Sox Build a 20-Pick Draft Class After Roch Cholowsky No. 1

White Sox cap a historic No. 1 pick with Roch Cholowsky and add 16 more selections on Day 2 to complete a 20-player draft, guided by a collaborative front office that pairs power-heavy bats with upside arms. Day 2 highlights include Cal Scolari (5th), Alex Weingartner (6th), Clay Burdette (7th), Jayson Jones (8th), Luke Craytor (9th), Matthew Bucciero (10th), Kyle Casteel (11th), Braden Holcomb (12th), Grayson Fitzwater (13th), Isaac Yeager (14th), Cameron Johnson (15th), Darin Horn (16th), Crew McChesney (17th), Jackson Bergman (18th), Jake Berkland (19th) and Connor Fennell (20th). The piece underscores a signing-space, risk-reward approach and a heavy emphasis on developing both hitters and pitchers through a shared evaluation process led by Mike Shirley and the Sox Machine staff.
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