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<\/a><\/p>\nFranklin\u2019s 38% was the biggest share of the Vote in the last 11 rounds. It\u2019s the righty reliever\u2019s first time on our ballot.<\/p>\n
Past No. 32s in the SSS Top Prospect Vote
2025 Voting lasted only 31 rounds
2024 Eric Adler (29%)
2023 Voting lasted only 24 rounds
2022 Voting lasted only 17 rounds
2021 Will Kincanon (43%)
2020 Jos\u00e9 Rodr\u00edguez (29%)
2019 Ryan Burr (67%)
2018 Justin Yurchak (37%)<\/p>\n
Franklin became just second righty and third relief pitcher (and second still with the club, with Peyton Pallette\u2019s loss to Cleveland) to advance:<\/p>\n
For this round, it\u2019s another righty reliever, Phil Fox, who joins the fun.<\/p>\n South Side Sox Top-Voted White Sox<\/a> Prospects for 2026Braden Mongomery \u2014 59% (Smith 17%, Bonemer 9%, Schultz 7%, Antonacci 3%, Adams\/Carlson\/McDougal 2%, Fauske\/Oppor 0%)Hagen Smith \u2014 40% (Bonemer 28%, Schultz 18%, McDougal 5%, Antonacci 4%, Carlson 3%, Bergolla\/Oppor 1%, Adams\/Fauske 0%)Caleb Bonemer \u2014 47% (Schultz 34%, Antonacci 10%, Carlson\/McDougal 4%, Bergolla 2%, Adams\/Fauske\/Oppor\/Perez 0%)Noah Schultz \u2014 49% (Antonacci 25%, Carlson 11%, McDougal 7%, Adams\/Bergolla\/Oppor 2%, Perez 1%, Fauske\/Lodise 0%)Sam Antonacci \u2014 41% (Carlson 25%, McDougal 20%, Bergolla\/Perez 4%, Oppor 3%, Adams 2%, Fauske 1%, Diaz\/Lodise 0%)Tanner McDougal \u2014 39% (Carlson 36%, Bergolla 7%, Adams 6%, Pallette 5%, Fauske 3%, Oppor 2%, Lodise 1%, Diaz\/Perez 0%)Billy Carlson \u2014 52% (Adams 18%, Oppor 12%, Bergolla 9%, Fauske 5%, Lodise\/Pallette\/Wolkow 2%, Diaz\/Perez 0%)Christian Oppor \u2014 24% (Murphy 20%, Adams\/Fauske 16%, Wolkow 10%, Bergolla 9%, Lodise\/Pallette\/Perez 1%, Diaz 0%)Shane Murphy \u2014 34% (Adams 20%, Wolkow 13%, Fauske 16%, Bergolla 9%, Palisch 4%, Lodise\/Pallette\/Perez 1%, Diaz 0%)Mason Adams \u2014 43% (Wolkow 22%, Bergolla 11%, Fauske\/Pallette 10%, Lodise\/Palisch\/Perez 2%, Diaz\/Hodge 0%)Jaden Fauske \u2014 24.0% (Perez 23.5%, Hodge 13.4%, Bergolla 12.9%, Wolkow 8%, Pallette 5%, Diaz\/Gonzalez\/Lodise\/Palisch 3%)Jeral Perez \u2014 20% (Umberger 15%, Wolkow 13%, Hodge 12.3%, Palisch 11.9%, Bergolla 11.4%, Lodise 7.3%, Pallette 6.9%, Diaz 2%, Gonzalez 1%)Grant Umberger \u2014 28% (Palisch 19%, Wolkow 13%, Bergolla 12%, Hodge 11%, Lodise 10%, Pallette 4%, Diaz 3%, Gonzalez\/Larson 1%)Mathias LaCombe \u2014 41% (Bergolla 19%, Wolkow 17%, Pallette 7%, Palisch 6%, Gonzalez 4%, Hodge\/Lodise 2%, Diaz\/Larson 1%)William Bergolla \u2014 35% (Wolkow 20%, Pallette\/Palisch 13%, Larson 6%, Diaz\/Gordon\/Lodise 4%, Hodge 2%, Gonzalez 0%)George Wolkow \u2014 38% (Pallette 22%, Palisch 12%, Gordon 8%, Lodise 6%, Gonzalez 5%, Batista\/Diaz\/Larson 3%, Hodge 0%)Peyton Pallette \u2014 38% (Palisch 13%, Lodise 11%, Gordon\/Larson 10%, Gonzalez 8%, Batista 5%, Diaz 3%, Hodge\/Mogoll\u00f3n 2%)Blake Larson \u2014 21% (Lodise 18%, J. Gonzalez\/Palisch 15%, C. Gonzalez 11%, Gordon 10%, Batista 5%, Mogoll\u00f3n 3%, Hodge 2%, Diaz 0%)Ky Bush \u2014 24% (Palisch 19%, C. Gonzalez\/Lodise 16%, J. Gonzalez 8%, Gordon\/Batista 6%, Mogoll\u00f3n 3%, Diaz 2%, Hodge 0%)Jake Palisch \u2014 26% (Paez 21%, Lodise 19%, J. Gonzalez 13%, C. Gonzalez\/Gordon 8%, Batista\/Hodge\/Mogoll\u00f3n 2%, Diaz 0%)Jedixson Paez \u2014 45% (Nishida 20%, Gordon 14%, C. Gonzalez\/Lodise 8%, J. Gonzalez 4%, Mogoll\u00f3n 2%, Batista\/Diaz\/Hodge 0%)Christian Gonzalez \u2014 22% (Nishida 18%, Gordon 17%, J. Gonzalez 15%, Lodise 10%, Hodge 8%, Batista 5%, Mogoll\u00f3n 3%, Diaz 2%, Ziehl 0%)Rikuu Nishida \u2014 30% (Gordon 18%, J. Gonzalez 15%, Gowens 10%, Lodise 8%, Batista 7%, Hodge\/Mogoll\u00f3n\/Ziehl 3%, Diaz 2%)Kyle Lodise \u2014 23% (J. Gonzalez\/Gowens 18%, Gordon 14%, Batista\/Carela 7%, Diaz\/Hodge\/Mogoll\u00f3n\/Ziehl 4%)Jacob Gonzalez\u2014 26% (Gowens 21%, Gordon 20%, Schweitzer 11%, Batista 6%, Mogoll\u00f3n\/Ziehl 5%, Hodge 3%, Carela\/Diaz 2%)Riley Gowens \u2014 29% (Zavala 21%, Carela 13%, Gordon 11%, Batista 7%, 11%, Ziehl 5%, Diaz\/Hodge\/Mogoll\u00f3n\/Schweitzer 4%)Samuel Zavala \u2014 33% (Carela\/Gordon 15%, Alcala 10%, Ziehl 8%, Batista\/Schweitzer 5%, Diaz\/Hodge\/Mogoll\u00f3n 3%)Lucas Gordon \u2014 36% (Carela 19%, Alcala\/Batista\/Schweitzer 9%, Mogoll\u00f3n\/Ziehl 5%, Diaz\/Hodge 3%, Albertus 2%)Juan Carela \u2014 28% (Diaz\/Hodge 13%, Batista 11%, Alcala 9%, Iriarte\/Schweitzer 7%, Albertus\/Mogoll\u00f3n\/Ziehl 4%)Landon Hodge \u2014 19% (Batista 15%, Iriarte 13%, Alcala\/Diaz\/Ziehl 10%, Albertus\/Schweitzer 8%, Mogoll\u00f3n 6%, Rodriguez 2%)Gage Ziehl \u2014 19% (Albertus 17%, Alcala\/Galanie 12%, Iriarte 9%, Batista\/Diaz\/Rodriguez\/Schweitzer 7%, Mogoll\u00f3n 3%)Zach Franklin \u2014 38% (Alcala 15%, Batista 13%, Albertus\/Diaz\/Schweitzer 8%, Galanie\/Iriarte\/Mogoll\u00f3n\/Rodriguez 3%)<\/p>\n Alexander Albertus What can you say further about Albertus? He seems to have great tools but an uncanny ability to stay off of the field (just eight games in a season-plus in the White Sox system). In 2025, he was assigned to Kannapolis but was \u2026 wait for it \u2026 injured. He lasted just eight games of ACL rehab before hitting the IL-60 again.<\/p>\n Marcelo Alcala Alcala is a talent to dream on. Though still raw, he flashed power that we simply do not see in the White Sox system, especially when combined with the raw speed that can swipe bases at a 90%+ rate. Defense and bat discipline are issues to be sure, but imagine what additional outfield reps, AZ batting cage time, and even some training on the bases could do.<\/p>\n Aldrin Batista Batista was our No. 6-voted player in last year\u2019s poll and top righthander \u2014 and then disaster struck, as he started the third Dash game of the season on April 6 and then was out more than four months with a stress fracture in his right (pitching) elbow. His return in late August was iffy, with three poor relief appearances of five. But he ended the season with a scoreless (two-inning) \u201copener\u201d start, which hopefully reverses the curse for 2026.<\/p>\n Reudis Diaz Who? You\u2019re forgiven for being unfamiliar with an extremely young arm who hasn\u2019t yet gotten out of rookie ball, but our No. 77 prospect a year ago (then a starter, repeating the DSL and killing it) made a successful adjustment Stateside. He\u2019ll return to starting in 2026, likely getting his feet wet in Arizona and getting a promotion to Low-A in the second half of the season.<\/p>\n Phil Fox The clear closer among those arms with little experience in the higher minors, Fox absolutely dominated High-A in 2025. While his ERA is a touch high given his amazing control (5.57 K\/BB), Fox was pitching significantly young for his level even while at High-A, much less Double-A. He and Zach Franklin are the true top late options in the system.<\/p>\n Ryan Galanie It\u2019s been a slow but steady climb for this 13th-rounder in 2023. The good news here is, with the caveat that Galanie has always competed older than his level, Galanie has found some footing. While his power\/slugging numbers are merely OK, he drove in 94 runs in 2025. He disappeared a bit in the playoffs for Birmingham (just four hits in six games, with five walks as well) but started every game in the march to a second consecutive Southern League title for the Barons.<\/p>\n Jairo Iriarte The 2025 season was an utter disaster for Iriarte, who went from prospective South Side rotation member to lost in space. The righty, who made his brief debut in the majors in 2024, both lost the plate and misplaced his strikeout power. The Brian Bannister Pitching Lab has its work cut out here, for sure.<\/p>\n Javier Mogoll\u00f3n An ascending star just one year ago, we have to tap the breaks a bit on Mogoll\u00f3n after a lackluster first full season of minors ball. While still young for his level and managing to keep his head above water in a new league every season of his career, Mogoll\u00f3n\u2019s undeniable hitting in Rookie ball fell off significantly with the Cannon Ballers. However, how much of that was due to battling injury is undetermined, as Mogoll\u00f3n was shelved for what turned out to be the season on July 2.<\/p>\n Yobal Rodriguez Rodriguez is a rare DSL pitcher, not for his relatively light innings load, but as a primary starter \u2014 and at just 17 years old (Yobal turns 18 on February 9). Inasmuch as it\u2019s tough to project anyone out of the DSL, especially pitchers, you could hardly have hoped for more from him in his pro debut.<\/p>\n Tyler Schweitzer Schweitzer relieved in most of his games in 2025, but he remains a starter in our eyes given he was consistently paired with Tanner McDougal in Birmingham Barons starts. And in Birmingham, Schweitzer was divine: 1.27 ERA that included a long scoreless streak leading to a Charlotte promotion, 0.946 WHIP. However, everything the southpaw did as a Baron, he undid as a Knight (7.92 ERA, 1.740 ERA). While other gilded arms (Drew Thorpe, Grant Taylor) get to skip Charlotte entirely, Schweitzer was not so lucky. And that luck could prevent him from ever seeing the majors.<\/p>\n Past South Side Sox Prospect votes<\/p>\n Here is how 2018 wrangled out<\/a> \u2014 all 42 picks. Also, here is an archive<\/a> of every article in the 2018 series.Here is how 2019 came together,<\/a> all 50 picks, and the archive<\/a> as well.Now 2020<\/a>, with the archive<\/a>.Here is the 2021 wrap-up of just 35 picks<\/a> due to flagging participation, along with the full archive<\/a>.Here is the 2022 link to the 27-pick wrap<\/a>, along with the full archive<\/a>.Round 24<\/a> of voting was the last of 2023 (we did not do an actual wrap for the voting, but Jordan Sprinkle ended up being our final pick), and the full archive<\/a>.In 2024 Abraham N\u00fa\u00f1ez was our 34th pick to end the series, and here is the wrap-up post<\/a> and full archive of each profile<\/a>.And last year, we did 31 picks, ending with Eric Adler. 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Third Baseman
Age 21
2025 high level Arizona Complex League (Rookie)
Age relative to high level +0.4 years
Overall 2025 stats 8 games \u25aa\ufe0f 0 HR \u25aa\ufe0f 2 RBI \u25aa\ufe0f .333\/.520\/.444 \u25aa\ufe0f 3-of-3 (100.0%) SB \u25aa\ufe0f 6 BB \u25aa\ufe0f 3 K \u25aa\ufe0f 1.000 FLD%\u25aa\ufe0f 0.3 WAR<\/p>\n
Center Fielder
Age 20
2025 high level ACL (Rookie)
Age relative to high level -0.6 years
Overall 2025 stats 42 games \u25aa\ufe0f 7 HR \u25aa\ufe0f 19 RBI \u25aa\ufe0f .233\/.325\/.479 \u25aa\ufe0f 14-of-15 (93.3%) SB \u25aa\ufe0f 14 BB \u25aa\ufe0f 63 K \u25aa\ufe0f .935 FLD%\u25aa\ufe0f 1.2 WAR<\/p>\n
Right-Handed Starting Pitcher
Age 22
2025 SSS Prospect Poll ranking 6
2025 high level Winston-Salem (High-A)
Age relative to high level -1.2 years
Overall 2025 stats 2-0 \u25aa\ufe0f 7 games (2 starts) \u25aa\ufe0f 14 IP \u25aa\ufe0f 5.79 ERA \u25aa\ufe0f 17 K \u25aa\ufe0f 7 BB \u25aa\ufe0f 1.429 WHIP \u25aa\ufe0f-1.2 WAR<\/p>\n
Right-handed relief pitcher
Age 20
2025 high level ACL (Rookie)
Age relative to high level -2.1 years
Overall 2025 stats 1-1 \u25aa\ufe0f 1 SV\u25aa\ufe0f 21 games (4 finishes) \u25aa\ufe0f 27 2\/3 IP \u25aa\ufe0f 2.28.ERA \u25aa\ufe0f 18 K \u25aa\ufe0f 8 BB \u25aa\ufe0f 1.084 WHIP \u25aa\ufe0f1.2 WAR<\/p>\n
Right-Handed Relief Pitcher
Age 23
2025 high level Birmingham (AA)
Age relative to high level -2.7 years
Overall 2025 stats (High-A\/AA) 2-3\u25aa\ufe0f 11 SV \u25aa\ufe0f 46 games (23 finishes) \u25aa\ufe0f 63 2\/3 IP \u25aa\ufe0f 3.25 ERA \u25aa\ufe0f 78 K \u25aa\ufe0f 14 BB \u25aa\ufe0f 0.974 WHIP \u25aa\ufe0f 1.0 WAR<\/p>\n
First Baseman
Age 25
2025 high level Birmingham (AA)
Age relative to high level +1.3 years
Overall 2025 stats (High-A\/AA) 119 games \u25aa\ufe0f 11 HR \u25aa\ufe0f 94 RBI \u25aa\ufe0f .276\/.327\/.422 \u25aa\ufe0f 14-of-17 (82.4%) SB \u25aa\ufe0f 35 BB \u25aa\ufe0f 79 K \u25aa\ufe0f .995 FLD%\u25aa\ufe0f 1.1 WAR<\/p>\n
Right-Handed Relief Pitcher
Age 24
2025 SSS Top Prospect Vote Ranking 19
2025 high level Charlotte (AAA)
Age relative to high level -4.3 years
Overall 2025 stats (Rookie\/AAA) 3-3\u25aa\ufe0f 1 SV \u25aa\ufe0f 37 games (5 starts, 9 finishes) \u25aa\ufe0f 48 IP \u25aa\ufe0f 7.13 ERA \u25aa\ufe0f 50 K \u25aa\ufe0f 37 BB \u25aa\ufe0f 1.917 WHIP \u25aa\ufe0f -0.8 WAR<\/p>\n
Shortstop
Age 20
2025 high level Kannapolis (Low-A)
Age relative to high level -1.4 years
Overall 2025 stats 51 games \u25aa\ufe0f 5 HR \u25aa\ufe0f 19 RBI \u25aa\ufe0f .220\/.347\/.387 \u25aa\ufe0f 15-of-21 (71.4%) SB \u25aa\ufe0f 30 BB \u25aa\ufe0f 56 K \u25aa\ufe0f .971 FLD%\u25aa\ufe0f 1.0 WAR<\/p>\n
Right-Handed Starting Pitcher
Age 18
2025 high level DSL White Sox (Rookie)
Age relative to high level -1.5 years
Overall 2025 stats 0-3 \u25aa\ufe0f 13 games (10 starts) \u25aa\ufe0f 30 1\/3 IP \u25aa\ufe0f2.97 ERA \u25aa\ufe0f 33 K \u25aa\ufe0f 13 BB \u25aa\ufe0f 1.022 WHIP \u25aa\ufe0f 1.2 WAR<\/p>\n
Left-Handed Starting Pitcher
Age 25
2025 high level Charlotte (AAA)
Age relative to high level -3.3 years
Overall 2025 stats (AA\/AAA) 8-2 \u25aa\ufe0f 27 games (10 starts) \u25aa\ufe0f 99 2\/3 IP \u25aa\ufe0f4.61 ERA \u25aa\ufe0f 81 K \u25aa\ufe0f 41 BB \u25aa\ufe0f 1.344 WHIP \u25aa\ufe0f 0.8 WAR<\/p>\n