South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 29: Spencer Adams

Laura Wolff/Charlotte Knights Rough start: Adams, currently on the IL with a back injury, has been hit hard so far in 2019.Spencer Adams

6´3´´

171 pounds

Throws: Right

Age: 23

2018 SSS Top Prospect rank: 13

SSS rank among all right-handed starting pitchers in the system: 8

Adams, a native of Cleveland, Ga., was the 15th-ranked prep prospect eligible for the 2014 draft according to PerfectGame. It didn’t hurt that he posted a 0.72 ERA, .129 OBA, 13.89 K/9 for White County H.S. while possessing a 92-96 mph fastball, hard slider, and improving changeup. When he fell to the White Sox in the second round as the 44th overall pick, the White Sox happily selected him, in large part due to his high upside.…