2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 56: Mario Camilletti
Without a power game to speak of, this second sacker will need to pick up his contact skills to pair with an elite on-base game
Mario Camilletti
Second Baseman
5´9´´
195 pounds
Age: 24
2023 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 50
2024 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 40
2024 High Level Birmingham (AA)
Age relative to high level +1.3 years
SSS rank among all second basemen in the system 4
Overall 2024 stats 88 games ⚾️ 5 HR ⚾️ 41 RBI ⚾️ .249/.389/.356 ⚾️ 69 BB ⚾️ 75 K ⚾️ .985 FLD%
With pick No. 251 in the 2022 MLB draft, the White Sox snagged 2B Mario Camilletti out of Central Michigan.
A high OBP player with great plate discipline, Camilletti amassed a very impressive 207 walks over five college seasons. He was a first team All-Region and All-American selection back in 2020, carried mostly on the back of an absurd .502 OBP and a walk rate that was double that of his strikeout rate (22% vs 11%) for Central Michigan.
His small frame doesn’t project much for power, but with a god-given gift to get on base, Camilletti is an interesting prospect coming into the White Sox system. Add in some plus baserunning and manageable defense in his career, and there are more than a few things to make Camilletti and intriguing name to watch rise up through the Sox system.
Like several other draftees, Camilletti merely dipped his toe into pro play in the ACL late in 2022, getting into two games and, what new, walking twice.
He made a swift move (necessary, as he is significantly older than even A-ball competition) up to High-A during the course of 2023, following his usual pattern of selectivity at the plate and sharp but modest contact when swinging. Following a bit of a pattern established even back at college, Camilletti also saw time at third base; not much, but enough to earn additional playing time in a middle infield-heavy low minors.
Toward the end of last season, we ran a direct piece on Camilletti via this great Q&A.
In 2024, Camilletti got off to a late start, with an injury out of the gate that pretty well killed off his April. From there, he split time between High-A and Double-A, landing in Birmingham in time to aid the Barons’ run to the Southern League title. His power game has waned, but frankly it pales worse for a positive reason — Camilletti’s astronomical on-base rate.
Camilletti’s Baseball Cube player ratings
Durability 82 (-3 from last season)
Contact 82 (-3)
Hitting 77 (-4)
RBIs 54 (0)
Runs 48 (-6)
Power 47 (0)
XBH 43 (-1)
Speed 41 (-4)
Average 59.25 (-2.63)
Camilletti seems a fairly safe bet to spend all summer in Birmingham, so it will be contingent on him to hit his way to Charlotte if he’s to change addresses again in 2025.
2025 South Side Sox Top 100 White Sox Prospects
56. Mario Camilletti, 2B
57. Jake Peppers, RHSP
58. Ryan Burrowes, SS
59. Garrett Schoenle, LHRP
60. Jackson Appel, C
61. Tommy Vail, LHSP
62. Bryce Collins, RHRP
63. Tanner McDougal, RHSP
64. Stiven Flores, C
65. T.J. McCants, CF
66. Gil Luna, LHRP
67. Fraser Ellard, LHRP
68. Zach Franklin, RHRP
69. Drew Dalquist, RHRP
70. Nick Altermatt, RHRP
71. Carson Jacobs, RHRP
72. Alec Makarewicz, 1B
73. Jacob Burke, CF
74. Calvin Harris, C
75. Terrell Tatum, CF
76. Phil Fox, RHRP
77. Reudis Diaz, RHSP
78. Jurdrick Profar, SS
79. Drew McDaniel, RHSP
80. Michael Turner, C
81. Caleb Freeman, RHRP
82. Braden Shewmake, SS (since designated for assignment and lost to Kansas City)
83. Connor McCullough, RHSP
84. Shane Murphy, LHSP
85. Mikey Kane, 1B
86. Daniel González, LHRP
87. Wes Kath, 3B
88. Pierce George, RHRP
89. Tristan Stivors, RHRP
90. Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa, RHRP
91. Chase Plymell, RHRP
92. Eddie Park, CF
93. Loidel Chapelli, 2B
94. Adam Hackenberg, C
95. Adrian Gil, 1B
96. Jared Kelley, RHRP
97. Lyle Miller-Green, 1B
98. Marcelo Alcala, RF
99. Drake Logan, LF
100. Cole McConnell, CF