One current White Sox prospect who will be a future Silver Slugger winner

Despite all the young talent arriving in Chicago over the past two seasons, the White Sox farm system is far from finished. The lineup that led the American League in runs scored was headlined by young players like Miguel Vargas, Chase Meidroth, and Tristan Peters, who could all be in the mix for Silver Slugger awards at their respective positions this season. But looking at the farm system, another wave of strong position player talent could be arriving in the next couple years. The names Roch Cholowsky and Caleb Bonemer have become very familiar among baseball fans, but they’re not the only White Sox prospects with a bright future at the plate, and one recent draft pick has the tools to be a Silver Slugger winner himself in the future. 

After a trade the night before the draft that sent infielder Jacob Gonzalez and lefty Brandon Eisert to the Pirates for an extra compensation pick, the White Sox found themselves with three picks inside the top 41. After selecting Roch Cholowsky and Landon Thome, many speculated the team would add a pitcher with their third selection of the day. Instead, they went with high school infielder Cole Prosek, and his tools make it easy to see why. 

Cole Prosek's outstanding prep career left White Sox with no choice in draft

Prosek, 19, was one of the best high school players in the country at an elite baseball program in Mississippi. During his senior season, he hit .595 with 18 home runs and a 1.899 OPS in 41 games. Prosek also pitched, posting a 3.16 ERA in 57.2 innings and touching 93 on the mound. Extra intrigue was added by the fact that Prosek played some catcher during his senior season, but it doesn’t appear the White Sox plan to explore that possibility. Since speed isn’t one of Prosek’s tools, he’s likely to stick at third base or second base, and his future position is the main drawback in his profile. 

There seems to be little doubt about his offensive future. MLB Pipeline gives Prosek a 60-grade hit tool and 50-grade power tool, but Baseball America is a bit more bullish on his power. A left-handed hitter with advanced bat-to-ball skills, Prosek’s priority will be adding strength and facing higher level pitching in 2027. I’d expect him to begin the year with Low-A Kannapolis. He’s likely several years away from making an impact at the big league level, but the White Sox clearly loved his bat enough to make sure they landed him. 

Prosek’s Silver Slugger future could be determined by his position. If he ends up as a third baseman, the road to being the best will be tough. The White Sox have an excellent third baseman in Miguel Vargas themselves, and it’s a position that’s saturated with top tier talent across the league. Should he end up at second base, the path is quite a bit more clear. Hitting 20-25 home runs as a second baseman is pretty much guaranteed to have you in the Silver Slugger conversation, and that’s the kind of upside Prosek has. 

There’s a lot of uncertainty about the 2027 major league season, but minor league players who aren’t on the 40-man roster should proceed as scheduled with their season regardless of the big league lockout. Prosek, Cholowsky, Thome, and all of the White Sox’ 2026 draft picks are in that group, and they’ll be a huge development for White Sox to follow in 2027 and beyond.

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