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South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 60: Wilber Sánchez

Shortstop
5´10´´
160 pounds
Age: 20
2020 SSHP Top Prospect Ranking: 98
2021 SSS Top Prospect Ranking: 88
SSS rank among all shortstops in the system: 5

Wilber Sánchez, a native of Venezuela, received a signing bonus from the White Sox in February 2019 with little fanfare. With that said, despite the fact that he was the lesser-known Sánchez on the DSL squad he still found a way to make a name for himself. In 52 games totaling 177 at-bats, Sánchez slashed .288/.391/.395 with 13 doubles, three triples, 25 RBIs, 13 stolen bases, 28 walks (13.5%) and 33 strikeouts (15.