The Chicago White Sox 2017 season will be focused around the addition and development of top prospects.
While the team has moved Chris Sale and Adam Eaton, Chicago still has multiple valuable assets who could be dealt. Jose Quintana, Todd Frazier, David Robertson and others are all expected to be traded prior to the end of the season.
If that is the case, then the White Sox should be able to acquire a number of talented young players. MLB Pipeline recently released their top 100 prospects, a list that saw six White Sox ranked. If/when the Sox moved any of their stars, they should see that number rise.
However almost as important as acquiring top prospects, is developing them.
The key to the White Sox rebuild will be how they handle their top stars. It’s important for the White Sox to make sure that each of their top stars reach they’re highest potential. Being a prospect is one thing, developing into a star is a whole other ball game.
That being said, not every prospect in the White Sox farm system is perfect. Not all of them are going to be able to reach super-stardom. Yet for some, 2017 will be a make-or-break season.
Whether it be proving they belong or proving they can handle the rigors of the MLB, some White Sox will go into 2017 with a major chip on their shoulder. The South Side is slowly turning into one of the best farm systems in the major leagues. Some prospects need to prove that they deserve to be apart of the team’s future.
The upcoming season will give these players a chance to prove the doubters wrong, but more importantly, prove that they’re a vital part of the Chicago White Sox rebuild.
