2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 1: Noah Schultz
Packing draw-dropping stuff, endurance is the only skill this southpaw has yet to prove
Noah Schultz
Left-Handed Starting Pitcher
6´10´´
240 pounds
Age: 21
2023 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 6
2024 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 2
2024 High Level Birmingham (AA)
Age relative to high level -4.5 years
SSS rank among all left-handed starters in the system 1
Overall 2024 stats 0-4 ⚾️ 23 starts ⚾️ 88 1⁄3 IP ⚾️ 2.24 ERA ⚾️ 0.985 WHIP ⚾️ 115 K ⚾️ 24 BB ⚾️ 2.7 Simple WAR
The White Sox do have a good history of developing tall, left-handed pitchers with sharp sliders. As a result, early on, the selection of Noah Schultz in the second round of the 2022 draft seemed to make sense for the South Siders, even though high school pitchers make for very risky picks.
Two years later, that decision is working out quite well, as Schultz is cruising his way up the ladder. At the end of 2023, Schultz was outside MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 prospect rankings. Right now, Schultz is No. 13 in baseball and No. 1 in the organization. Additionally, Sox Populi named him the top pitcher in the organization.
The southpaw’s workload was not overly arduous in 2024, as none of his outings topped four innings. However, at this stage, it is best not to push Schultz, and when he was on the mound, he was dominant. Schultz started the season with the Winston-Salem Dash, where he pitched 27 1⁄3 innings and posted a 3.95 ERA. More impressively, he averaged 13.8 strikeouts per nine innings at that level, and his FIP was only 2.17.
Schultz was promoted to Birmingham a bit earlier than most expected, as he made the jump on May 25. Although that move raised a few eyebrows, Schultz proved that he was ready for the challenge. In 61 innings in Double-A, Schultz posted a 1.48 ERA and a 2.57 FIP. Schultz also logged 10.8 strikeouts per nine innings, so he was still able to miss bats after the promotion. Even when opposing hitters made contact, the ball often ended up harmlessly on the ground, as opposing hitters’ ground ball rates were 58.5%.
MLB Pipeline grades Schultz’s fastball as a 60, and unsurprisingly his slider is even higher, at 70. Schultz is on a great trajectory, as he turned 21 in August. In addition, Schultz seemed to gain effectiveness as the season progressed. In the second half, Schultz posted a 1.31 ERA, and opposing hitters batted only .209 with two homers against him during that time span.
There are not a ton of reasons for hope in the near future for the White Sox, but Schultz is certainly one of them.
Noah Schultz’s Baseball Cube player ratings
K/BB 97
Walks 93
Strikeouts 88
Hittable 88
vs. Power 88
Durability 57
Average 85.17
Noah Schultz is an unbelievable prospect, equipped with every tool imaginable. While he hasn’t pitched deep into games (not a single pro appearance of five innings, yet), the White Sox will be dropping the kid gloves in 2025 and stretching Schultz out some. Presuming all goes well with a more normal workload, the southpaw’s debut on the South Side could come as early as the season half.
2025 South Side Sox Top 100 White Sox Prospects
1. Noah Schultz, LHSP
2. Hagen Smith, LHSP
3. Edgar Quero, C
4. Colson Montgomery, SS
5. Kyle Teel, C
6. Braden Montgomery, RF
7. Jairo Iriarte, RHRP
8. Mason Adams, RHSP
9. Grant Taylor, RHSP
10. George Wolkow, RF
11. Bryan Ramos, 3B
12. Brooks Baldwin, SS
13. Chase Meidroth, SS
14. Ky Bush, LHSP
15. Jeral Perez, SS
16. Jacob Gonzalez, SS
17. Caleb Bonemer, SS
18. Wikelman Gonzalez, RHSP
19. Aldrin Batista, RHSP
20. Sean Burke, RHSP
21. Nick Nastrini, RHSP
22. Blake Larson, LHSP
23. Tyler Schweitzer, LHSP
24. Alexander Albertus, 3B
25. Wilfred Veras, RF
26. Seth Keener, RHSP
27. William Bergolla, 2B
28. Samuel Zavala, CF
29. Peyton Pallette, RHRP
30. Jake Eder, LHSP
31. Juan Carela, RHSP
32. Javier Mogollón, SS
33. Nick McLain, RF
34. Ronny Hernandez, C
35. Casey Saucke, RF
36. Eric Adler, RHRP
37. Rikuu Nishida, 2B
38. Shane Smith, RHSP
39. Tim Elko, 1B
40. Zach DeLoach, LF
41. Riley Gowens, RHSP
42. Prelander Berroa, RHRP
43. Sam Antonacci, 2B
44. Adisyn Coffey, RHRP
45. Jarold Rosado, RHRP
46. Ryan Galanie, 1B
47. Trey McGough, LHRP
48. Ricardo Brizuela, RHSP
49. Lucas Gordon, LHSP
50. Aaron Combs, RHRP (traded to Phillies on January 1)
51. DJ Gladney, RF
52. Abraham Núñez, CF
53. Andre Lipcius, 1B
54. Shawn Goosenberg, 1B
55. Caden Connor, 1B
56. Mario Camilletti, 2B
57. Jake Peppers, RHSP
58. Ryan Burrowes, SS
59. Garrett Schoenle, LHRP
60. Jackson Appel, C
61. Tommy Vail, LHSP
62. Bryce Collins, RHRP
63. Tanner McDougal, RHSP
64. Stiven Flores, C
65. T.J. McCants, CF
66. Gil Luna, LHRP
67. Fraser Ellard, LHRP
68. Zach Franklin, RHRP
69. Drew Dalquist, RHRP
70. Nick Altermatt, RHRP
71. Carson Jacobs, RHRP
72. Alec Makarewicz, 1B
73. Jacob Burke, CF
74. Calvin Harris, C
75. Terrell Tatum, CF
76. Phil Fox, RHRP
77. Reudis Diaz, RHSP
78. Jurdrick Profar, SS
79. Drew McDaniel, RHSP
80. Michael Turner, C
81. Caleb Freeman, RHRP
82. Braden Shewmake, SS (designated for assignment on January 1, claimed by Royals)
83. Connor McCullough, RHSP
84. Shane Murphy, LHSP
85. Mikey Kane, 1B
86. Daniel González, LHRP
87. Wes Kath, 3B
88. Pierce George, RHRP
89. Tristan Stivors, RHRP
90. Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa, RHRP
91. Chase Plymell, RHRP
92. Eddie Park, CF
93. Loidel Chapelli, 2B
94. Adam Hackenberg, C
95. Adrian Gil, 1B
96. Jared Kelley, RHRP
97. Lyle Miller-Green, 1B
98. Marcelo Alcala, RF
99. Drake Logan, LF
100. Cole McConnell, CF