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2020 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 36

Vote for the 36th-best prospect in the White Sox system!

By Year of the Hamster
MLB: Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins
Backstopped: Zavala’s prospect luster has dimmed, but his status as the only defensive catcher close to the majors moves him on in the poll.
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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!

Finally answering the lamentations of KP and others, Seby Zavala prevailed in a very close battle to earn the No. 35 spot, taking 24% (48 of 196 votes) to edge James Beard by four votes. A year ago, Zavala came in at 20th, and in 2018 the backstop was No. 16.

Zavala is the third catcher among our first 35 picks:

Last year’s No. 35 prospect was Lency Delgado.

Lefty reliever Caleb Frare came into the poll at No. 6, with 15 votes. James Beard is lined up to prevail in round 36, while four lefty relievers remain bunched in the second division of the poll.

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])
  24. Codi Heuer — 30% (Pilkington 25%, Gladney 10%, Y. Sánchez 9%, Zavala 8%, Flores Jr. 7%, Bush 5%, Rodriguez 3%, Sosa 2%, Ramos 1%)
  25. Konnor Pilkington — 44% (Gladney 15%, Flores Jr./Y. Sánchez 9%, Bush 8%, Zavala 7%, Rodriguez 4%, Ramos 2%, Sosa 1%, Mieses 0%)
  26. DJ Gladney — 21% [30] (Flores Jr. 21% [29], Y. Sánchez 14%, Bush 11%, Foster/Zavala 9%, Rodriguez 8%, Sosa 4%, Ramos 3%, Mieses 1%)
  27. Bernardo Flores Jr. — 28% (Y. Sánchez 19%, Bush 11%, Rodriguez 10%, Zavala 9%, Foster 8%, Beard 5%, Ramos/Sosa 4%, Mieses 3%)
  28. Yolbert Sánchez — 28% (Bush 18%, Rodriguez 15%, Foster 13%, Zavala 8%, Sousa 5%, Beard/Sosa 4% [8], Ramos 4% [7], Mieses 1%)
  29. Bryce Bush — 28% (Rodriguez 21%, Zavala 14%, Foster 11%, Beard 9%, Sosa 7%, Ramos 5%, Kincanon 3%, Sousa 2% [4], Mieses 2% [3])
  30. Will Kincanon — 41% (Rodriguez 18%, Beard 9% [35], Zavala 9% [34], Foster 8%, Sosa 4%, Ramos 3%, Sousa 2% [7], Lindgren 2%, [6], Mieses 1%)
  31. Bennett Sousa — 27% (Rodriguez 21%, Beard 13%, Foster 11%, Zavala 9%, McClure 5% [14], Sosa 5% [12], Ramos 4%, Mieses 2%, Lindgren 2%)
  32. José Rodriguez — 29% (Hansen 18%, Foster 16%, Zavala 10%, Beard 9%, Sosa 6%, McClure 5%, Ramos 3%, Lindgren/Mieses 2%)
  33. Matt Foster — 55% (Hansen 11%, Zavala 8%, Beard/Ramos 5%, McClure 4%, Sosa/Weems 4%, Lindgren 3%, Mieses 0%)
  34. Alec Hansen — 32% (Beard/Zavala 14%, Ramos 12%, McClure 7% [13], Weems 7% [12], Sosa 6%, Lindgren 4%, Medeiros 3%, Mieses 1%)
  35. Seby Zavala — 24% (Beard 22%, Ramos 14%, McClure 10%, Sosa 9%, Frare 8%, Weems 7%, Lindgren 3%, Medeiros 2%, Mieses 1%)

Poll

Who is the 36th-best player in the White Sox system?

This poll is closed

  • 32%
    James Beard
    (34 votes)
  • 6%
    Caleb Frare
    (7 votes)
  • 0%
    Ronaldo Guzman
    (0 votes)
  • 5%
    Jacob Lindgren
    (6 votes)
  • 12%
    Kade McClure
    (13 votes)
  • 5%
    Kodi Medeiros
    (6 votes)
  • 0%
    Luis Mieses
    (0 votes)
  • 10%
    Bryan Ramos
    (11 votes)
  • 14%
    Lenyn Sosa
    (15 votes)
  • 13%
    Avery Weems
    (14 votes)
106 votes total Vote Now

James Beard

Center Fielder
Age 19
Age Difference (Top Level) -1.6
2018 SSS poll ranking N/R
2019 SSS poll ranking N/R
2019 High Level Arizona (Rookie)
Overall 2019 stats 31 games ▪️ 2 HR ▪️ 12 RBI ▪️ .213/.270/.307 ▪️ 9-of-12 stolen bases ▪️ 8 BB ▪️ 54 K

Caleb Frare

Left-Handed Relief Pitcher
Age 26
Age Difference (Top Level) -3.4
2018 SSS poll ranking N/R
2019 SSS poll ranking 33
2019 High Level Chicago (MLB)
Overall 2019 MiLB stats 2-1 ▪️ 27 games ▪️ 28 ⅓ IP ▪️ 6.35 ERA ▪️ 42 K ▪️ 23 BB ▪️ 1.694 WHIP

Ronaldo Guzman
Left-Handed Starting Pitcher

Age 17
Age Difference (Top Level) -2.3
2018 SSS poll ranking N/R
2019 SSS poll ranking N/R
2019 High Level DSL (Rookie)
Overall 2019 stats 2-3 ▪️ 14 games/12 starts ▪️ 51 ⅔ IP ▪️ 4.53 ERA ▪️ 76 K ▪️ 29 BB ▪️ 1.394 WHIP

Jacob Lindgren

Left-Handed Relief Pitcher
Age 27
Age Difference (Top Level) 2.8
2018 SSS poll ranking N/R
2019 SSS poll ranking 55
2019 High Level Winston-Salem (A+)
Overall 2019 stats 2-2 ▪️ 21 games ▪️ 28 ⅔ IP ▪️ 2.83 ERA ▪️ 28 K ▪️ 7 BB ▪️ 1.291 WHIP

Kade McClure

Right-Handed Starting Pitcher
Age 24
Age Difference (Top Level) -0.2
2018 SSS poll ranking N/R
2019 SSS poll ranking 44
2019 High Level Winston-Salem (A+)
Overall 2019 stats 4-6 ▪️ 22 starts ▪️ 121 ⅔ IP ▪️ 3.25 ERA ▪️ 99 K ▪️ 29 BB ▪️ 1.225 WHIP

Kodi Medeiros

Left-Handed Relief Pitcher
Age 24
Age Difference (Top Level) -1.3
2018 SSS poll ranking N/R
2019 SSS poll ranking 23
2019 High Level Birmingham (AA)
Overall 2019 stats 4-8 ▪️ 28 games/9 starts ▪️ 83 IP ▪️ 5.10 ERA ▪️ 75 K ▪️ 51 BB ▪️ 1.578 WHIP

Luis Mieses

Center Fielder
Age 20
Age Difference (Top Level) -1.6
2018 SSS poll ranking N/R
2019 SSS poll ranking 45
2019 High Level Great Falls (Rookie)
Overall 2019 stats 59 games ▪️ 4 HR ▪️ 28 RBI ▪️ .241/.264/.359 ▪️ 7 BB ▪️ 46 K

Bryan Ramos

Third Baseman
Age 18
Age Difference (Top Level) -2.6
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

Lenyn Sosa

Shortstop
Age 20
Age Difference (Top Level) -2.5
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

Avery Weems

Left-Handed Starting Pitcher
Age 23
Age Difference (Top Level) 0.5
2018 SSS poll ranking N/R
2019 SSS poll ranking N/R
2019 High Level Great Falls (Rookie)
Overall 2019 stats 5-4 ▪️ 14 starts ▪️ 60 ⅓ IP ▪️ 2.09 ERA ▪️ 74 K ▪️ 10 BB ▪️ 1.044 WHIP

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