After the last White Sox failed rebuild, they took a hit in terms of talent throughout the minor leagues. For a few years in a row, the White Sox ranked in the middle of the pack or towards the bottom in farm system rankings. However, towards the end of Rick Hahn’s tenure and to start Chris Getz’s tenure, the focus has to been to build that talent pool back up.
Now, the White Sox farm system sits in the top half of the league and most outlets give them five to six top prospects, with a few more on the fringe of making the list. However, what differentiates this from the last rebuild is the fact that the farm system is significantly deeper, as they have some very intriguing players outside of the top “consensus” prospects.
This all comes after many of their main guys on the roster have graduated off top prospect lists. Guys like Kyle Teel, Edgar Quero, Colson Montgomery, etc. are no longer considered prospects, but are already making a contribution at the major league level. Despite this, the White Sox still have many consensus top prospects, making this vasty different from the early 2020s, as once all the main players made their debut, the farm system was depleted.
As we start the season, we will dive into our White Sox top prospect list, getting to know some of the depth in the system. We will start with number twenty, going all the way to the best prospect in the White Sox system. Here, we start with number 20, infielder Javier Mogollon.
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Mogollon was signed as an international free agent out of Venezuela in the 2023 class as a 17 year old. Later that season he was assigned to the Dominican Summer League, where he got his first look at professional baseball. There, as a 17 year old, he hit .315 with a .417 OBP, hitting 10 homeruns and driving in 47 runs. This is a very good year for a 17 year old and he made his way to the Arizona Complex league in 2024.
In 2024 at the Arizona Complex League, Mogollon hit .259 with a .406 OBP, adding eight homers, 29 RBIs, and 16 stolen bases in 46 games. As an 18 year old, these were some solid numbers which prompted the White Sox to move him to Kannapolis for the 2025 season.
Javier Mogollon lines a ball to the concrete wall on the LF berm. #Ballers draw even at 2. It's his 5th HR of the year. pic.twitter.com/lJvNFMtgdG
— FutureSox (@FutureSox) June 8, 2025
With the Cannon Ballers as a 19 year old, he hit .220 with a .347 OBP. He had 5 homeruns, 19 RBIs, and 15 stolen bases over 56 games. While this stat-line was not as good as his two prior seasons, there was a significant step up in his competition.
Mogollon is still a very talented player and has been much younger than his competition. Now, 20 years old, he looks to open the season with the Cannon Ballers, but could move up to the Winston-Salem dash with a nice start to the season. Mogollon has a very nice speed and power combination as a middle infielder and could potential be a 20/20 player over a full season. While he didn’t have the numbers of his prior years, he looks poised to have a bounce back season if he is fully healthy.
