2020 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 24

Three years in, we finally have our act together enough to kick off our prospect vote so the end doesn’t run into the regular season.

Here’s how 2018 wrangled out — all 42 picks. Also, here’s an archive of every article in the 2018 series. Here’s how 2019 came together, all 50 picks, and the archive as well.

There are some cursory stats attached to help you out in your decision-making, but all the great bio writing from WSM you’re used to seeing here is over at South Side Hit Pen, as we count down the Top 100 White Sox Prospects over there.

By starting our vote here and the Top 100 countdown at SSHP at the same time, by the time the SSHP Top 100 has counted from 100 to 50, this SSS poll vote will have counted down from 1 to 50. We’ll meet in the middle, with the SSS poll vote factoring in the order of our final 50 prospects.

Sound cool? Now, get voting!

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After a re-vote after Andrew Perez stormed Round 23 with a massive 58% win, Perez prevailed with an even 50%. In the comments of one of the two polls, Brett mentioned that from here, any one prospect (given the modest differences among all at this point) getting more than 50% of the vote from here on will trigger either a re-vote or awarding the win to the second-place finisher.

Obviously, these polls walk the line between popularity contest and strict science. I don’t think any of us agree with the overall results so far, often lobbying for “their guys” in comments. That’s the nature of this stuff. Most of all, we’re here to have fun, and there’s no reason that shouldn’t continue.

So Perez prevailed, with 50% (194 of 385 votes), making it three straight first-timers on the ballot winning, after Jake Burger and Zack Burdi. Perez took the 53rd spot on our Top 100 last year, winning the No. 46 spot in our site vote.

Last year’s No. 23 prospect was Kodi Medeiros.

South Side Sox Top White Sox Prospects for 2020

1. Luis Robert — 86% (Kopech 7%, Madrigal 3%, Vaughn 2%, Basabe/Stiever 1%, Dunning 0% [2], Collins 0% [1], Johnson/Sheets 0% [0])
2. Michael Kopech — 57% (Madrigal 29%, Vaughn 11%, Collins 1%, Adolfo/Dunning/Stiever 0% [3], Basabe/Johnson/Sheets 0% [1])
3. Nick Madrigal — 70% (Vaughn 25%, Dunning 2%, Collins 1%, Basabe/Rutherford/Stiever 0% [3], Adolfo/Sheets 0% [2], Johnson 0% [1])
4. Andrew Vaughn — 74% (Dunning 8%, Collins 7%, Stiever 4%, Adolfo/Basabe 2%, Rutherford 1% [6], Thompson 1% [5], Johnson/Sheets 1% [4])
5. Dane Dunning — 48% (Collins 23%, Stiever 16%, Adolfo/Basabe 4%, Thompson 2%, Rutherford 1% [5], Sheets 1% [3], González/Johnson 0% [1])
6. Zack Collins — 42% (Stiever 32%, Adolfo 10%, Basabe 5%, Rutherford 3%, Thompson 2%, [12], Johnson 2% [9], Sheets 2% [8], Dalquist 1% [5], González 1% [3])
7. Jonathan Stiever — 51% (Adolfo 15%, Basabe 10%, Rutherford 9%, Sheets/Thompson 5%, Johnson 2% [9], Hamilton 2% [7], González 1% [4], Dalquist 1% [4])
8. Luis Basabe — 32% (Adolfo 27%, Rutherford 13%, Thompson 11%, Sheets 7%, Johnson 3% Dalquist 2%, González/Hamilton 1% [6], Heuer 1% [3])
9. Gavin Sheets — 45% (Adolfo 25%, Rutherford 12%, Thompson 8%, Bailey 3%, Johnson 2% [19], González 2% [17], Heuer 2% [15], Hamilton 1% [12], Dalquist 1% [10])
10. Blake Rutherford — 45% (Adolfo 29%, Thompson 9%, Mercedes 5%, Bailey 3% [22], Hamilton 3% [21], Dalquist 2% [15], Johnson 2% [12], González 2% [11], Heuer 1%)
11. Micker Adolfo— 50% (Thompson 16%, Mercedes 10%, González 5% [20], Johnson 5% [18], Bailey/Hamilton 4% [15], Dalquist 3% [12], Heuer 2%, Sosa 0%)
12. Matthew Thompson— 35% (Mercedes 17%, Lambert 10%, Bailey 9%, Johnson 8%, Hamilton 7%, González 6%, Dalquist 4%, Heuer 2%, Sosa 0%)
13. Andrew Dalquist — 20% (Mercedes 19%, Lambert 12% [39], Bailey/Johnson 12% [38], González 7% [23], Hamilton/Mendick 7% [22], Heuer 3%, Sosa 2%)
14. Yermín Mercedes — 25% (Bailey 17%, González 13%, Johnson 12%, Lambert 11%, Mendick 8%, Heuer 7%, Hamilton 5%, Zavala 2%, Sosa 0%)
15. Benyamin Bailey — 21% (González 18%, Mendick 16%, Johnson 14%, Lambert 13%, Hamilton 8%, Heuer 6%, Zavala 3%, Sosa 1% [5], Ramos 1% [2])
16. Danny Mendick — 30% (González 21%, Johnson 13%, Lambert 12%, Heuer 7%, Hamilton 5%, Flores Jr. 4%, Sosa/Zavala 3%, Ramos 1%)
17. Luis González — 28% (Lambert 21%, Johnson 16%, Heuer 11%, Hamilton 9%, Y. Sánchez 5%, Zavala 3%, [11], Flores Jr. 3% [9], Sosa 2% [7], Ramos 2% [5])
18. Jimmy Lambert — 24% (Johnson 22%, Hamilton 13%, Pilkington 10%, Heuer 9%, Y. Sánchez 8%, Flores Jr./Zavala 5%, Ramos 2% [8], Sosa 2% [6])
19. Tyler Johnson — 41% (Hamilton 14%, Heuer 10% [27], Pilkington 10% [26], Gladney 7%, Y. Sánchez 5% [14], Flores Jr. 5% [13], Zavala 5% [12], Sosa 2%, Ramos 1%)
20. Ian Hamilton — 34% (Heuer 16% [43], Pilkington 16% [41], Y. Sánchez 8%, Flores Jr./Gladney 7%, Zavala 5%, Ramos/Rodriguez 2% [6], Sosa 2% [5])
21. Jake Burger — 26% (Heuer 21%, Pilkington 15%, Gladney 13%, Y. Sánchez 8%, Rodriguez 5% Flores Jr. 4% [11], Zavala 4% [9], Sosa 2%, Ramos 1%)
22. Zack Burdi — 39% (Gladney 22%, Heuer 13%, Pilkington 12%, Y. Sánchez 4%, Flores Jr. 4%, Zavala 3%, Sosa 2% [10], Rodriguez 2% [8], Ramos 1%)
23. Andrew Perez — 50% (Heuer 15%, Pilkington 10%, Gladney 9%, Y. Sánchez 5%, Flores Jr. 4%, Zavala 3%, Rodriguez 2%, Sosa 1% [5], Ramos 1% [3])

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Bryce Bush

Right Fielder
Age 22
2018 SSS poll ranking N/R
2019 SSS poll ranking 25
2019 High Level Kannapolis (A)
Overall 2019 stats 71 games ▪️ 5 HR ▪️ 33 RBI ▪️ .194/.276/.335 ▪️ 4-of-5 stolen bases ▪️ 27 BB ▪️ 94 K

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Bernardo Flores Jr.

Left-Handed Starting Pitcher
Age 24
2018 SSS poll ranking 28
2019 SSS poll ranking 28
2019 High Level Birmingham (AA)
Overall 2019 stats 3-8 ▪️ 20 starts ▪️ 93 ⅓ IP ▪️ 3.57 ERA ▪️ 82 K ▪️ 17 BB ▪️ 1.221 WHIP

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DJ Gladney

Third Baseman
Age 18
2018 SSS poll ranking N/R
2019 SSS poll ranking N/R
2019 High Level Arizona (Rookie)
Overall 2019 stats 64 games ▪️ 13 HR ▪️ 36 RBI ▪️ .277/.353/.415 ▪️ 10 BB ▪️ 82 K
Rookie League slash: .264/.309/.428

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Codi Heuer

Right-Handed Relief Pitcher
Age 23
2018 SSS poll ranking N/R
2019 SSS poll ranking 52
2019 High Level Birmingham (AA)
Overall 2019 stats 6-4 ▪️ 42 games ▪️ 11 saves ▪️ 67 ⅔ IP ▪️ 2.39 ERA ▪️ 65 K ▪️ 15 BB ▪️ 1.094 WHIP

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Konnor Pilkington

Left-Handed Starting Pitcher
Age 22
2018 SSS poll ranking N/R
2019 SSS poll ranking 24
2019 High Level Winston-Salem (A+)
Overall 2019 stats 5-9 ▪️ 25 starts ▪️ 129 IP ▪️ 4.12 ERA ▪️ 138 K ▪️ 50 BB ▪️ 1.271 WHIP

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Bryan Ramos

Third Baseman
Age 18
2018 SSS poll ranking N/R
2019 SSS poll ranking N/R
2019 High Level Arizona (Rookie)
Overall 2019 stats 51 games ▪️ 4 HR ▪️ 26 RBI ▪️ .277/.353/.415 ▪️ 19 BB ▪️ 44 K

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José Rodriguez

Shortstop
Age 19
2018 SSS poll ranking N/R
2019 SSS poll ranking N/R
2019 High Level Arizona (Rookie)
Overall 2019 stats 44 games ▪️ 9 HR ▪️ 31 RBI ▪️ .293/.328/.505 ▪️ 7-of-8 SB ▪️ 9 BB ▪️ 45 K

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Yolbert Sánchez

Shortstop
Age 23
2018 SSS poll ranking N/A
2019 SSS poll ranking N/A
2019 High Level DSL White Sox (Rookie)
Overall 2019 stats 29 games ▪️ 2 HR ▪️ 12 RBI ▪️ .297/.386/.441 ▪️ 3-of-6 SB ▪️ 15 BB ▪️ 12 K

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Lenyn Sosa

Shortstop
Age 20
2018 SSS poll ranking 39
2019 SSS poll ranking 30
2019 High Level Kannapolis (A+)
Overall 2019 stats 122 games ▪️ 7 HR ▪️ 51 RBI ▪️ .251/.292/.371 ▪️ 6-of-12 SB ▪️ 27 BB ▪️ 102 K

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Seby Zavala

Catcher
Age 26
2018 SSS poll ranking 16
2019 SSS poll ranking 20
2019 High Level Chicago (MLB)
Overall 2019 stats 87 games ▪️ 20 HR ▪️ 45 RBI ▪️ 26 BB ▪️ 125 K
2019 Triple-A stats: .222/.296/.471 ▪️ 18-of-53 (34%) CS ▪️ 27 BB ▪️ 102 K