2020 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 33

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 bit of delay, José Rodriguez ascended to the top of the charts, ending the reliever run with a solid 29% (54 of 188 votes). Rodriguez earned an identical 54 votes in the last round of voting, only this time that total was good enough for the win. (Lenyn Sosa also got an identical vote total, 12, this round.)

Rodriguez joins Yolbert Sánchez, making it two shortstops among our first 32 picks:

Last year’s No. 32 prospect was Lincoln Henzman.

Right-handed reliever Alec Hansen, no stranger to these polls, hopped into the fray in the No. 2 spot, with 33 votes. It’s shaping up as a prizefight between Hansen and Matt Foster heading into Round 33.

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%)

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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

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Matt Foster

Right-Handed Relief Pitcher
Age 25
Age Difference (Top Level) -2.2
2018 SSS poll ranking N/R
2019 SSS poll ranking 61
2019 High Level Charlotte (AAA)
Overall 2019 stats 4-1 ▪️ 43 games ▪️ 64 ⅔ IP ▪️ 3.20 ERA ▪️ 74 K ▪️ 21 BB ▪️ 1.082 WHIP

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Alec Hansen

Right-Handed Relief Pitcher
Age 25
Age Difference (Top Level) -0.3
2018 SSS poll ranking 4
2019 SSS poll ranking 17
2019 High Level Birmingham (AA)
Overall 2019 stats 2-2 ▪️ 39 games ▪️ 52 ⅓ IP ▪️ 5.50 ERA ▪️ 66 K ▪️ 44 BB ▪️ 1.682 WHIP

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Seby Zavala
Catcher

Age 26
Age Difference (Top Level) -2.8
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