The White Sox finished in the Top 10 of MLB Pipeline's biannual organizational talent ratings in seven out of eight tries from 2017-20, supplying players who helped the franchise reach the postseason in consecutive seasons for the first time. As those prospects graduated to Guaranteed Rate Field, the farm system thinned out and ranked last in mid-2021 and pre-2022.

Chicago hasn't bounced back into the Top 10 but is making progress. After getting shut out on our preseason Top 100 prospects in 2022, it features two players on our 2023 Top 100. Shortstop Colson Montgomery (22nd overall pick in the 2021 Draft) and outfielder Oscar Colas (signed for $2.7 million in January 2022) both arrived in the organization with great fanfare and have managed to exceed expectations.

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Colas reflects two positive trends in the White Sox system: an influx of talent in 2022 and the ability to capitalize on the Cuban market. Besides Colas, Chicago also signed offensive-minded middle infielders Ryan Burrowes and Loidel Chapelli early last year before landing left-hander Noah Schultz and right-handers Peyton Pallette and Jonathan Cannon at the top of a promising Draft class in July.

Six of the White Sox Top 30 Prospects hail from Cuba: Colas, third baseman Bryan Ramos, right-hander Norge Vera, outfielder Yoelqui Céspedes, Chapelli and infielder Yolbert Sanchez. Colas and Ramos could join fellow Cubans Yasmani Grandal, Yoán Moncada and Luis Robert Jr. in Chicago's big league lineup in the next year or two.

Here's a look at the White Sox top prospects:
1. Colson Montgomery, SS (MLB No. 38)
2. Oscar Colas, OF (MLB No. 85)
3. Bryan Ramos, 3B
4. Noah Schultz, LHP
5. Sean Burke, RHP
Complete Top 30 list »

Biggest jump/fall

Here are the players whose ranks changed the most from the 2022 preseason list to the 2023 preseason list.

Jump: Cristian Mena, RHP (2022: unranked | 2023: 7) -- During his full-season debut, he boosted his fastball velocity to 92-96 mph and pushed his plus downer curveball into the low-80s.

Fall: Andrew Dalquist, RHP (2022: 12 | 2023: unranked) -- Signed for $2 million as a 2019 third-rounder, he hasn't found consistency with his stuff or mechanics.

Top 30s
NLE: ATL | MIA | NYM | PHI | WSH
ALE: BAL | BOS | NYY | TB | TOR
NLC: CIN | CHC | MIL | PIT | STL
ALC: CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN
NLW: AZ | COL | LAD | SD | SF
ALW: HOU | LAA | OAK | SEA | TEX

Best tools

Players are graded on a 20-80 scouting scale for future tools -- 20-30 is well below average, 40 is below average, 50 is average, 60 is above average and 70-80 is well above average. Players in parentheses have the same grade.

Hit: 60 -- Colson Montgomery
Power: 60 -- Oscar Colas
Run: 65 -- Terrell Tatum
Arm: 65 -- Oscar Colas
Defense: 60 -- Jordan Sprinkle
Fastball: 70 -- Franklin German
Curveball: 65 -- Peyton Pallette
Slider: 70 -- Gregory Santos
Changeup: 60 -- Jared Kelley
Control: 60 -- Jonathan Cannon

How they were built
Draft: 13 | NDFA: 1 | International: 13 | Trade: 2 | Rule 5: 1

Breakdown by ETA
2023: 11 | 2024: 9 | 2025: 8 | 2026: 1 | 2027: 1

Breakdown by position
C: 1 | 1B: 1 | 2B: 2 | 3B: 2 | SS: 5 | OF: 4 | RHP: 13 | LHP: 2