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<\/p>\nIt was another close battle, but after the longest stay yet on the ballot, Kyle Lodise has moved on, earning 13 of 57 (23%) votes:<\/p>\n
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Lodise was a third round pick in 2025, making this his first stab at an SSS Vote. By advancing on his 21st ballot, Lodise has set the new mark for longest wait in our voting. However, the mark will at least be tied by Reudis Diaz, who enters his 21st ballot this coming round.<\/p>\n
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Past No. 24s in the SSS Top Prospect Vote<\/strong> Lodise becomes the fourth shortstop to advance. Thirteen pitchers and 11 hitters have moved on so far in the voting.<\/p>\n Righthander Juan Carela debuted on the ballot this round and finished in a tie for fifth place, with four votes. This time around it\u2019s southpaw starter Tyler Schweitzer joining the fun.<\/p>\n South Side Sox Top-Voted <\/strong>White Sox<\/strong><\/a> Prospects for 202<\/strong>6<\/p>\n Braden Mongomery<\/strong> \u2014 59% (Smith 17%, Bonemer 9%, Schultz 7%, Antonacci 3%, Adams\/Carlson\/McDougal 2%, Fauske\/Oppor 0%)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Hagen Smith <\/strong>\u2014 40% (Bonemer 28%, Schultz 18%, McDougal 5%, Antonacci 4%, Carlson 3%, Bergolla\/Oppor 1%, Adams\/Fauske 0%)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Caleb Bonemer <\/strong>\u2014 47% (Schultz 34%, Antonacci 10%, Carlson\/McDougal 4%, Bergolla 2%, Adams\/Fauske\/Oppor\/Perez 0%)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Noah Schultz <\/strong>\u2014 49% (Antonacci 25%, Carlson 11%, McDougal 7%, Adams\/Bergolla\/Oppor 2%, Perez 1%, Fauske\/Lodise 0%)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Sam Antonacci <\/strong>\u2014 41% (Carlson 25%, McDougal 20%, Bergolla\/Perez 4%, Oppor 3%, Adams 2%, Fauske 1%, Diaz\/Lodise 0%)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Tanner McDougal<\/strong> \u2014 39% (Carlson 36%, Bergolla 7%, Adams 6%, Pallette 5%, Fauske 3%, Oppor 2%, Lodise 1%, Diaz\/Perez 0%)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Billy Carlson<\/strong> \u2014 52% (Adams 18%, Oppor 12%, Bergolla 9%, Fauske 5%, Lodise\/Pallette\/Wolkow 2%, Diaz\/Perez 0%)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Christian Oppor<\/strong> \u2014 24% (Murphy 20%, Adams\/Fauske 16%, Wolkow 10%, Bergolla 9%, Lodise\/Pallette\/Perez 1%, Diaz 0%)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Shane Murphy<\/strong> \u2014 34% (Adams 20%, Wolkow 13%, Fauske 16%, Bergolla 9%, Palisch 4%, Lodise\/Pallette\/Perez 1%, Diaz 0%)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Mason Adams<\/strong> \u2014 43% (Wolkow 22%, Bergolla 11%, Fauske\/Pallette 10%, Lodise\/Palisch\/Perez 2%, Diaz\/Hodge 0%)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Jaden Fauske <\/strong>\u2014 24.0% (Perez 23.5%, Hodge 13.4%, Bergolla 12.9%, Wolkow 8%, Pallette 5%, Diaz\/Gonzalez\/Lodise\/Palisch 3%)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Jeral Perez <\/strong>\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%)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Grant Umberger <\/strong>\u2014 28% (Palisch 19%, Wolkow 13%, Bergolla 12%, Hodge 11%, Lodise 10%, Pallette 4%, Diaz 3%, Gonzalez\/Larson 1%)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Mathias LaCombe <\/strong>\u2014 41% (Bergolla 19%, Wolkow 17%, Pallette 7%, Palisch 6%, Gonzalez 4%, Hodge\/Lodise 2%, Diaz\/Larson 1%)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n William Bergolla <\/strong>\u2014 35% (Wolkow 20%, Pallette\/Palisch 13%, Larson 6%, Diaz\/Gordon\/Lodise 4%, Hodge 2%, Gonzalez 0%)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n George Wolkow <\/strong>\u2014 38% (Pallette 22%, Palisch 12%, Gordon 8%, Lodise 6%, Gonzalez 5%, Batista\/Diaz\/Larson 3%, Hodge 0%)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Peyton Pallette <\/strong>\u2014 38% (Palisch 13%, Lodise 11%, Gordon\/Larson 10%, Gonzalez 8%, Batista 5%, Diaz 3%, Hodge\/Mogoll\u00f3n 2%)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Blake Larson <\/strong>\u2014 21% (Lodise 18%, J. Gonzalez\/Palisch 15%, C. Gonzalez 11%, Gordon 10%, Batista 5%, Mogoll\u00f3n 3%, Hodge 2%, Diaz 0%)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Ky Bush <\/strong>\u2014 24% (Palisch 19%, C. Gonzalez\/Lodise 16%, J. Gonzalez 8%, Gordon\/Batista 6%, Mogoll\u00f3n 3%, Diaz 2%, Hodge 0%)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Jake Palisch <\/strong>\u2014 26% (Paez 21%, Lodise 19%, J. Gonzalez 13%, C. Gonzalez\/Gordon 8%, Batista\/Hodge\/Mogoll\u00f3n 2%, Diaz 0%)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Jedixson Paez <\/strong>\u2014 45% (Nishida 20%, Gordon 14%, C. Gonzalez\/Lodise 8%, J. Gonzalez 4%, Mogoll\u00f3n 2%, Batista\/Diaz\/Hodge 0%)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Christian Gonzalez <\/strong>\u2014 22% (Nishida 18%, Gordon 17%, J. Gonzalez 15%, Lodise 10%, Hodge 8%, Batista 5%, Mogoll\u00f3n 3%, Diaz 2%, Ziehl 0%)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Rikuu Nishida <\/strong>\u2014 30% (Gordon 18%, J. Gonzalez 15%, Gowens 10%, Lodise 8%, Batista 7%, Hodge\/Mogoll\u00f3n\/Ziehl 3%, Diaz 2%)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Kyle Lodise <\/strong>\u2014 23% (J. Gonzalez\/Gowens 18%, Gordon 14%, Batista\/Cerela 7%, Diaz\/Hodge\/Mogoll\u00f3n\/Ziehl 4%)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n Aldrin Batista<\/strong> Advertisement<\/p>\n 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 Juan Carela<\/strong> Carela has mostly flown under the radar since being acquired from the Yankees<\/a> in at the 2023 trade deadline. But he has forced his way into an increasingly crowded rotation situation at this point, punctuated by seven brilliant starts for Birmingham to end the 2024 season yielding a 3.58 ERA and 1.163 WHIP while being well underage for the level. Just as Carela was moving closer to Charlotte and\/or possible MLB appearances, he blew out his arm last March and underwent TJS.<\/p>\n Reudis Diaz<\/strong> Advertisement<\/p>\n 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 Jacob Gonzalez<\/strong> After the incredible first half\/awful second of 2024, Gonzalez rebounded for a solid campaign, the final third of which came in Charlotte. However, his time in Charlotte, a hitter\u2019s playground, was a significant step back on offense. He\u2019s on the cusp of the bigs but has created questions whether he\u2019ll produce at all with the stick on the South Side.<\/p>\n Lucas Gordon<\/strong> Advertisement<\/p>\n Somehow still, in completing his third season as a pro, Gordon is still vastly underrated. All he has done is put up a career 2.80 ERA while taking on a significant workload each season. Sure, there\u2019s no overpowering fastball there, but Gordon\u2019s cup of coffee at Double-A (where he vastly improved his ERA, 2.11 over four starts) indicates that he may evade the wall that softer tossers hit once they are in the upper minors.<\/p>\n Riley Gowens<\/strong> \u201cWorkhorse\u201d is not the sexiest attribute for a prospect, but it\u2019s no chopped liver adjective, either. And Gowens is just that, topping system starters with 27 starts, 132 innings and 151 Ks. And yet somehow he has evaded the praise handed to 2025 wunderkind Tanner McDougal, despite some obvious similarities. He should get the call to Charlotte to start 2026 and be on the short list, alongside McDougal, for first call-up for a start in the majors.<\/p>\n Landon Hodge<\/strong> Advertisement<\/p>\n This teammate of White Sox first-rounder (and SSS Top Prospect Vote No. 7 player) Billy Carlson made history simply by being drafted<\/a> (fourth round, No. 107 overall). The very first pick of Day 2 of the draft was a somewhat curious one, given MLB\u2019s ranking as the 164th-best talent available in the draft and the presence of much more enticing talents (as high as MLB\u2019s No. 35 prospect) passed over on Day 1. Hodge has a killer arm (another characteristic he shares with Carlson) and has a solid hit tool that\u2019s more average than power.<\/p>\n Javier Mogoll\u00f3n<\/strong> 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 Rikuu Nishida<\/strong> Advertisement<\/p>\n What other testament to Nishida\u2019s flexibility can there be but to say in three years in our Top 100, his primary position has changed from left field to second base to right field. You won\u2019t find a stranger profile in the White Sox system, as Nishida\u2019s profile is one of extreme on-base ability and baserunning peskiness, at the expense of any power whatsoever. He was a seeming shoo-in for Charlotte at some point last summer, but stalled in Double-A.<\/p>\n Tyler Schweitzer<\/strong> 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 Gage Ziehl<\/strong> Advertisement<\/p>\n Ziehl was the return from the Yankees in the trade deadline swap of Austin Slater, and based on the nothing value of Slater this trade can\u2019t possibly be a loss for the White Sox. The righty was a busy arm even before the trade, pitching at three levels for New York and settling at High-A for the White Sox. Pitching young for his level, Ziehl held his own pretty well.<\/p>\n Past South Side Sox Prospect votes<\/strong><\/p>\n 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>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
2025<\/strong> Jacob Gonzalez (20%)
2024<\/strong> Ryan Burrowes (21%)
2023<\/strong> Jordan Sprinkle (21%)
2022<\/strong> Voting lasted only 17 rounds
2021<\/strong> DJ Gladney (30%)
2020<\/strong> Codi Heuer (30%)
2019<\/strong> Konnor Pilkington (35%)
2018<\/strong> Charlie Tilson (40%)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/de91fdf59c1c77930633e20ca0c21621.jpeg\"\/)
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Right-Handed Starting Pitcher
Age<\/strong> 22
2025 SSS Prospect Poll ranking<\/strong> 6
2025 high level<\/strong> Winston-Salem (High-A)
Age relative to high level <\/strong>-1.2 years
Overall 2025 stats <\/strong>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 Starting Pitcher
Age<\/strong> 24
2024 High Level<\/strong> Birmingham (AA)
Age relative to high level <\/strong>-2.5 years
Overall 2024 MiLB stats<\/strong> (High-A\/AA) 7-7\u25aa\ufe0f 23 starts \u25aa\ufe0f 106 2\u20443 IP \u25aa\ufe0f 3.77 ERA \u25aa\ufe0f 114 K\u25aa\ufe0f 45 BB \u25aa\ufe0f 1.238 WHIP \u25aa\ufe0f 1.5 WAR<\/p>\n
Right-handed relief pitcher
Age<\/strong> 20
2025 high level<\/strong> ACL (Rookie)
Age relative to high level <\/strong>-2.1 years
Overall 2025 stats <\/strong>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
Second Baseman
Age<\/strong> 23
2024 SSS Prospect Poll ranking<\/strong> 9
2025 SSS Prospect Poll ranking<\/strong> 24
2025 high level<\/strong> Charlotte (AAA)
Age relative to high level <\/strong>-3.3 years
Overall 2025 stats (AA\/AAA) <\/strong>134 games \u25aa\ufe0f 8 HR \u25aa\ufe0f 61 RBI \u25aa\ufe0f .232\/.307\/.345 \u25aa\ufe0f 17-of-20 (85.0%) SB \u25aa\ufe0f 48 BB \u25aa\ufe0f 86 K \u25aa\ufe0f .990 FLD%\u25aa\ufe0f 3.1 WAR<\/p>\n
Left-Handed Starting Pitcher
Age<\/strong> 24
2025 high level<\/strong> Birmingham (AA)
Age relative to high level <\/strong>-1.7 years
Overall 2025 stats (High-A\/AA)<\/strong> 3-11\u25aa\ufe0f 24 starts \u25aa\ufe0f 107 2\/3 IP \u25aa\ufe0f 3.59 ERA \u25aa\ufe0f 116 K \u25aa\ufe0f 42 BB \u25aa\ufe0f 1.161 WHIP \u25aa\ufe0f 1.5 WAR<\/p>\n
Right-Handed Starting Pitcher
Age<\/strong> 26
2025 high level<\/strong> Birmingham (AA)
Age relative to high level <\/strong>+0.3 years
Overall 2025 stats<\/strong> 7-6\u25aa\ufe0f 27 starts \u25aa\ufe0f 132 IP \u25aa\ufe0f 3.44 ERA \u25aa\ufe0f 151 K \u25aa\ufe0f 49 BB \u25aa\ufe0f 1.189 WHIP \u25aa\ufe0f 2.0 WAR<\/p>\n
Catcher
Age<\/strong> 19
2025 high level <\/strong>Crespi Carmelite H.S. (Encino, Calif.)
Scouting grades (40-80 scale) <\/strong>Hit 45 \u25aa\ufe0f Power 40 \u25aa\ufe0f Run 50 \u25aa\ufe0f Arm 55 \u25aa\ufe0f Field 50 \u25aa\ufe0f Overall 40<\/p>\n
Shortstop
Age<\/strong> 20
2025 high level <\/strong>Kannapolis (Low-A)
Age relative to high level <\/strong>-1.4 years
Overall 2025 stats <\/strong>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 Fielder
Age<\/strong> 24
2025 SSS Prospect Poll ranking<\/strong> 28
2025 high level <\/strong>Birmingham (AA)
Age relative to high level <\/strong>+0.3 years
Overall 2025 stats <\/strong>115 games \u25aa\ufe0f 0 HR \u25aa\ufe0f 31 RBI \u25aa\ufe0f .273\/.403\/.308 \u25aa\ufe0f 40-of-52 (76.9%) SB \u25aa\ufe0f 75 BB \u25aa\ufe0f 69 K \u25aa\ufe0f .986 FLD%\u25aa\ufe0f 2.6 WAR<\/p>\n
<\/strong><\/strong>Left-Handed Starting Pitcher
Age<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong>25
2025 high level<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong>Charlotte (AAA)
Age relative to high level <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>-3.3 years
Overall 2025 stats<\/strong> (AA\/AAA) <\/strong><\/strong>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
<\/strong><\/strong>Right-Handed Starting Pitcher
Age<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong>22
2025 high level<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong>Somerset (Yankees AA)
Age relative to high level <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>-2.7 years
Overall 2025 stats<\/strong> (Low-A\/High-A\/AA) <\/strong><\/strong>7-6 \u25aa\ufe0f 22 games (21 starts, 1 finish) \u25aa\ufe0f 107 IP \u25aa\ufe0f4.12 ERA \u25aa\ufe0f 90 K \u25aa\ufe0f 19 BB \u25aa\ufe0f 1.262 WHIP \u25aa\ufe0f 1.4 WAR<\/p>\n\n