Six Chicago White Sox Prospects Make New MLB Pipeline Rankings

Here's a look at which Chicago White Sox prospects made the updated MLB Pipeline top-100 rankings and the organization's full top 30.

Chicago White Sox pitcher Hagen Smith (82) poses for a photo on media day at the team’s spring training facility in Glendale, AZ. | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

An ongoing rebuild means much of the focus during the 2025 Chicago White Sox season is on the development of the farm system.

MLB Pipeline updated its top-100 rankings for the entire league, on Monday, as well as its top-30 rankings for each organization. Left-handed pitcher Noah Schultz had been the White Sox top prospect, but he dropped to No. 2 in favor of outfielder Braden Montgomery, who the team acquired in the Garrett Crochet trade. Schultz has missed time due to injury and struggled after being promoted to Triple-A.

A White Sox newcomer in the top 100 is shortstop Billy Carlson, the 10th overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft. He slots in behind Colson Montgomery, who has nine home runs over his last 17 games with the big-league club and will soon graduate from prospect status.

The White Sox 2024 first-round pick, Hagen Smith, dropped from No. 3 in the organization and No. 30 overall to No. 6 and No. 93, respectively. Like Schultz, he has also missed time due to injury, and has a 3.60 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP in Double-A.

Here are the six White Sox prospects who made the updated top 100.

• No. 33 OF Braden Montgomery
• No. 38 LHP Noah Schultz
• No. 71 SS/3B Colson Montgomery
• No. 79 SS Billy Carlson
• No. 88 SS/3B Caleb Bonemer
• No. 93 LHP Hagen Smith

MLB Pipeline also updated the top-30 rankings for each organization. Here's the White Sox complete list.

White Sox Prospects	Age, Height, Weight	Level
1. OF Braden Montgomery	22, 6-foot-2, 220	Double-A
2. LHP Noah Schultz	22, 6-foot-10, 240	Triple-A
3. SS/3B Colson Montgomery	23, 6-foot-3, 230	MLB
4. SS Billy Carlson	19, 6-foot-1, 185	Rookie
5. SS/3B Caleb Bonemer	19, 6-foot-1, 195	Single-A
6. LHP Hagen Smith	21, 6-foot-3, 235	Double-A
7. OF Jaden Fauske	18, 6-foot-3, 200	Rookie
8. RHP Tanner McDougal	22, 6-foot-5, 185	Double-A
9. LHP Christian Oppor	21, 6-foot-2, 175	High-A
10. SS Kyle Lodise	21, 5-foot-11, 180	High-A
11. OF George Wolkow	19, 6-foot-7, 239	Single-A
12. 2B/3B Sam Antonacci	22, 6-foot, 193	Double-A
13. SS/2B William Bergolla	20, 5-foot-9, 165	Double-A
14. RHP Mason Adams	25, 6-foot-1, 190	Double-A
15. RHP Peyton Pallette	24, 6-foot-1, 190	Triple-A
16. RHP Gage Ziehl	22, 6-foot, 223	High-A
17. 2B/SS Jacob Gonzalez	23, 6-foot-2, 205	Triple-A
18. RHP Wikelman Gonzalez	23, 6-foot, 220	Triple-A
19. RHP Jairo Iriarte	23, 6-foot-4, 240	Triple-A
20. 3B Bryan Ramos	23, 6-foot-2, 225	Triple-A
21. 2B/SS Javier Mogollon	19, 5-foot-8, 160	Single-A
22. 2B/SS Jeral Perez	20, 6-foot, 179	High-A
23. C Landon Hodge	18, 6-foot-1, 175	Rookie
24. RHP Mathias LaCombe	23, 6-foot-2, 185	Single-A
25. 3B Alexander Albertus	20, 6-foot-1, 176	Rookie
26. LHP Blake Larson	19, 6-foot-2, 180	Rookie
27. RHP Juan Carela	23, 6-foot-3, 195	Rookie
28. LHP Ky Bush	25, 6-foot-6, 250	MLB (injured)
29. RHP Aldrin Batista	22, 6-foot-2, 185	High-A
30. OF Marcelo Alcala	19, 6-foot, 183	Rookie

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