White Sox predicted to select 'Gold Glove potential' 1.143 OPS shortstop in MLB Draft
This would be huge for the AL Central club.
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The Chicago White Sox have the first pick in this year's MLB Draft, and there appears to be an obvious choice. It may not be as obvious as when the Pittsburgh Pirates selected Paul Skenes No. 1 overall from LSU, but the White Sox's best bet to land a special talent is theirs for the taking.
"UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky remains the undisputed top prospect in the class and overwhelming favorite to be the No. 1 pick, but there's a lot of fluidity behind him," Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter wrote Tuesday. "High school shortstop Grady Emerson, Georgia Tech catcher Vahn Lackey, and UC Santa Barbara right-hander Jackson Flora are among the other top-tier names to know.
" Cholowsky just turned 21 on April 7 and is lighting the college baseball world on fire at the plate. Through 35 games, he's hitting . 336/.