Key Highlights
- Picking at the very top all but guarantees that an organization is adding a premier prospect — the type of player who can become a cornerstone of the franchise. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAnd above the rest sits UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky. Cholowsky is already being talked about as the best college shortstop prospect of the last 20 years.
- He’s a true do-it-all player with no obvious holes in his game — a strong defender at shortstop, an exceptional hitter, and someone who can drive the ball with authority to all fields. With Cholowsky, you’re getting about as close to a sure thing as the draft can offer. He’s the type of player who could completely reshape the White Sox rebuild — someone capable of rocketing through the minor leagues and reaching Chicago within a year of being drafted. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAnd yes, he still has to play out his junior season at UCLA before any of this becomes reality.
- That point has been made plenty within the White Sox community.
- Just because Chicago holds the top pick doesn’t mean they’re guaranteed to select him. Maybe the front office prefers another player.
- Maybe another team makes an aggressive signing-bonus push.