As the 2022 season kicked off, the White Sox farm system was universally considered the worst in the league, without a single talent managing to crack any of the various Top 100 lists published. An honest assessment suggests that when most publications consider your top prospect the 22nd overall pick in the most recent draft, it’s going to be an uphill battle.
But despair not, for a month into the season (20+ games and counting) there are signs of hope! Unlike in 2021, when heir apparent Jared Kelly went out and laid an absolute egg on the rare occasions he appeared, this season some of the more intriguing players have shown moxie out of the gate.