Jake Burger
6´2´´
210 pounds
Bats: Right
Age: 22
2018 SSS Top Prospect ranking: 8
SSS rank among all third basemen in the system: 1
Burger enjoyed a terrific collegiate career with Missouri State, having nearly identical sophomore and junior seasons with the Bears. In those final two seasons, he combined to hit .338/.433/.668, with 26 doubles, 43 homers, 66 walks and 73 strikeouts over 482 at-bats. With those results, and with the need for power-hitting third basemen in the organization, the White Sox selected him in the first round (11th overall) in 2017. In his first professional season in 2017, he combined with the AZL White Sox and Kannapolis to hit .