Chicago White Sox fans need to understand that when it comes to pitching prospect Hagen Smith, who has been the target for a lot of criticism in 2025. White Sox fans judged Hagen Smith too earlySmith, the fifth overall selection in the 2024 MLB Draft, has taken some time to find himself as a professional baseball player. Earlier this season, the White Sox pulled Hagen Smith from game action and did some biomechanical work with him at the team's Spring Training complex in Arizona. Smith is no different, but all in all, I do think the White Sox fanbase and minor league talent evaluators judged him too quickly. I'm more bullish on Hagen Smith now than I have ever been in the past.