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Chicago White Sox REVISED Top 10 Prospects For 2017

By Benjamin Chase

Apr 17, 2015; Detroit, MI, USA; Chicago White Sox hat in the dugout before the game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 17, 2015; Detroit, MI, USA; Chicago White Sox hat in the dugout before the game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports /
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10. Spencer Adams, RHP

Birthdate: 4/13/96 (20 years old)
Level(s) Played in 2016: high A, AA
Stats in 2016: 163 IP, 3.98 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 4.46 BB%, 14.37 K%

While Carlos Rodon leaped from the #3 overall selection in 2014 to the major leagues quickly a fellow 2014 draftee may be the next guy to reach the majors as a future starter in Adams.

Adams had a big time repertoire as a high school prospect, touching 96-97 with his fastball and a borderline plus slider. That stuff has settled some as a pro, but in a way that has possibly made Adams a more likely future starter.

Adams’ big calling card is his control, as he’s totaled a 5/1 K/BB ratio in his minor league career thus far

Adams works with a solid four-pitch mix of a fastball that sits in the low-90s, a low-breaking slider, a looping curve, and a change that flashes plus, but sits at above average. Adams’ big calling card is his control, as he’s totaled a 5/1 K/BB ratio in his minor league career thus far.

While he may not be the guy the White Sox envisioned when they drafted him, his solid pitch mix should allow Adams to play up well with a very high floor of a #4 starter. He reached AA as a 20 year old in 2016, so possibly seeing a September call up in 2017 is not out of the realm of possibility at 21, which would be incredible development.

Adams has excellent athleticism and easy mechanics that should allow him to keep moving quickly through the White Sox system. He actually reminds me quite a bit from the right side of what Jose Quintana was when the White Sox signed him as a minor league free agent from the left side. If he can have a similar development, White Sox fans would be elated.

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