South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 14: Yolbert Sánchez

After finding his bat last year, for the first time in the White Sox system, defensive whiz Yolbert Sánchez is now a bonafide MLB prospect.Yolbert Sánchez

Second Baseman

5´11´´

176 pounds

Age: 25

2020 SSHP Top Prospect Ranking: 21

2021 SSS Top Prospect Ranking: 25

SSS rank among all second basemen in the system: 1

After playing three years in the Cuban professional league, including the final two seasons with the Industriales de La Habana, Yolbert Sánchez earned a $2.5 million signing bonus from the White Sox, designating him as one of the top international prospects of 2018 and 2019. After getting a surprisingly slow start in 2019 due to rustiness, Sánchez slashed .297.386/.441 in 29 games with…