kopech 11%, López/Robert 2%, Cease 1%, Anderson/Giolito/Hansen 0%)
- Eloy Jiménez — 38% (Kopech 26%, Abreu 17%, López 7%, Rodón 5%, Anderson 4%, Giolito 1%, Cease/Hansen/Robert 0%)
- Michael Kopech — 59% (Abreu 14%, López 10%, Robert 7%, Rodón 4% [8], Anderson 4% [7], Giolito/Dunning 1%, Cease/Hansen 0%)
- Dane Dunning — 26% (López 20%, Abreu 17%, Rodón 13% [36], Robert 13% [34], Anderson 6%, Giolito 4%, Cease 1%, Burdi/Hansen 0%)
- Reynaldo López — 31% (Abreu 21%, Robert 19%, Anderson 9%, Giolito 8%, Rodón 7%, Cease 5%, Hansen 2%, Burger/Burdi 0%)
- Luis Robert — 33% (Abreu 25%, Rodón 18%, Anderson 12%, Cease 7%, Giolito 3%, Hansen/A. García 1%, Burger/Burdi 0%)
- José Abreu — 33% (Rodón 27%, Anderson 18%, Cease 11%, Hansen 5%, Giolito 3%, Burdi 2%, Rutherford/Burger 1%, A. García 0%)
- Carlos Rodón — 39% (Anderson 25%, Cease 13%, Sánchez 11%, Giolito 5%, Hansen 4%, Rutherford/A. García 1%, Burdi/Burger 0%)
- Tim Anderson — 44% (Cease 20%, Hansen 13%, Sánchez/Giolito 8%, A. García 3%, Burdi/Davidson 2%, Burger 1%, Rutherford 0%)
- Lucas Giolito — 31% (Cease 23%, Hansen 18%, Sánchez 16% Davidson 4%, A. García/Rutherford/Burdi 2%, Fulmer/Burger 0%)
- Dylan Cease — 50% (Hansen 19%, Sánchez 10%, Burdi 5%, Burger 4%, Davidson/Fulmer/A. García 3%, Jones 2%, Rutherford 1%)
- Alec Hansen — 50% (Sánchez 14%, Davidson 7%, Adolfo/Burdi/Rutherford/A. García 6%, Fulmer/Jones 3%, Burger 1%)
- Yolmer Sánchez — 21% (Adolfo 18%, Burdi 17%, Rutherford 16%, A. García 8%, Davidson 6%, Burger 5%, Fulmer/Jones 4%, Basabe 2%)
- Micker Adolfo — 27% (Burdi 19%, A. García 16%, Rutherford 12%, Davidson 11%, Jones 6%, Burger 4%, Basabe 2% Fulmer/Delmonico 1%)
- Zack Collins — 37% (Burdi 18%, Davidson 13%, A. García 12%, Rutherford 5% [7], Basabe 5% [6], Burger/Fulmer 4%, Jones/Delmonico 2%)
- Blake Rutherford — 22% (Burdi 21%, A. García 14%, Davidson 13%, Basabe 10%, Burger 8%, Adams 5%, Fulmer 4%, Jones 2%, Delmonico 1%)
- Zack Burdi — 27% (Clarkin 18%, Davidson 15%, A. García 9%, Burger 8%, Basabe/Adams 7%, Fulmer 6%, Jones 2%, Delmonico 1%)
- Ian Clarkin — 26% (Burger 16%, A. García/Davidson 15%, Basabe 11%, Fulmer 6%, Adams/Jones 4%, Sheets 3%, Delmonico 0%)
- Matt Davidson — 25% (Burger 20%, A. García 16% Zavala 14%, Basabe 12%, Fulmer 7%, Adams 4%, Sheets 2%, Delmonico 1%, Jones 0%)
- Luis Alexander Basabe — 27% (Burger 26%, A. García 14%, Zavala 13%, Adams 7%, Fulmer 5%, Jones 4%, Sheets 2%, Castillo/Delmonico 1%)
- Jake Burger — 26% (A. García 14%, Zavala 13%, Adams 7%, Fulmer 5%, Jones 4%, Sheets 2%, Castillo/Delmonico 1%)
- Seby Zavala — 28% (A. García 26%, Stephens 10%, González/Fulmer 9%, Adams 8%, Jones 5% [7], Sheets 5% [6], Castillo 1%, Delmonico 0%)
- Avisail García — 34% (González 22%, Adams 15%, Fulmer 9%, Stephens/Sheets 6%, Cordell 3%, Delmonico 2%, Jones/Castillo 1%)
- Spencer Adams — 26% (González 23%, Stephens 17%, Fulmer 15%, Jones 6%, L. García/Delmonico 4%, Castillo 3%, Sheets/Cordell 2%)
- Luis González — 23% (Stephens 18%, Fulmer 15%, Jones 5%, L. García 4%, Sheets 3%, Castillo 2%, Delmonico/Cordell 1%)
- Jordan Stephens — 33% (Fulmer 32%, L. García 9%, Jones 8%, Sheets 7%, Delmonico 4%, Guerrero 3%, Cordell 2%, Puckett 1%, Castillo 0%)
- Carson Fulmer — 36% (Sheets 18%, L. García/Vieira 12%, Jones 11%, Delmonico/Puckett/Guerrero 3%, Cordell/Castillo 1%)
- Gavin Sheets — 28% (L. García/Jones 16%, Guerrero/Vieira 9%, Delmonico 7%, Puckett/Cordell/Castillo 4%, Thompson 1%)
- Lincoln Henzman — 27% (L. García 21%, Delmonico 15%, Jones 12%, Cordell 9%, Vieira 8%, Guerrero 7%, Castillo 1%, Puckett/Thompson 0%)
- Leury García — 17% (Tilson 17%, Vieira 14% [22], Delmonico 14% [21], Guerrero 12%, Jones 10%, Castillo 6%, Puckett 5%, Cordell 3%, Engel 2%)
- Charlie Tilson — 17% (Vieira 14% [22], Delmonico 14% [21], Guerrero 12%, Jones 10%, Castillo 6%, Puckett 5%, Cordell 3%, Engel 2%)
- Dylan Covey — 53% (Hamilton 21%, Vieira 5%, Delmonico/Castillo/Bummer/Cordell 3%, Jones/Guerrero/Engel, Puckett 0%)
- Ian Hamilton — 39% (Vieira/Delmonico/Bummer 10%, Jones/Engel/Shields 6%, Castillo/Guerrero 5%, Cordell 4%)
- James Shields — 41% (Bummer 15%, Delmonico 8%, Vieira/Jones/Guerrero 7%, Cordell 6%, Engel 5%, Yrizarri 3%, Castillo 1%)
- Aaron Bummer — 19% (Delmonico/Vieira 18%, Engel 15%, Jones/Guerrero 9%, Castillo 6%, Cordell/Yrizarri 3%, Infante 0%)
- Thyago Vieira — 19% (Delmonico 18%, Jones 15%, Engel 14%, Cordell 12%, Guerrero 10%, Castillo 8%, Santiago 4%, Yrizarri 0%)
- Nicky Delmonico — 25% (Jones 24%, Engel 20%, Cordell 12%, Guerrero 11%, Polo 5%, Castillo 3%, Santiago 1%)
- Nate Jones — 28% (Engel 22%, Guerrero 17% Cordell 11%, Castillo 8%, Rondón 6%, Polo/Thompson/Santiago 3%)
- Adam Engel — 30% (Soria 25%, Cordell 17%, Guerrero 14%, Castillo 5%, Polo 3%, Rondón/Thompson/Santiago 2%)
- Joakim Soria — 31% (Cordell 15%, Guerrero/Polo/Narváez 10%, Castillo 7%, Rondón/Santiago 6%, Thompson 3%)
- Jordan Guerrero — 31% (Cordell 19%, Avilán 14%, Narváez 11%, Santiago/Polo 8%, Castillo 6%, Thompson 3%, Rondón 0%)
- Bernardo Flores — 32% (Palka 24%, Cordell 18%, Castillo 13%, Narváez 8%, Avilán/Polo 3%, Santiago/Thompson/Infante 0%)
- Jace Fry — 55% (Cordell 13%, Palka/Curbelo 11%, Smith 4%, Castillo/Avilán/Polo 2%, González/Narváez 0%)
- Daniel Palka — 24% (Smith 19%, Cordell/Curbelo 14%, J. Rondón 11%, Castillo 8%, Avilán/Polo 5%, Minaya/Volstad 0%)
- Luis Curbelo — 50% (Smith 19%, Johnson 9%, Cordell 7%, Castillo 5%, Polo/J. Rondón 3%, Avilán/Farquhar/McClure 1%)
- Kevan Smith 30% (Cordell 20%, Johnson 18%, Yrizarri 8%, J. Rondón/Avilán/McClure 7% Castillo 5%, Polo/Farquhar 0%)
- Tyler Johnson — 31% (Cordell 29%, Avilán 11%, Narváez/Yrizarri 7%, J. Rondón/B. Rondón/Santiago 4% Castillo 2%, McClure 0%)
- Ryan Cordell — 31% (Avilán/Narváez/Yrizarri 12%, Castillo 10%, J. Rondón/Yurchak/Santiago 7%, B. Rondón 2%, Skoug 0%)
- Omar Narváez — 24% (Call 20%, Yurchak 15%, J. Rondón/Yrizarri 11%, Castillo 7%, Avilán 5%, Fisher/Santiago 4%, B. Rondón 0%)
- Laz Rivera — 37% (Call 15%, Danish 13%, J. Rondón/Yrizarri 9%, Santiago 7%, Yurchak/Castillo/Avilán 3%, Fisher 1%)