The 2024 season for the Chicago White Sox was one of the worst in modern day baseball history. They were 41-121 and the worst team in the league by far. The bright spots were few and far between, as the team was very hard to watch for many White Sox fans.
However, down on the farm, the White Sox have some very intriguing players that can give fans a glimmer of hope for the future. We will be recapping the seasons of some of the best prospects in the White Sox system, starting from #30 and going in order to #1 as MLB Pipeline has them ranked. As you’ll see, there are some very intriguing prospects that can help bring the White Sox back to relevance.
Ranked at sixth on the White Sox top prospect list is starting pitcher Grant Taylor. Taylor was one of the most intriguing picks of the 2023 draft, as the White Sox took him in the second round. However, scouts pegged Taylor as a first-round talent heading into the 2023 college season, but he suffered an elbow injury that held him out for the entirety of the 2023 season.
Because of his injury, Taylor didn’t play in the minor leagues in 2023, as his White Sox organizational debut was in 2024. After pitching a few innings in the Arizona Complex league, Taylor made his way to low-A Kannapolis, where he would make his minor league debut.
Taylor was absolutely dominant with the Cannon Ballers. He would only make four starts due to an injury that kept him out for the rest of the season, but he was lights out in those four starts.
In 16 innings, Taylor had a 1.13 ERA and a .063 WHIP, both extremely impressive numbers. He struck out 25 batters and walked just one, an elite ratio.
Grant Taylor is passing other pitching prospects like they're standing still. He is putting up T100 prospect stats in 4 inning doses filled with zeros. He goes 4 innings allowing 2H. He strikes out 6 on 39S/60P. #Ballers win 6-2, but he gets a ND due to innings. #WhiteSox pic.twitter.com/ZVygZhPCWE
— FutureSox (@FutureSox) June 8, 2024
It was unfortunate that Taylor’s season was cut short, as he was on a dominant run. He would return after a three month absence to the Arizona Fall League, but he didn’t look like his normal self. This was likely due to the long layoff he had with his injury.
Taylor is one of the most intriguing pitching prospects in the White Sox farm system. Don’t be surprised to see him to start the year off at High-A Winston-Salem and eventually make his way to Birmingham to end the year. Since he was selected as a college arm, he could move through the system quickly if there are no inning restrictions due to his injury history.
