The White Sox rebuild is in full swing. While it might still be a year or two before the big league team is expected to start competing for championships, the minor leagues are stocked with highly touted talent fans will be eagerly following in 2018. With that in mind, it's time to Meet the Prospects and get to know the future of the South Side.
Casey Gillaspie
Gillaspie, the 24-year-old switch-hitting first baseman, isn't the first member of his family to don a White Sox cap.
A Nebraska native and the younger brother of former White Sox infielder Conor Gillaspie, Casey came over in exchnage for relief pitcher Dan Jennings in a midseason trade with the Tampa Bay Rays last summer. A first-round draft pick back in 2014, the former Wichita State Shocker has some pop. He hit 15 home runs last season at the Triple-A level, splitting time between Durham (Rays) and Charlotte (White Sox). In 2016, he hit 18 home runs and slashed .284/.388/.479 between Double-A and Triple-A. Surely he's looking to get back to those kinds of averages after slashing .223/.297/.373 in 2017.
As of their most recent rankings, MLB Pipeline had Gillaspie rated as the No. 11 prospect in the White Sox organization.
Get to know Gillaspie in the video above.