South Side Sox · Mar 25, 2021
South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 17: Jake Burger
Ron Vesely/Getty Images Third Baseman
6´2´´
230 pounds
Age: 25
SSS rank among all third basemen in the system: 1
2021 SSS Top Prospect Vote: 12
2020 SSHP Top Prospect Ranking: 25
2019 SSS Top Prospect Ranking: 9
2018 SSS Top Prospect Ranking: 8
First off, Jake Burger is very unlikely still the 230 pounds he’s listed at on Baseball-Reference, as he is fit and much more trim this season, as evidenced by the lead photo above, which could be captioned, “Burgatron Breaking Bad.”
Second, there’s not a lot to cover here that you’re not already aware of. Burger’s road to the majors has been slowed by injury after injury, including two Achilles tears in less than one year.