South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 87: Frankeli Arias

Jan 30, 2023 - 12:50 AM

Frankeli Arias

Left-Handed Starting Pitcher
6´0´´
170 pounds
Age: 19
2022 High Level DSL (Rookie)
Age relative to high level +0.4 years
SSS rank among all left-handed starting pitchers in the system 5
Overall 2022 regular season stats 13 games (5 starts, 1 CG, 1 SHO) ⚾️ 48 2⁄3 IP ⚾️ 3.33 ERA ⚾️ 1.110 WHIP ⚾️ 50 K ⚾️ 12 BB

Frankeli Arias snuck into the White Sox system as a late signing on March 14, 2022, and never really looked back. He was basically a starter for the short DSL season, despite not starting 100% of the time (13 games, five starts). His 3.33 was stellar, as was his command, which yielded an uncharacteristically low DSL WHIP. Just look at his off-the-charts control, compared against his DSL competition:

Arias’ Baseball Cube player ratings
Walks 91
K/BB 90
Durability 81
vs. Power 64
Hittable 64
Strikeouts 44
Team Winning Percentage N/A

Arias was a touch old for his level, and when combined with how well he pitched in the DSL ensures he sees a start in the ACL in 2023. If he torches Arizona like he did the Dominican Republic, Arias will ascend to Kannapolis by summer’s end.

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2023 South Side Sox Top 104 White Sox Prospects

87. Frankeli Arias, LHSP
88. Ernesto Jaquez, RHSP
89. Laz Rivera, 3B
90. Xavier Fernández, C
91. Álvaro Agüero, CF
92. Ben Norman, RF
93. Erick Bello, RHRP
94. Adisyn Coffey, RHRP
95. Arnold Prado, RF
96. Alsander Womack, 2B
97. Johan Domínguez, RHSP
98. Evan Skoug, C
99. Noah Owen, RHSP
100. Javier Mora, 2B
101. Will Kincanon, RHRP
102. Yohemy Nolasco, RHSP
103. Billy Seidl, RHRP
104. José Rodulfo, RHRP