Colson Montgomery was the 95th-ranked prospect by MLB.com when the White Sox promoted him for his Major League debut on July 4, 2025. So coming in at No. 88 on MLB Network’s top-100 player list for the 2026 season shows just how impressive Montgomery was as a rookie. He’s now among the main reasons for optimism on the South Side next season.
Only the bottom 20 of this list has been released so far, and Montgomery was one of three shortstops to make the cut so far, along with Zach Neto (3.1 fWAR in 2025) and Willy Adames (4.0 fWAR in 2025). Montgomery is also the only White Sox player listed, but former White Sox pitchers Dylan Cease and Carlos Rodon snuck in at the very end.
Here’s the list.
100. SP Dylan Cease, Toronto Blue Jays
99. SP Carlos Rodon, New York Yankees
98. C/DH Ivan Herrera, St. Louis Cardinals
97. C Hunter Goodman, Colorado Rockies
96. C Drake Baldwin, Atlanta Braves
95. C/1B Ben Rice, New York Yankees
94. OF Kerry Carpenter, Detroit Tigers
93. 1B Vinnie Pasquantino, Kansas City Royals
92. C Shea Langeliers, Athletics
91. OF Brent Rooker, Athletics
90. SP Andrew Abbott, Cincinnati Reds
89. SP Cole Ragans, Kansas City Royals
88. SS Colson Montgomery, Chicago White Sox
87. SS Zach Neto, Los Angeles Angels
86. SS Willy Adames, San Francisco Giants
85. 3B Matt Chapman, San Francisco Giants
84. RP Aroldis Chapman, Boston Red Sox
83. RP Edwin Diaz, Los Angeles Dodgers
82. OF Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
81. 2B/OF Jose Altuve, Houston Astros
Colson Montgomery’s 2025 season