Beyond the prospects lists, Chicago baseball teams are counting on a "core" of young players.
The Cubs have touted several of them.
Starlin Castro has been a past All-Star.
Anthony Rizzo is supposed to anchor first base for a decade.
Travis Wood looks like a quality lefty starter.
Wellington Castillo could become a fixture behind the plate.
Junior Lake may have a break out second season.
Those are the foundational youngsters currently on the Cubs roster.
The White Sox also have a young core.
Chris Sale is an ace starting pitcher.
Carlos Quintana is a solid Number 2 starter.
John Danks is still under 30 and could be the comeback pitcher of the year.
Daniel Webb may replace Addison Reed as the future closer.
Jose Abreu is a power hitting first baseman that should be the middle of the order bat.
Avisail Garcia is a power hitting outfielder who was acquired last season.
Adam Eaton is the new defensive centerfielder and lead off hitter the team desperately wanted to find.
Matt Davidson is the third baseman for the future.
Marcus Semien and Leury Garcia are slick fielding middle infielders.
For all the headline moves the Cubs have made the last three years, one could argue the White Sox have made more process in rebuilding/re-tooling their team with young talent than the Cubs. The White Sox have a 10 player core group as compared to the Cubs current 5 ready to contribute at the major league level
