With the 41st pick in the 2026 MLB Draft on Saturday, the White Sox added one of the class’s most dangerous high school bats, selecting second baseman Cole Prosek out of Magnolia Heights High School in Mississippi.
Prosek comes into pro ball with plenty of buzz. MLB Pipeline ranked him No. 27 on its Draft board, and his senior season backed up the hype in a big way.
He hit .595 and finished second in the nation with 18 home runs in just 41 games, helping Magnolia Heights win a state championship. That performance also earned him Gatorade Mississippi Baseball Player of the Year honors, edging out a field that included No.
6 Draft prospect Eric Booth Jr.
At the plate, the appeal is obvious. MLB Pipeline gave Prosek’s hit tool a 60 grade on the 20-80 scale, making it his best trait. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound left-handed hitter has a quick, compact swing and usually gets himself in position on time, which helps him square the ball up with real consistency.
There are some rough edges, too. Prosek can get a little chase-happy and can lean too heavily on pulling the ball, but the bat speed and strength are there for him to develop into a plus hitter with at least average power.
Defensively, he likely ends up at third base in the pros, though he did spend time behind the plate as a senior and handled it well enough that catcher remains a possible path. That route could slow his timeline and trim some of the offensive upside. He also showed he can pitch, touching 93 mph and posting a 3.16 ERA with 67 strikeouts in 57 2/3 innings as a senior, but pro teams are expected to focus on his bat first.
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