The White Sox are entering an offseason where their farm system looks less like a safety net and more like trade currency. With clear needs to fill and a glut of position-player prospects crowding the pipeline, several names could be on the move before Opening Day 2027.
Billy Carlson sits near the center of that conversation. The tenth overall pick in the 2025 draft has already become a familiar name in White Sox trade chatter, and it’s easy to see why.
He signed for more than $6 million as a high schooler, and some scouts called him the best defensive high school shortstop they had ever seen. He also produced respectable results in Low-A, including an on-base percentage of nearly .400.
The problem for Carlson isn’t talent. It’s the traffic jam ahead of him.
The White Sox already have a loaded infield, with Roch Cholowsky and Caleb Bonemer among the top prospects in the system. Bonemer even moved to the outfield in the Arizona Fall League because of the congestion.
By the time Carlson is ready for the majors, there may not be a clean path for him in Chicago. That makes him a natural trade chip, especially in a deal for a controllable starting pitcher.
Still, there’s risk in moving him now, since adding more power could make him an even more valuable asset later.
Kyle Lodise fits a similar mold. The White Sox took the Georgia Tech product in the third round in 2025, and the 23-year-old made a strong impression with High-A Winston-Salem in 2026.
Over 111 games, he piled up 20 doubles, 20 homers and 42 stolen bases while posting a .380 on-base percentage and an .820 OPS. He finished especially strong, putting up a .983 OPS in August with six home runs and nine steals.
Lodise doesn’t carry Carlson’s prospect shine, but he has the same issue working against him: the infield logjam. There may never be an opening for him in the White Sox lineup, which makes him a logical piece to include in a package as a higher-floor prospect with college polish and proven minor league production.
George Wolkow is a different kind of trade candidate. At 6-foot-7 and 239 pounds, he has the kind of frame and raw power that grab attention immediately.
The seventh-round pick in 2023 rebounded in High-A this past year after a quieter 2025, posting 25 doubles, 22 home runs and 15 stolen bases with a .762 OPS in 123 games. He also picked things up after a slow April, much like Lodise did.
Wolkow’s upside is exactly what makes him appealing to other clubs, even if some White Sox fans have treated him as untouchable. He draws Aaron Judge comparisons because of the build, but the strikeout rate remains a real factor. In High-A, it was over 32%, and that’s why he looks more like a possible high-upside secondary piece in a trade than an untouchable cornerstone.
Anthony DePino has gone a little under the radar, but the production is loud. The White Sox chose the University of Rhode Island first baseman in the seventh round in 2025, and he punished pitchers at Double-A Birmingham.
In 93 games, he hit .260/.357/.482 with 14 doubles and 19 home runs across 392 plate appearances. That line stands out even more because Double-A is a tough proving ground and Regions Field plays pitcher-friendly.
DePino is limited by age, position and overall upside. At 23, and as a first baseman with little defensive value, he doesn’t bring the same long-term ceiling as Carlson or Wolkow.
But a rebuilding club with an open path at first base could absolutely have interest. The White Sox, with their current roster makeup, may not be that landing spot.
Javier Mogollon rounds out the list as another infielder blocked by the numbers game. The 5-foot-8, 160-pound Mogollon signed internationally for $75,000 in 2023 and has done nothing but hit since turning pro. In 91 games across Low and High A in 2026, he launched 14 home runs and stole 36 bases, adding to a track record of success at every level.
The size is modest, but the production isn’t. Mogollon has shown enough power and speed to draw attention, and his repeated success makes him an appealing trade candidate now, before the White Sox have to find a place for him that may not exist. Like several others on this list, he looks like a player another organization could value more highly than Chicago can right now.
That’s the offseason challenge facing Chris Getz. For the first time in his tenure, he isn’t trying to tear things down.
He’s trying to build a legitimate contender. With so many position players, especially in the infield, and a need for pitching staring the organization in the face, it would not be surprising if some of these prospects are used to help fix the big league roster.
The only real question is how aggressive he plans to be.
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