South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 6: José Rodríguez

The bat is clearly no issue for José Rodríguez. To become a truly elite prospect, he’ll need to settle into a spot on the diamond.José Rodríguez

Shortstop

5´11´´

175 pounds

Age: 20

2020 SSHP Top Prospect Ranking: 32

2021 SSS Top Prospect Ranking: 18

SSS rank among all shortstops in the system: 2

José Rodríguez, a Dominican native, received a signing bonus from the White Sox in February 2018 and was inserted into the DSL lineup just a few months later. He turned out to be was one of the few bright spots on a miserable 2018 DSL squad, slashing .291/.318/.401 in 60 games with 13 doubles, three triples, two homers, 23 RBIs, 16 stolen bases, nine walks (3.8%) and 29 strikeouts (12.1%). Rodríguez even…