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2021 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 63: Alex Destino

Right Fielder
6´2´´
215 pounds
Age: 25
SSS rank among all right fielders in the system: 7

After posting a nifty .882 OPS in his sophomore season, Alex Destino struggled a bit for the University of South Carolina during his junior year. That year (2017), he slashed .255/.338/.441 for the Gamecocks with eight doubles, 10 homers, 41 RBIs, three stolen bases, 27 walks (11.5%) and 42 strikeouts (17.9%). Due in part to his power potential, the White Sox selected him in the 14th round of that year’s draft.

Destino rewarded the Sox with a strong campaign with the AZL squad, slashing .