2022 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 25

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It took 15 ballots, but Tanner McDougal finally advanced as our No. 25-voted prospect. Hard to pin the delay on the 2021 draft choice, given a fairly short pro audition before succumbing to injury necessitating TJS and missing 2022. McDougal leapfrogged Jonathan Stiever in the results, officially breaking a logjam of right-handed starters that had been piling up at the top of the ballot.

The youngster nabbed 31% (26 of 83 votes) in the win, with Jonathan Stiever in good shape to take the next round.

This is McDougal’s first time in our Prospect Poll. The No. 25-voted prospect in 2020 was Konnor Pilkington. In 2021, No. 25 was Kade McClure.

Next up on the ballot is third baseman D.J. Gladney.

Top-Voted Right-Handed Starting Pitcher Prospects for 2022

South Side Sox Top-Voted White Sox Prospects for 2022

1. Norge Vera — 29% (Burger 18%, Rodríguez 14%, Céspedes 13%, Colás 12%, Montgomery 8%, Kath/Kelley 2.1%, Ramos 1.7%, Hernández 0.8%)
2. Jake Burger — 43% (Rodríguez 21%, Colás 12%, Céspedes 11%, Montgomery 9%, Kelley 1.3%, Ramos/Thompson/Kath/Hernández 0.6%)
3. José Rodríguez — 38% (Céspedes 21%, Colás/Montgomery 18%, Kath 2%, Thompson 1.2%, Kelley/Ramos/Dalquist/Hernández 0.6%)
4. Oscar Colás — 31% (Montgomery 28%, Céspedes 24%, Adolfo 8%, Kelley/Hernández 2.4%, Kath 1.8%, Thompson 1.2%, Ramos/Dalquist/0.6%)
5. Colson Montgomery — 41% (Céspedes 33%, Adolfo 8%, Sánchez 5%, Kelley 4%, Kath 3%, Ramos/Hernández 2%, Dalquist 1.3%, Thompson 0.6%)
6. Yoelqui Céspedes — 55% (González 13%, Sánchez 10%, Adolfo 7%, Kath 4.4%, Ramos/Hernández 3.7%, Kelley 3%, Dalquist 1%, Thompson 0%)
7. Yolbert Sánchez — 34% (González 25%, Kelley 11%, Adolfo 9.3%, Kath 8.8%, Thompson 3.1%, Ramos/Hernández 2.6%, Burke 2%, Dalquist 1%)
8. Romy González — 41% (Adolfo 16%, Kelley 15%, Kath 14%, Ramos 4%, Hernández/Dalquist 3%, Thompson 2%, Burke 1.4%, Lambert 0.7%)
9. Wes Kath — 30% (Adolfo 24%, Kelley 18%, Burke 10%, Ramos 6%, Hernández 4.1%, Freeman 3.6%, Thompson 2.3%, Lambert 1.8%, Dalquist 0.9%)
10. Micker Adolfo — 37% (Kelley 26%, Burke 14%, Ramos 7%, Mieses 5%, Hernández 4%, Freeman 3%, Dalquist 2.3%, Thompson 1.6%, Lambert 0%)
11. Jared Kelley — 33% (Burke 23%, Ramos 15%, Mieses/Hernández 7%, Thompson 6%, Freeman 4%, Lambert 3%, Dalquist 2%, McDougal 1%)
12. Bryan Ramos — 33% (Burke 23%, Hernández 13%, Thompson 10%, Mieses 8%, Lambert 6%, Freeman/Dalquist 3%, McClure 1.2%, McDougal 0.6%)
13. Sean Burke — 33% (Hernández 20%, Thompson 15%, Mieses 9.3%, Freeman 8.6%, Lambert 6%, Dalquist 5%, McClure/McDougal 1%, Bilous 0%)
14. Erick Hernández — 37% (Thompson 20%, Mieses 10.3%, Freeman 9.5%, Dalquist 7%, Veras/Lambert 2%, McClure 3%, Bilous 2%, McDougal 0%)
15. Matthew Thompson — 37% (Mieses 19%, Dalquist 16%, Freeman 15%, Lambert 8%, Veras 6%, Stiever/McDougal 5%, McClure 2%, Bilous 0%)
16. Luis Mieses — 25% (Freeman 21%, Dalquist 18%, Veras 15%, Lambert/McDougal 6%, Sosa 4%, McClure 3%, Stiever/Bilous 1%)
17. Drew Dalquist — 21% (Veras 19%, Freeman 17%, McDougal 14%, Lambert/Stiever 10%, Sosa 8%, González 2%, McClure/Bilous 0%)
18. Wilfred Veras — 26% (Freeman 23%, Lambert/McDougal 10%, Stiever 6%, Sosa/Gosswein/McClure/Bilous 5%, González 4%)
19. Caleb Freeman — 39% (McDougal 14%, Lambert/Stiever 12%, Sosa 8%, Tatum 6%, Gosswein/Bilous 4%, McClure/González 3%)
20. Lenyn Sosa — 39% (McDougal 16%, Stiever 11%, Pérez 10%, Lambert 9%, González 7%, Gosswein/Tatum 3%, Bilous/McClure 1%)
21. Brooks Gosswein — 29% (Stiever 18%, Pérez 17%, McDougal 15%, Lambert 8%, Bilous 5%, McClure 3%, González/Basabe 2%. Tatum 1%)
22. Carlos Pérez — 39% (Stiever 21%, McDougal 15%, Lambert 8%, Sousa/Tatum 1%, González/McClure/Bilous 1%, Basabe 0%)
23. McKinley Moore — 40% (Sousa 21%, Stiever 13%, McDougal 7%, Tatum 6%, Lambert/González/McClure 5%, Bilous/Basabe 0%)
24. Bennett Sousa — 43% (Stiever 18%, McDougal 10%, Lambert 8%, McClure 6%, González/Rutherford 5%, Tatum 3%, Bilous/Basabe 2%)
25. Tanner McDougal — 31% (Stiever 22%, Severino/Lambert 8%, González/Tatum 7%, Rutherford 5%, McClure/Bilous/Basabe 4%)

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Luis Basabe

Center Fielder
Age 25
2020 SSS vote ranking 8
2021 High Level Richmond (AA for San Francisco)
Age vs. highest level +0.1
Overall 2021 stats 33 games ▪️ 3 HR ▪️ 12 RBI ▪️ .253/.393/.411 ▪️ 21 BB ▪️ 37 K ▪️ 5-of-5 SB

Basabe is back in the White Sox organization after two years away, making his major league debut in 2020 for the Giants. Most recently, he had a tepid winter league season in Venezuela, at .707 OPS in 38 games.

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Jason Bilous

Right-Handed Starting Pitcher
Age 24
2021 High Level Birmingham (AA)
Age vs. highest level -1.6
Overall 2021 pro stats 3-8 ▪️ 20 starts ▪️ 79 ²⁄₃ IP ▪️ 5.76 ERA ▪️ 106 K ▪️ 32 BB ▪️ 1.431 WHIP

Bilous dominated at Winston-Salem to start the season (2.45 ERA and 0.886 WHIP in three starts) but struggled at Birmingham. The White Sox may see if he can hang in a Double-A rotation (while still younger than league average) before moving him back into the bullpen, where his power arm may play better.

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D.J. Gladney

Third Baseman
Age 20
2021 High Level Kannapolis (Low-A)
Age vs. highest level -2.2
Overall 2021 stats 71 games ▪️ 7 HR ▪️ 28 RBI ▪️ .191/.293/.324 ▪️ 31 BB ▪️ 124 K

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Misael González

Right Fielder
Age 20
2021 High Level Kannapolis (Low-A)
Age vs. highest level -1.2
Overall 2021 stats 52 games ▪️ 8 HR ▪️ 33 RBI ▪️ .238/.333/.435 ▪️ 17 BB ▪️ 66 K ▪️ 5-of-7 SB

In the almost exactly age-appropriate ACL to start last season, González went crazy, with a .988 OPS in 21 games, before a promotion to Kanny cooled him off.

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Jimmy Lambert

Right-Handed Starting Pitcher
Age 27
2019 SSS vote ranking 21
2020 SSS vote ranking 18
2021 SSS vote ranking 18
2021 High Level Chicago (MLB)
Overall 2021 MiLB stats 3-3 ▪️ 19 starts ▪️ 64 1⁄3 IP ▪️ 4.76 ERA ▪️ 82 K ▪️ 32 BB ▪️ 1.259 WHIP

Lambert scuffled in Charlotte, and did not acquit himself well in spot MLB work, either (1-1, 6.23 ERA, 6.48 FIP, 1.692 WHIP in 13 innings).

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Kade McClure

Right-Handed Starting Pitcher
Age 26
2020 SSS vote ranking 39
2021 SSS vote ranking 25
2021 High Level Charlotte (AAA)
Age vs. highest level -2.0
Overall 2021 stats 4-7 ▪️ 24 starts ▪️ 105 ¹⁄₃ IP ▪️ 4.87 ERA ▪️ 35 BB ▪️ 113 K ▪️ 1.367 WHIP

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Blake Rutherford

Left Fielder
Age 24
2020 SSS vote ranking 10
2021 SSS vote ranking 16
2021 High Level Charlotte (Triple-A)
Age vs. highest level -2.4
Overall 2021 stats 115 games ▪️ 11 HR ▪️ 54 RBI ▪️ .250/.286/.404 ▪️ 21 BB ▪️ 119 K ▪️ 4-of-5 SB

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Anderson Severino

Left-Handed Relief Pitcher
Age 27
2021 High Level Charlotte (Triple-A)
Age vs. highest level -1.0
Overall 2021 stats 1-3 ▪️ 40 games ▪️ 45 ²⁄₃ IP ▪️ 2.36 ERA ▪️ 53 K ▪️ 32 BB ▪️ 1.314 WHIP

Severino was somewhat of a surprise 40-man roster add after last season, which probably makes him the most likely lefty called up from Charlotte in case of a South Side bullpen need.

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Jonathan Stiever

Right-Handed Starting Pitcher
Age 24
2021 SSS vote ranking 7
2021 High Level Chicago (MLB)
Triple-A 2021 stats 5-5 ▪️ 17 starts ▪️ 74 IP ▪️ 5.84 ERA ▪️ 88 K ▪️ 28 BB ▪️ 1.459 WHIP

Stiever pitched in one game last year for the White Sox, giving up three earned runs without retiring a batter. He had lat surgery in late August but was expected to be ready for spring training.

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Terrell Tatum

Center Fielder
Age 22
2021 High Level Winston-Salem (High-A)
Age vs. highest level -1.9
Overall 2021 stats 26 games ▪️ 1 HR ▪️ 12 RBI ▪️ .256/.438/.397 ▪️ 25 BB ▪️ 34 K ▪️ 7-of-7 SB

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