White Sox Prospect Is Quietly Among The League’s Best

The White Sox had a very interesting trade deadline last season, as they traded most of their assets in a giant three team trade with the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The most fascinating part about the trade was the fact the White Sox sent two players to the Cardinals, but did not receive a single player from them, as all the players that came back in the trade were from the Dodgers organization.

At the end of last year, the trade looked bleak, as Miguel Vargas had a debut with the White Sox that he’d like to forget. But, after a slow start, Vargas has turned it around over the last week after the White Sox tweaked his hand positioning in his stance. Vargas is the main player in the trade that could make it a win for the White Sox, but another player is trying his hardest to become the most successful of the three that the White Sox acquired. That player would be Jeral Perez.

Prior to coming to the White Sox, Perez played with the Dodgers low-A affiliate. There, he hit .264 with a .380 OBP. Perez also hit 10 homeruns and added 42 RBIs. He added 48 walks compared to 77 strikeouts. These are impressive numbers, as 10 homers in half a season from a 19 year old second basemen is encouraging to see.

In 30 games for the Cannon Ballers, Perez hit .259 with 2 homers and 10 RBIs. The slash line was pretty similar to what he was doing with the Dodgers, however, the power numbers weren’t there.

This year there are no concerns about Perez’s power, as coming into today’s game, he has five homeruns in 78 at-bats with the Winston Salem Dash, a step above where he played last year. However, in today’s game Perez has hit two more homeruns, bringing his early season total to seven.

Jeral Perez with a nuke to CF off the apartment building for his 6th HR on the year. Pineda also scores on the blast. 5-0 #Dash. pic.twitter.com/MSArnYuQyl

— FutureSox (@FutureSox) April 30, 2025

Perez’s seven homeruns rank first in the entire South Atlantic League. This is encouraging to see, especially as a second basemen, as that position doesn’t usually provide a ton of home runs. He also ranks 8th in RBIs, 20th in walks, and 17th in OPS.

This is a great start for Perez and his numbers should continue to improve as the season goes on, as he is only hitting .231, which is about 20-30 points lower than his career average. Regardless, this type of run production out of a 20 year old second basemen is encouraging to see and he could become a solid piece in Chicago.

If he keeps this up, Perez could find himself with a promotion to Birmingham. Besides Colson Montgomery, the White Sox don’t have any top-100 middle infielders, however, they have a few guys that look like they could be very solid major league players, especially Perez.