More love for White Sox farm system, with five prospects nominated for MiLB awards

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There's no shortage of love for the White Sox loaded farm system.

MiLB.com is the latest to recognize the organization's cadre of highly touted prospects, with a host of future White Sox nominated for the site's annual awards.

Dylan Cease — already named MLB Pipeline's minor league pitcher of the year — is in the running for MiLB's Top Starting Pitcher honor after his sensational season. Cease posted a 2.40 ERA and struck out 160 batters in his 124 innings, splitting time between Class A Winston-Salem and Double-A Birmingham, and also made a ninth-inning appearance at the Futures Game during All-Star festivities in Washington, D.C.

Eloy Jimenez, the No. 3 prospect in baseball, is up for Top Offensive Player thanks to his .337/.384/.577 slash line, 22 homers, 28 doubles and 75 RBIs in 108 games between Double-A Birmingham and Triple-A Charlotte. Jimenez, the organization's top-ranked prospect, could make an early season appearance on the South Side in 2019.

The White Sox have a pair of nominees for Top Relief Pitcher. Caleb Frare was nominated for his work in both the White Sox and Yankees organizations. Acquired in a midseason trade, Frare had a 0.62 ERA in 31 appearances at Double-A Trenton before joining Triple-A Charlotte, where he allowed just one run in 12.2 innings. And 2017 draft pick Tyler Johnson was excellent in 2018, turning in a 1.40 ERA in 58 innings between Class A Kannapolis and Class A Winston-Salem.

The aforementioned Winston-Salem Dash are up for Best Team after going 84-54 and boasting a large chunk of the White Sox top-ranked prospects. Omar Vizquel was named the Carolina League's Manager of the Year for his work with the Dash this season.

The White Sox are up for Best Farm System, alongside nine other nominees. They've got a strong case, of course, with seven players ranked in MLB Pipeline's top 100.

And finally, Zack Collins is in the running for Top Home Run. He homered twice in the same inning on Aug. 10 — the second shot a grand slam — a game in which he drove in six runs.

Fans can go vote to help the White Sox toward these various awards.

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