We've run a lot of White Sox prospect profiles in the past eight months. A lot of words have been spent on a lot of guys who won't make it, some who might not even come close. The justification for doing so is that these players are part of the White Sox's future plans until they are not. How and why they succeed or fail will ultimately be informative for the prospects that come after them. But most importantly, fans just have a voracious appetite for this stuff.
Even with that, I still hesitate to put a spotlight and thus place expectations on the White Sox's 2017 eighth-round draft pick, first baseman Sam Abbott, a player in a uniquely early spot in his development path thanks to split focus on a standout water polo career (he was a three-time Washington high school water polo MVP).