Jonathan Stiever is voted the overall No. 26 prospect. Who is the 27th-best player in the White Sox system?
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Jonathan Stiever prevailed in a very close win over Anderson Severino, earning 22% (14 of 64 votes). It took the righthander 12 ballots to advance, but he made it. Jimmy Lambert is currently working on 20 ballots and counting, so Stiever (or Tanner McDougal before him) did not set any sort of record.
Stiever finished seventh in our Prospect Vote in both 2020 and 2021. The No. 26-voted prospect in 2020 was D.J. Gladney. In 2021, No. 26 was James Beard.
Gladney finished 10th in his 2022 ballot debut, with two votes.
Next up on the ballot is hard-luck reliever Luke Shilling.
Top-Voted Right-Handed Starting Pitcher Prospects for 2022
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.
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.
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
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.
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).
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
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
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.
Right-Handed Relief Pitcher
Age 24
2021 High Level Winston-Salem (High-A)
2021 stats 0-0 ▪️ 16 games ▪️ 18 1⁄3 IP ▪️ 2.95 ERA ▪️ 27 K ▪️ 8 BB ▪️ 1.309 WHIP
Shilling was off to a strong start before an injury forced him into Tommy John surgery, another of a string of injury setbacks for him.
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