2021 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 19

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Polling has gotten quiet, with vote totals now down to where they usually fall at the end of the prospect vote. No matter, we’ll plow on.

Jimmy Lambert had a shootout with Tyler Johnson and prevailed to win the No. 18 slot, with 32% (23 of 73 votes). Lambert duplicated his showing in 2020, and finished 19th in 2018.

New addition Bernardo Flores Jr. earned one vote, tying for last place with Lenyn Sosa.

South Side Sox Top White Sox Prospects for 2021

1. Andrew Vaughn — 45% (Crochet 26%, Kopech 19%, Madrigal 9%, Kelley 1.0%, Rutherford 0.6%, Adolfo/Sheets 0.2% Stiever/Thompson 0%)
2. Garrett Crochet — 42% (Kopech 19%, Madrigal 14%, Céspedes 4%, Kelley 0.7%, Rutherford 0.4%, Adolfo/Stiever 0.2%,Sheets/Thompson 0%)
3. Michael Kopech — 70% (Madrigal 22%, Kelley 4%, Céspedes 3%, Vera 1%, Adolfo/Rutherford/Sheets/Thompson 0.4%, Stiever 0%)
4. Nick Madrigal — 76% (Céspedes 10%, Kelley 9%, Rutherford/Vera 1.2%, Stiever/Thompson 0.6%, Adolfo/Dalquist/Sheets 0.3%)
5. Jared Kelley — 47% (Céspedes 32%, Stiever 8%, Rutherford 4%, Thompson 3%, Adolfo/Vera 2%, Sheets 1.4%, Bailey 1.2%, Dalquist/0.9%)
6. Yoelqui Céspedes — 59% (Stiever 17%, Thompson 9%, Rutherford 4%, Adolfo/Bailey 3%, Vera 2.2%, Sheets 1.9%, Dalquist 1.6%, González 0.3%)
7. Jonathan Stiever — 41% (Thompson 18%, Vera 11%, Bailey 8%, Burdi 7%, Rutherford 6%, Dalquist 3.2%, Adolfo/Sheets 2.9%, González 0.6%)
8. Gavin Sheets— 29% (Vera 24%, Thompson 21%, Burdi 9%, Bailey 6%, Rutherford 5%, Dalquist 4%, Adolfo 3%, Rodriguez 1%, González 0.2%)
9. Norge Vera— 31% (Thompson 27%, Rutherford 12%, Mercedes 9%, Burdi 8%, Bailey 7%, Adolfo 4%, Dalquist 2%, Rodriguez 1%, González 0%)
10. Matthew Thompson — 49% (Mercedes 10%, Bailey/Burdi/Rutherford 9%, Adolfo 5.3%, Dalquist 4.9%, Lambert 4.1%, González 1%, Rodriguez 0%)
11. Yermín Mercedes — 19% (Bailey 15%, Burger 13%, Burdi 12%, Dalquist 10.9%, Adolfo/Rutherford 10.5%, Lambert 8%, Rodriguez 1.3%, González 0.8%)
12. Jake Burger — 28% (Burdi 21%, Rutherford 18%, Bailey 14%, Dalquist 7%, Adolfo 5%, Lambert 3%, González 2%, Rodriguez 1.3%, Ramos 0.5%)
13. Zack Burdi — 30% (Rutherford 20%, Bailey 15%, Dalquist 14%, Adolfo 10%, Lambert 5%, González 2%, Rodriguez/Ramos 1.4%, Sánchez 0.9%)
14. Benyamin Bailey — 28% (Rutherford 24%, Dalquist 18%, Adolfo 13%, Lambert 6%, Johnson 5%, Rodriguez 3%, González 2.0%, Sánchez 1.5%, Ramos 1.0%)
15. Andrew Dalquist — 29% (Rutherford 26%, Adolfo 17%, Lambert 9%, Johnson 8%, González 5%, Gladney 3% Rodriguez 2%, Sánchez 1.0%, Ramos 0.5%)
16. Blake Rutherford — 29% (Adolfo 23%, Lambert 20%, Gladney 6%, Johnson/González/Rodriguez 6%, Zavala 2.3%, Sánchez/Ramos 1.6%)
17. Micker Adolfo — 30% (Lambert 25%, Johnson 13%, González/Rodriguez 8%, Gladney 6%, Ramos/Zavala 3.1%, Sánchez 2.5%, Sosa 1.9%)
18. Jimmy Lambert — 32% (Johnson 23%, Rodriguez 14%, González 12%, Gladney/Zavala 6%, Ramos/Sánchez 3%, Flores Jr./Sosa 1%)

Bernardo Flores Jr.

Left-Handed Starting Pitcher
Age 25
2018 SSS poll ranking 28
2019 SSS poll ranking 28
2020 SSS poll ranking 27
2020 High Level Chicago White Sox (2 G, 2 IP, 2 K, 9.00 ERA, 2.000 WHIP)
Overall 2019 stats (Class AA Birmingham) 3-8 ▪️ 20 starts ▪️ 93 ⅓ IP ▪️ 3.57 ERA ▪️ 82 K ▪️ 17 BB ▪️ 1.221 WHIP

DJ Gladney

Third Baseman
Age 19
2018 SSS poll ranking N/R
2019 SSS poll ranking N/R
2020 SSS poll ranking 26
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

Luis González

Center Fielder
Age 23
2018 SSS poll ranking 17
2019 SSS poll ranking 12
2019 High Level Birmingham (AA)
2020 High Level Chicago White Sox (3 G, 1 AB, 1 R, 58 OPS+)
Overall 2019 stats 126 games ▪️ 9 HR ▪️ 59 RBI ▪️ .247/.316/.359 ▪️ 47 BB ▪️ 89 K

González made his (brief) major-league debut in 2020 with the White Sox and otherwise spent the season at the Schaumburg alternate site.

Tyler Johnson

Right-handed relief pitcher
Age 25
2018 SSS poll ranking 31
2019 SSS poll ranking 18
2020 SSS poll ranking 19
2019 High Level Birmingham (AA)
Overall 2019 stats 2-1 ▪️ 22 games ▪️ 0 saves ▪️ 31 ⅓ IP ▪️ 2.59 ERA ▪️ 43 K ▪️ 10 BB ▪️ 0.989 WHIP

While Johnson was bypassed by other organizational righties (like Codi Heuer and Matt Foster) in terms of getting a taste of the majors in the truncated 2020 season, he was at the Schaumburg alternate site last summer, and the team thinks enough of his major league readiness that he was protected last fall on the team’s 40-man roster.

Will Kincanon

Right-Handed Relief Pitcher
Age 25
Age Difference (Top Level) -0.2
2018 SSS poll ranking N/R
2019 SSS poll ranking 99
2020 SSS poll ranking 30
2019 High Level Winston-Salem (A+)
Overall 2019 stats 3-3 ▪️ 42 games ▪️ 58 IP ▪️ 3.57 ERA ▪️ 71 K ▪️ 26 BB ▪️ 1.224 WHIP

Bryan Ramos

Third Baseman
Age 19
2018 SSS poll ranking N/R
2019 SSS poll ranking N/R
2019 SSS poll ranking 38
2019 High Level Arizona (Rookie)
Overall 2019 stats 51 games ▪️ 4 HR ▪️ 26 RBI ▪️ .277/.353/.415 ▪️ 19 BB ▪️ 44 K

José Rodriguez

Shortstop
Age 20
2018 SSS poll ranking N/R
2019 SSS poll ranking N/R
2019 SSS poll ranking 32
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

Yolbert Sánchez

Shortstop
Age 24
2018 SSS poll ranking N/A
2019 SSS poll ranking N/A
2020 SSS poll ranking 28
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

Lenyn Sosa

Shortstop
Age 21
2018 SSS poll ranking 39
2019 SSS poll ranking 30
2020 SSS poll ranking 37
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

Seby Zavala

Catcher
Age 27
2018 SSS poll ranking 16
2019 SSS poll ranking 20
2020 SSS poll ranking 35
2019 High Level Chicago (MLB) (participated at the Schaumburg alternate site in 2020)
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