2025 Stats
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2026 Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
McDougal is a sleeper pitching prospect for dynasty and redraft leagues heading into 2026. The 6-foot-5, 240-pound righty has a power arsenal, led by a mid-to-upper-90s fastball that touches triple digits and a pair of swing-and-miss breaking balls. His hammer curveball is arguably his best pitch, while his slider shows above-average potential. McDougal made 28 regular-season starts split across High-A and Double-A, but he really broke out after a mid-June promotion Double-A. He logged a 3.23 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 63 strikeouts and a 46.5 percent groundball rate in 55.2 innings and dialed it up a notch for a two Southern League playoff starts, striking out 11 batters while allowing one hit and zero walks over seven innings. McDougal didn't demonstrate starter-caliber control prior to 2025 and could use another weapon against lefties, but he doesn't turn 23 until after Opening Day. Noah Schultz and Hagen Smith might be more famous than McDougal, but McDougal was clearly the White Sox's best minor-league starter in 2025 and is the most likely of their pitching prospects to make an impact in the 2026 big-league rotation. Read Past Outlooks
Signed an $850,000 contract with the White Sox in July of 2021.
Shielded from Rule 5 Draft
The White Sox selected McDougal's contract from Double-A Birmingham on Tuesday.
Analysis
McDougal turned in a 3.26 ERA and 1.33 WHIP to go with a 136:49 K:BB over 113.1 innings between High-A and Double-A in 2025. Considered one of the top pitching prospects in the White Sox's farm system, the 22-year-old will officially receive a spot on the 40-man roster to prevent another team from selecting him in the Rule 5 Draft, and he has a strong chance to make his MLB debut in 2026 and join a talent-deficient White Sox rotation.
McDougal turned in a 3.26 ERA and 1.33 WHIP to go with a 136:49 K:BB over 113.1 innings between High-A and Double-A in 2025. Considered one of the top pitching prospects in the White Sox's farm system, the 22-year-old will officially receive a spot on the 40-man roster to prevent another team from selecting him in the Rule 5 Draft, and he has a strong chance to make his MLB debut in 2026 and join a talent-deficient White Sox rotation.
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Minor League Left/Right Pitching Splits (AA)
Since 2023
-27%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-27%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .271 | 37 | 11 | 32 | 2 |
| Since 2023vs Right | .198 | 26 | 6 | 17 | 1 |
| 2025vs Left | .271 | 37 | 11 | 32 | 2 |
| 2025vs Right | .198 | 26 | 6 | 17 | 1 |
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Breakout season at Double-A
McDougal has a 1.20 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 65:16 K:BB in 52.2 innings over his last 10 starts across High-A and Double-A.
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Healthy again at Single-A
McDougal has made two starts for Single-A Kannapolis since being reinstated from the 7-day injured list April 21, covering six scoreless innings between those outings while striking out nine and allowing five hits and one walk.
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Returns to IL after appearance
McDougal (elbow) made his season debut last Thursday for Single-A Kannapolis, striking out three over 3.1 scoreless innings while walking five and giving up no hits. Kannapolis placed him on the 7-day injured list one day later.
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Recovering from Tommy John surgery
McDougal underwent Tommy John surgery Oct. 28 and will miss the 2022 season, Joe Doyle of Prospects Live reports.
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Drafted by White Sox
The White Sox have selected McDougal with the 155th overall pick in the 2021 first-year player draft.
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Thriving in Chicago
McDougal was a breakout prospect in the White Sox organization during the 2025 season, according to Jonathan Mayo, Jim Callis and Sam Dykstra of MLB.com.
Analysis
McDougal missed the 2022 season following Tommy John surgery and posted a 6.04 ERA in 2024, but he turned things around completely in 2025. He pitched 113.1 innings between the Single-A and Double-A levels, posting a 3.26 ERA with a 136:49 K:BB. McDougal could get a shot at Triple-A in 2026.
McDougal missed the 2022 season following Tommy John surgery and posted a 6.04 ERA in 2024, but he turned things around completely in 2025. He pitched 113.1 innings between the Single-A and Double-A levels, posting a 3.26 ERA with a 136:49 K:BB. McDougal could get a shot at Triple-A in 2026.