Meet Ricardo Brizuela, the biggest enigma male of our Leading 50-- perhaps of our whole prospect list. Chicago White Sox Brett Ballantini has actually blogged about baseball, basketball and sometimes hockey for the NBA, MLB, NHL, and Bang, Hoop, Sporting Information, the Athletic, Sports Illustrated, South Side Hit Pen, Sox Populi, SB Country and others. He was CSN Chicago's Blackhawks defeated writer when their 49-year Stanley Mug drought ended in 2009-10, and relocated to the White Sox defeat after that. Brett has run South Side Sox since 2018. Ricardo BrizuelaRight-Handed Beginning Pitcher6 3 198 poundsAge: 21First look among the South Side Sox Top 100 Prospects2024 High Level Kannapolis Low-A) Age about high degree -0 J.T. Realmuto Jersey. 6 yearsSSS rank among all right-handed starters in the system 12Overall 2024 stats 4-4 20 games 12 begins, 5 finishes) 7023 IP 3. 57 ERA 1. 075 WHIP 69 K 13 BBThere is no truth to the rumor that Ricardo Brizuela is placed this high purely since we're terrified to ranked him less than that. Nevertheless, this righthander appeared out of no place.. I mean, we have a birthdate, but no native home. He does exist, nevertheless, , Brizuela snuck right into the White Sox organization in 2022, from a Latin American nation of unclear origin. His debut in the DSL, at age 19, was nothing of note. Regardless of a 5. 02 age provided throughout a who-is-this-guy crossbreed starter-closer role, Brizuela relocated Stateside in 2023 and was.. alright in Arizona, logging a 4. 62 age still loading a starter-closer duty seriously exactly how many bottles in ACL history have tape-recorded a complete game and save in the very same season?). If the White Sox also for certain recognized Brizuela was mosting likely to wear in 2024-- they're not exactly sure where he came from, besides-- they could have told him it was a make-or-break year. However also without a memorandum, Brizuela seemed to obtain the message: Repeating Arizona out of eviction and moving to a pure starter duty, the righthander killed it with a 2. 33 age over 10 starts, stressed with 11. 33 Ks per BB that reads as pure foolish. When the ACL damaged for the summer, Brizuela got a ticket across nation to Kannapolis, where he continued to be in the turning and acquitted himself OK; his K/BB fell to temporal levels however he still was tossing less than one hit per , we make some strange choices right here, and one author's faith can push a possibility greater than he ought to be seeded. That's the instance below, and the offender is.. me. There's something concerning a 10-game run of 34 strikeouts against 3 walks, a sub -. 9 WHIP-- I'll confess, I have actually obtained Brizuela Fever. I am totally prepared to see Ricardo struggle in 2025 and probably even drop out of our Leading 100. However he avoids contact, absolutely contact that drops fair, and appears to have a strangehold feeling of command. He pitched slightly) young for his degrees in 2024, so he had not been manhandling child batters. In his very first period as a pure starter, he put up a 3. 57 period and took the huge jump from novice to A-ball without batting an eye. Lem me tell you, if Brizuela kicks ass in 2025 you're never gon na listen to completion of 's Baseball Dice player ratingsDurability 89K/BB 79Walks 73Strikeouts 60vs. Power 45Hittable 45Average 65. 17 Expect Brizuela to begin off 2025 in Kannapolis, with a quick step up to the Dashboard if his work in the turning is not fools' gold. Depending on what all the gyroscopes and radar insurance coverage on Brizuela tells them, there's even a chance he damages camp at Winston-Salem. 2025 South Side Sox Top 100 White Sox Prospects48. Ricardo Brizuela, RHSP49. Lucas Gordon, LHSP50. Aaron Combs, RHRP traded to Phillies on January 1) 51. DJ Gladney, RF52. Abraham Nez, CF53. Andre Lipcius, 1B54. Shawn Goosenberg, 1B55. Caden Connor, 1B56. Mario Camilletti, 2B57. Jake Peppers, RHSP58. Ryan Burrowes, SS59. Garrett Schoenle, LHRP60. Jackson Appel, C61. Tommy Vail, LHSP62. Bryce Collins, RHRP63. Tanner McDougal, RHSP64. Stiven Flores, C65. T. J. McCants, CF66. Gil Luna, LHRP67. Fraser Ellard, LHRP68. Zach Franklin, RHRP69. Drew Dalquist, RHRP70. Nick Altermatt, RHRP71. Carson Jacobs, RHRP72. Alec Makarewicz, 1B73. Jacob Burke, CF74. Calvin Harris, C75. Terrell Tatum, CF76. Phil Fox, RHRP77. Reudis Diaz, RHSP78. Jurdrick Profar, SS79. Drew McDaniel, RHSP80. Michael Turner, C81. Caleb Freeman, RHRP82. Braden Shewmake, SS assigned for assignment on January 1, asserted by Royals) 83. Connor McCullough, RHSP84. Shane Murphy, LHSP85. Mikey Kane, 1B86. Daniel Gonzlez, LHRP87. Wes Kath, 3B88 Odubel Herrera Jersey. Pierce George, RHRP89. Tristan Stivors, RHRP90. Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa, RHRP91. Chase Plymell, RHRP92. Eddie Park, CF93. Loidel Chapelli, 2B94. Adam Hackenberg, C95. Adrian Gil, 1B96. Jared Kelley, RHRP97. Lyle Miller-Green, 1B98. Marcelo Alcala, RF99. Drake Logan, LF100. Cole McConnell, CF In This Stream 2025 White Sox Top 100 Prospects2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 1: Noah Schultz 2025 South Side Sox Top Possibility No. 48: Ricardo Brizuela 2025 South Side Sox Top Possibility No. 49: Lucas GordonView all 99 stories
