The division reports debuted last year. The goal of this article series is to provide a quick overview of all dynasty-relevant information from each division. Each team has multiple minor league levels, each containing plenty of impactful prospects, which can feel impossible to keep up with. This article series, which will be updated once per month, will help dynasty managers stay up-to-date on performances, injuries, promotions, and more. New this season is the inclusion of tiers in the rankings. Next to their rank, each prospect is assigned a tier. The tier range is 1-5.
- Tier 1: A potential difference-making dynasty prospect. Somebody who would rank in the top-20ish prospects for dynasty baseball
- Tier 2: A still very good dynasty prospect who holds plenty of value. This prospect would typically rank in the 21-75 range
- Tier 3: A mid-tier prospect who could be valuable but has questions and concerns present in his profile, ranking in the 76-150 range
- Tier 4: A prospect who is worth knowing, but is reserved for deeper leagues. This prospect would rank 151-250
- Tier 5: The rest of the prospects fall into Tier 5
It’s been another tough season for the White Sox fans, but they no longer have to cheer for the worst team in baseball, with the poor Colorado Rockies still searching for their 10th win on the season. However, the future is still looking bright with the numerous prospects that have high-end talent in their farm system. Let’s look into how the top 10 have been doing throughout May.
Notable Prospect Performances:
- The White Sox’s Grant Taylor has been utilized as both a starter and reliever this season at Double-A Birmingham, without any hiccups coming along with him being used in this dual role. Taylor has posted a 1.16 ERA, 34.8% strikeout rate, 11.2% walk rate, .141 opponents batting average, and 0.90 WHIP in 23.1 innings. It isn’t uncommon for minor league squads to have at least one pitcher they can utilize as a platoon man between the rotation and bullpen, but not too many are doing so with the same success Taylor has found in Birmingham to start this season. The rotation for the Triple-A Charlotte Knights has some open spots going into June, so if Taylor can keep up his success, it will only be a matter of time before he gets moved up to be one step away from the majors.
- With Edgar Quero and Chase Meidroth getting consistent playing time with the White Sox to graduate from their prospect status, two new names have emerged to take their place on the White Sox’s top-10 prospect list: Caleb Bonemer and Jacob Gonzalez. Bonemer has had the more standout season between these two so far, as he’s torn up low-A pitching with a .296/.429/.493 slash line, four home runs, 31 RBI, 12 doubles, 15 stolen bases, a 17.7% walk rate, and 21.7% strikeout rate. The White Sox’s second-round pick from the 2024 draft, Bonemer, has split time between shortstop and third base on the field. He’s a long way from the majors at just 19 years old, but this prospect has a long way to soar with the hot start he’s had to his pro career.
Notable Prospect News and Promotions:
- Colson Montgomery’s season in Triple-A got off to a bad start, with a .149/.223/.255 batting line in 103 plate appearances. As a result, he was placed on the development list to reconfigure his swing. Montgomery only played in five games in the Arizona Complex League before returning to Charlotte on May 13. Since his return, Montgomery’s numbers at the plate have improved considerably with a .275/.373/.510 slash line in 59 plate appearances, along with two home runs, seven RBI, and six doubles. The time in Arizona helped get Montgomery back on the right track, but he will need at least a full month of playing time to regain consideration for his MLB debut this season.
- The other Montgomery in the White Sox system, Brayden Montgomery, earned himself a promotion to High-A after an 18-game hot streak in Low-A Kannapolis to start the season. Since arriving at High-A on April 29, Montgomery has seen some regression in his numbers, posting a .248/.341/.450 slash line, while striking out 28 times in 126 plate appearances. But his power has remained the same, as he has four home runs and 20 RBI to account for the decline in batting average. Still at least a year away from the majors, Montgomery is a prospect dynasty owners will want to keep on in the White Sox farm system in hopes he can be one of many talented players they have to turn their franchise around in the years to come.
