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Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Chicago White Sox organizations and rosters of their affiliates:
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Spencer Adams
Spencer Tate Adams (born April 13, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization.
Adams attended White County High School in Cleveland, Georgia. He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the second round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft. He signed with the White Sox and made his professional debut that season with the Arizona League White Sox., where he finished the year with a 3.67 earned run average (ERA), 59 strikeouts and four walks in 41 2⁄3 innings. Adams began the 2015 season with the Kannapolis Intimidators, and was later promoted to the Winston-Salem Dash; he finished the season with a combined 12-5 record and a 2.99 ERA between the two clubs. Tate spent 2016 with both the Dash and the Birmingham Barons, where he posted a 10-12 record with a 3.98 ERA between both teams.
Keon Barnum
Keon Barnum (born January 16, 1993) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Chicago White Sox organization. He currently plays for the Class A Winston-Salem Dash.
Barnum was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (48th overall) of the 2012 MLB Draft out of King High School in Tampa, Florida. He started his career in 2012 with the rookie level Bristol White Sox. He finished the 2012 season hitting .279 in 43 at-bats with 3 HRs, 1 2B and 8 RBI. Before the start of the 2013 season, Barnum was ranked as the White Sox #8 prospect. Barnum spent the 2013 season with Class A Winston-Salem Dash, where he posted a .254 batting average with 5 home runs and 26 RBI's. Barnum spent 2014 with the Winston-Salem Dash, where he batted .253 with 8 home runs and 60 RBI's.
Luis Alexander Basabe
Luis Alexander Basabe (bah-sah'vay) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder in the Chicago White Sox Minor League system. Listed at 6' 0" (1.83 m), 160 lb. (73 k), he is a switch hitter and throws right handed.
The Red Sox signed Basabe as an international amateur free agent in 2012 out of Venezuela for $450,000, along with his twin brother, Luis Alejandro. Basabe gained attention from scouts due to his tool set at a young age, displaying plus speed, plus arm strength at center field, raw power, athleticism, plate discipline, and the ability to hit from both sides of the plate.
From 2013–2015, the Basabe played together after signing in the Dominican Summer and Gulf Coast leagues. Alexander took a step ahead of Alejandro in 2014, while playing for the DSL Red Sox, where he posted a very solid slash line of .284/.408/.480 with 18 runs and 26 RBI over 148 at-bats in 40 games, and also drawn nearly as many walks (30) as strikeouts (36). Luis Alexander finished the year with the GCL Red Sox, hitting a .248/.328/.324 line in 32 games, before being promoted to the Lowell Spinners the next season.
Basabe hit .243/.340/.401 with 15 runs and 13 RBI in 56 games for the Spinners in 2015, tying for third with teammate Andrew Benintendi in the short-season New York–Penn League with seven home runs despite being its third-youngest regular at age 18 in a league full of former college players. He continued to show consistent speed on the basepaths, as well, leading Lowell with 15 stolen bases. That was also good for 10th in the NYPL. Besides, he became the first player in Lowell's 20-year history to homer from both sides of the plate in one game, doing so in June and again in July, and also represented his team in the NYPL All-Star Game.
Luis Alexander opened 2016 at Low-A Class Greenville Drive, where he showed his potential and rare combination of power and speed in 105 games. Though he scuffled in the first half, Basabe emerged in the second half and hit 298/.361/.502, including a .363 average in the month of July, to bring his season line to .261/.328/.451, hitting 12 home runs and stealing 25 bases. In addition, he drove in 52 runs and scored 61 times. Furthermore, he was selected to the South Atlantic League season-ending All-Star team.
After being promoted to the Salem Red Sox for the last week of the season and postseason, Basabe seemed to be fitting right into High-A Class. In five games, he went 8-for-22 and slashed .364/.391/.545 with two doubles and one triple. Overall, he ranked fourth among the Sox minor leaguers in steals, sixth in homers, seventh in runs, eighth in triples (8), and tenth in hits (104) and doubles (24).
Basabe was rated as the Red Sox's No. 8 prospect, according to MLB.com, in March 2016. He was eligible for selection in the Rule 5 draft in December 2016.
On December 6, 2016, Basabe was traded to the Chicago White Sox, along with Yoan Moncada, Michael Kopech, and Victor Diaz, for Chris Sale.
Brandon Brennan
Brandon Sean Michael Brennan (born July 26, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization.
Brennan was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 40th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft out of Capistrano Valley High School in Mission Viejo, California. He did not sign and played college baseball at the University of Oregon in 2011 and Orange Coast College in 2012. He was then drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the fourth round of the 2012 MLB Draft and signed. The White Sox added him to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season.
Nick Delmonico
Nicholas John Delmonico (born July 12, 1992) is a professional baseball third baseman in the Chicago White Sox organization. He is the son of Rod Delmonico.
Delmonico was born in Knoxville, Tennessee and attended Farragut High School. He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 6th Round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft. He broke a commitment to the University of Georgia by signing with the Orioles for a $1,525,000 signing bonus.
On July 7, 2013, he was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for Francisco Rodríguez.
Delmonico tested positive for amphetamine in July 2014, and was suspended for 50 games. The Brewers released Delmonico in February 2015, and he signed with the White Sox.
Dane Dunning
Dane Anthony Dunning (born December 20, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization.
Dunning played college baseball at the University of Florida. He was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the first round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft. He split time during his first professional season between the GCL Nationals and the Auburn Doubledays. He finished the 2016 season with a 3–2 record and a 2.02 ERA.
On December 7, 2016 the Nationals traded Dunning, Reynaldo López, and Lucas Giolito to the Chicago White Sox for Adam Eaton.
Adam Engel
Adam Trevor Engel (born December 9, 1991) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Chicago White Sox organization.
Engel played college baseball at the University of Louisville. After his junior year, he was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 19th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft. He signed with the White Sox and made his professional debut in 2013 with the Great Falls Voyagers. He spent 2014 with the Arizona League White Sox, Kannapolis Intimidators and Winston-Salem Dash. After the season, he played in the Australian Baseball League for the Melbourne Aces. Engel played for Winston-Salem in 2015 and in the Arizona Fall League after the season. He was named the MVP of the Arizona Fall League after leading the league with a .403 batting average. The White Sox added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.
Willy García
Willy Camilo Archivol García (born September 4, 1992) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder in the Chicago White Sox organization.
García signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent in February 2010. He made his professional debut that season with the Dominican Summer League Pirates. He spent 2011 with the Gulf Coast Pirates and State College Spikes, 2012 with the West Virginia Power and 2013 with Bradenton Marauders. In June 2013, he set the Marauders team record for hits in a game with six. García played 2014 with the Double-A Altoona Curve. He was added to the 40-man roster on November 20, 2014. On December 31, 2016, García was designated for assignment by the Pirates.
García was claimed off waivers by the Chicago White Sox on January 6, 2017.
Alfredo González
Alfredo González (born July 13, 1992) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher in the Chicago White Sox organization.
González signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent in July 2008. The Astros added him to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season.
Jordan Guerrero
Jordan Andrew Guerrero (born May 31, 1994) is an American professional baseball starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox organization.
Guerrero attended Moorpark High School in Moorpark, California, where he played for the school's baseball team. He committed to attend Yavapai College to play college baseball, and graduated from Moorpark in 2012. The Chicago White Sox selected him in the 15th round, with the 471st overall selection, of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. Guerrero signed with the White Sox rather than attend college.
Guerrero pitched nine innings for the Bristol White Sox in 2012 after he signed. He returned to Bristol in 2013, but was shut down with shoulder tendinitis. In 2014, he pitched for the Kannapolis Intimidators of the Class A South Atlantic League as a relief pitcher, so that the White Sox could lessen his workload. He returned to starting in 2015 with Kannapolis before receiving a mid-season promotion to the Winston-Salem Dash of the Class-A Advanced Carolina League.
Michael Kopech
Michael Talbert Kopech is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago White Sox minor league system. Listed at 6'3", 195 lb., he bats and throws right handed.
The Red Sox selected Kopech in the first round (33rd overall) of the 2014 MLB Draft out of Mount Pleasant High School in Texas, signing him a bonus of $1,500,000. He was committed to the University of Arizona before being drafted.
Kopech posted a 3–0 record and a 0.44 ERA in 11 games for Mount Pleasant, striking out 129 batters and giving up just 18 walks in 64 innings of work, while earning 2014 Perfect Game First-Team All-American honors.
His fastball sat 89–92 mph heading into his senior year, but his velocity jumped to the low-to-mid-90s, touching 98 during the spring, after refining his delivery. He also throws both a slider and a curveball.
Observers were largely in agreement on Kopech’s stock, with Baseball America (37th), ESPN’s Keith Law (40th), and Major League Baseball (41st), all placing him in the same range on their respective top prospect lists.
Kopech started his professional career with the Rookie Level Gulf Coast League Red Sox in their 2014 season. He posted a 0–1 record and a 4.61 ERA in eight starts, which included 16 strikeouts and nine walks in 13⅓ innings pitched.
In 2015 Kopech was promoted to the Low A Class Greenville Drive, where he was 4–5 with a 2.63 ERA in 15 games. He did strikeout 70 batters and walked 27 in 65 innings, while earning a selection to the South Atlantic League All-Star Game. Then on July 16, he was suspended without pay for 50 games after testing positive for Oxilofrine, which is a banned substance under the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
In the 2016 spring training, Kopech further put good graces in the dangerous position of fading after he broke his right hand during an altercation involving a roommate. He returned to action in the season-opener for the Single A Lowell Spinners in the month of June and was strong, allowing four hits and four walks while striking four out over four 4⅓ scoreless innings without a decision, being promoted to High-A Salem Red Sox after his season debut.
In his first five starts at Salem, Kopech yielded only three earned runs in 29 innings with at least seven strikeouts in every game. In total, Kopech made 11 starts, going 4-1 with a 2.25 ERA across 52 innings. During that stretch, he struck out an astounding 82 hitters, the most for a pitcher in MiLB for the month of August. He posted a 2.08 ERA and gave only 29 walks, striking out double-digit batters in four of his last six starts, including a career-high 11 twice. After his solid pitching effort, Kopech was named the Carolina League Player of the Month for August. The award came along with his selection as the league's Pitcher of the Week for August 22–28. He carried a 0.93 ERA into his final start of the season before a tough outing against the Winston-Salem Dash on August 31. Overall, he collected 86 strikeouts in 56⅓ innings during the two stints (13.7 SO/9, 38% of batters faced), along with a 4-1 record and a 2.08 ERA.
According to Baseball America, Kopech threw one of the fastest pitches in professional baseball history against the Wilmington Blue Rocks on July 13, 2016. Kopech sat at 98 mph in the game, and touched 100 mph and beyond on a regular basis, until a 105 mph pitch was double checked by different radar guns in the Salem ballpark. In an offseason workout on January 17, 2017, throwing from flat ground, Kopech threw a pitch which was unofficially clocked at 110 mph.
Kopech was slated to join the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League during the postseason. At the time of his trade, he was rated as the Red Sox's best pitching prospect, the No. 4 overall, and the No. 67 among the top 100 prospects, according to MLB.com.
On December 6, 2016, Kopech was traded to the Chicago White Sox, along with Yoan Moncada, Luis Alexander Basabe, and Victor Diaz, for Chris Sale.
Will Lamb
William Bradley Lamb (born September 9, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox organization.
Lamb attended York High School in Yorktown, Virginia. He enrolled at Clemson University to play college baseball for the Clemson Tigers as a center fielder and pitcher.
The Rangers selected Lamb in the second round of the 2011 MLB Draft as a pitcher. He signed, receiving a $430,200 signing bonus, and was assigned to the Spokane Indians of the Class A-Short Season Northwest League.
Lamb began the 2014 season with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, and received a promotion to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Class AA Texas League during the season.
On December 10, 2015, the Rangers traded Lamb to the Chicago White Sox for Myles Jaye.
Matt Lollis
Matthew Casey Lollis (born September 11, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent.
Lollis attended Patriot High School and Riverside Community College. The San Diego Padres selected him in the 15th round of the 2009 MLB Draft, and signed him to a $100,000 signing bonus.
On January 22, 2014, the Padres traded Lollis, Logan Forsythe, Brad Boxberger, Matt Andriese, and Maxx Tissenbaum to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Alex Torres and Jesse Hahn. A free agent after the 2015 season, Lollis signed with the Chicago White Sox.
Trey Michalczewski
Trey Joseph Michalczewski (born February 27, 1995) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Chicago White Sox organization.
Michalczewski attended Jenks High School in Jenks, Oklahoma, where he played baseball and football. He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the seventh round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft. He signed with the White Sox and made his professional debut with the Bristol White Sox. He started 2014 with the Kannapolis Intimidators and was promoted to the Winston-Salem Dash in August.
Jake Peter
Jacob Winfield Peter (born April 5, 1993) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Chicago White Sox organization.
Peter attended Mason City High School in Mason City, Iowa and played college baseball at Creighton University. He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the seventh round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft. Peter made his professional debut with the Great Falls Voyagers and was promoted to the Winston-Salem Dash after 37 games. In 2015, he played for Winston-Salem and after the season played in the Arizona Fall League. Peter started 2016 with the Birmingham Barons and was promoted to the Charlotte Knights during the season.
Roberto Peña
Roberto A. Peña (born June 8, 1992) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball player in the Chicago White Sox organization.
Peña attended Eloisa Pascual High School in Caguas, Puerto Rico. The Astros selected him in the seventh round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft. While playing for the Quad Cities River Bandits of the Class A Midwest League in 2013, Peña won a Gold Glove Award as the best defensive catcher in Minor League Baseball. The next year, he played for the Lancaster JetHawks of the Class A-Advanced California League, finishing the season with a .249 batting average. On November 28, 2016, Peña signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox.
Peña's father, Bert Peña, played in MLB.
Nolan Sanburn
Nolan Richard Sanburn (born July 21, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher. He plays in Minor League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox organization.
Sanburn attended Kokomo High School in Kokomo, Indiana. He then enrolled at the University of Arkansas, where he played college baseball for the Arkansas Razorbacks. He pitched mostly in relief.
The Oakland Athletics selected Sanburn in the second round of the 2012 MLB Draft. He signed with the Athletics, receiving a $710,000 signing bonus, beginning his professional career. Though the Athletics had hoped to develop Sanburn as a starting pitcher, a lack of durability led the organization to keep him in relief. For the Stockton Ports of the Class A-Advanced California League in 2014, Sanburn pitched to a 3.28 earned run average with 73 strikeouts to 25 walks. The Athletics traded Sanburn to the Chicago White Sox for Adam Dunn on August 31, 2014.
Sanburn's younger brother, Parker, also enrolled at Arkansas to play baseball for the Razorbacks.
Jordan Stephens
Jordan Shane Stephens (born September 12, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization.
Stephens attended Alvin High School in Alvin, Texas and played college baseball at Rice University. In 2014, he underwent Tommy John Surgery and missed most of his junior year. He returned from the injury in 2015 and after the season was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the fifth round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.
Stephens pitched his first professional debut with the Arizona League White Sox and Great Falls Voyagers. In 2016, he pitched for the Winston-Salem Dash.
José Vinicio
José Vinicio (born July 10, 1993) is a Dominican Republic shortstop who plays in the Chicago White Sox minor league system. Listed at 5–11, 150 lb., he is a switch-hitter and throws right handed.
Vinicio was signed by the Red Sox as an international free agent on July 13, 2009. He debuted with Rookie Level Gulf Coast League Red Sox in 2010, playing for them two seasons. In 2011, he topped the GCL in games (50), hits (52) and stolen bases (19), while ranking second in at-bats (179), third in runs scored (22) and RBIs (18) and fourth in triples (5). He also led GCL shortstops in chances (297), putouts (107), assists (161) and double plays (25), gaining a promotion to Short-Season A Lowell Spinners in 2012, his first year of full-season ball. While at Lowell, he was hindered by shoulder and knee injuries and finished the year in mid-August with Low A Greenville Drive, compiling a .269 average and stealing 24 bases in just 70 games for the two teams.
Vinicio opened 2013 at Greenville, where he hit a paltry .192 in 107 games. He joined the High A Class Salem Red Sox in 2014, but again spent significant time on the disabled list, Once recovered, he was placed in the GFL on a rehab assignment before returning to Salem in early August. Vinicio hit .280 in limited action for both teams through 44 games.
In 2015 Vinicio returned to Salem, where he hit .268 in 31 games before being sent to the Double A Portland Sea Dogs in early June. He was sent back to Salem after hitting .273 in three games for Portland, but had two stints in the disabled list due to assorted injuries. He finished the year with a .292/.318/.373 slash line and seven stolen bases in 60 games. In 2016, he hit .230/.262/.279 in 22 games games for Portland and earned a promotion to Triple A Pawtucket Red Sox in the month of May.
In November 2016, Vinicio elected free agency and was signed by the Chicago White Sox. He then was assigned to Triple-A Charlotte Knights.
Keenyn Walker
Keenyn Tyler Walker (born August 12, 1990 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is a minor league baseball outfielder in the Chicago White Sox organization. He is 6'3" and weighs 195 lbs.
Walker was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 16th round of the 2009 MLB Draft, after attending Judge Memorial Catholic High School but did not sign. Walker was drafted again this time by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 38th round of the 2010 MLB Draft but did not sign. Walker was drafted for the third year in a row, by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (47th overall) of the 2011 MLB Draft after attending Central Arizona College. Walker started his baseball career in 2011 at the Rookie level with the Great Falls Voyagers and then was promoted to Class A Kannapolis Intimidators. In 2011 combined, Walker hit .257 in 222 at-bats with 8 2Bs, 3 3Bs, 0 HRs, 41 Runs, 24 RBI, 21 BBs, 81 Ks and 21 SBs. In 2012, Walker started the year at Kannapolis but was later promoted to Class A-Advanced Winston-Salem Dash. In 2012 combined, Walker hit .267 in 409 at-bats with 22 2Bs, 6 3Bs, 4 HRs, 84 Runs, 55 RBI, 74 BBs, 143 Ks and 56 SBs. Before the 2013 season, Walker was ranked the White Sox #8 prospect. Walker was promoted to Double-A Birmingham Barons before the start of the 2013 season. Walker spent the entire season there and he batted .201 in 462 at bats with 16 2Bs, 5 3Bs, 3 HRs, 77 Runs, 32 RBI, 69 BBs, 153 Ks and 38 SBs.