Real prospects don’t stop: White Sox looking for fast risers in minors

Real Prospects Don’t Stop is a weekly column focusing on Chicago Prospects. It is named for a Young Thug verse from the song Digits

In 2012, the White Sox decided to take a chance with their first-round draft pick and selected toolsy outfielder Courtney Hawkins, who famously did a backflip on camera.

Hawkins has yet to find his footing in the minors and as of Aug. 14, he’s hitting .211 in the Southern League.

In 2013, the White Sox took a different kind of risk in selecting shortstop Tim Anderson from a junior college. Anderson was another toolsy pick, albeit one with much higher upside than Hawkins. His risk came in the form of a limited baseball resume. Anderson, now a promising major…