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 number seven on the White Sox top 30 list is George Wolkow, one of the youngest players in the White Sox system, and perhaps the one with the highest ceiling.
Wolkow was selected in the 7th round from Downers Grove North in the 2023 draft. He reclassified out of the class of 2024, where he was almost a surefire first-round pick. Because of this, the White Sox basically got a first-round talent in the 7th round. There is a bit of risk when drafting a high school player that late in the draft, but Wolkow signed with the White Sox instead fowling through with his commitment to play baseball at the University of South Carolina.
This was huge for the White Sox, as he had an insane 2024 season in Kannapolis as one of the youngest players in the league. In 76 games with the Cannon Ballers, Wolkow hit .241 with a .342 OBP and a .428 slugging percentage. On top of that, he hit 11 homeruns and had 52 RBIs.
George Wolkow bangs a 405' double off the CF wall. #Ballers #WhiteSox pic.twitter.com/X5sg0n3VmJ
— FutureSox (@FutureSox) September 1, 2024
This is extremely impressive, considering he was putting up these kind of numbers as an 18 year old in the minor leagues. He did strikeout 132 times compared to just 39 walks, so that is something he needs to work on, as that rate will be unsustainable. However, that happens with the younger players in the minor leagues, so he will just need to clean that up, and if he does, look out.
Wolkow won’t turn 19 until January, so he will be 19 for the entirety of the 2025 season. I’m not sure what the White Sox have planned for him, but there is a chance he could open the year at High-A Winston-Salem. However, it is likely that the White Sox will want to work him through the minors at a slower rate, so he will likely start back with Kannapoilis.
Wolkow has the ability to be one of the best hitters in the White Sox farm system, as he could be a 25+ homer guy as one of the youngest players in the minor leagues. This year will be a big year in his development, as if he continues to hit with this kind of power and cut down on the strikeouts, he will start to see his name on top-100 national prospect lists.
