2021 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 26

Kim Contreras/South Side Sox Kade McClure takes a big stride forward and lands at his highest ranking yet in our vote.If you’re unsure of what this is, read our Top Prospect Vote primer.

Kade McClure was the big winner this round, earning nearly a quarter of all votes with 24% (16 of 66 votes). In 2020, McClure finished 39th, 44th in 2019 and 30th in 2018. So this ranking is McClure’s best in four years.

Last year, Konnor Pilkington finished at 25th in our balloting.

It looks like a fight between Bryce Bush and Konnor Pilkington in the next round, although new White Sox Emilio Vargas and new-to-the-ballot Caleb Freeman (debuting in seventh place) are dark horses. And don’t count out James…