Twenty-two Major League Baseball teams have already packed up and headed home for the winter. While the eight remaining clubs battle it out in the Division Series this weekend, the rest of baseball sits dormant until the Arizona Fall League kicks off October 6.

As is tradition, MLB.com dropped its year-end rankings — an updated Top 100 prospects list.

And in more ways than one, the Chicago White Sox got snubbed.

White Sox Retain Five Prospects in Top 100

Five White Sox prospects made the list. That’s the same number as before the update:

• OF Braden Montgomery (No. 35)
• LHP Noah Schultz (No. 40)
• SS Billy Carlson (No. 71)
• SS/3B Caleb Bonemer (No. 73)
• LHP Hagen Smith (No. 88)

The order shuffled a bit, but the names are unchanged.

I’d argue both Bonemer and Smith deserve to be higher, Bonemer especially.

Caleb Bonemer Deserves More Respect

A .874 OPS, 46 extra-base hits, and 29 stolen bases is a strong season for anyone — let alone a 19-year-old in his first year of pro ball.

So how does Bonemer land at No. 73 while Boston’s Franklin Arias — also 19, also a shortstop, also at the same levels — sits at No. 24 despite far worse numbers?

Arias posted a .723 OPS, 36 extra-base hits, and 12 steals across three levels. He played 106 games at Low-A and High-A, basically the same path Bonemer took. Same age. Same position. Same level. Worse production. Yet he’s 50 spots higher. Good luck making sense of that.

Hagen Smith’s Slide Is Hard to Justify

Smith is another puzzler. He entered the year as one of the top left-handed pitching prospects in the sport, only to crater in the rankings.

Yes, he struggled with control and even spent time in Arizona working on biomechanics. But his slide feels harsh. He outperformed teammate Noah Schultz in several areas this season — yet Schultz barely moved in the rankings while Smith tumbled.

And when it mattered most? Smith dominated. He shoved in the Southern League playoffs, carrying the Birmingham Barons to a second straight championship. Other high draft picks get the benefit of the doubt. Why not him?

Other Snubs Worth Watching

There’s also a case for a few Sox prospects left off the list entirely.

Sam Antonacci, a 22-year-old infielder, hit .842 OPS with 48 steals and finished the year in Double-A.

Christian Oppor, a young left-handed pitcher, posted the top Stuff+ score for changeups (99) in all of baseball, per Baseball America. His fastball is in triple-digits. His change gets a swing-and-miss 50 percent of the time. A 3.08 ERA and 11.9 K/9 isn't too shabby, either.

They rank No. 11 and No. 8 in the White Sox system, respectively. If either had cracked the back end of the Top 100, nobody would’ve blinked.

The Sox may not have the most top-heavy farm, but there’s more talent here than the rankings suggest. And as usual, it feels like Chicago’s system is getting overlooked.