The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Chicago , Illinois . They play in the American League Central division. Since the institution of MLB's Rule 4 Draft , the White Sox have selected 65 players in the first round. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft",[1] the Rule 4 Draft is MLB's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to its teams. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick.[1] In addition, teams which lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks .[2]
Of the 65 players picked in the first round by the Chicago White Sox, 31 have been pitchers , the most of any position; 20 of them were right-handed, while 11 were left-handed. Twelve outfielders , eight catchers , five shortstops , five third basemen , and four first basemen were also taken. The team has never drafted a player at second base .[3] Fourteen of the players came from high schools or universities in the state of California, and Florida follows with eight players.[3] The White Sox have also drafted six players from their home state of Illinois.[3]
One player has won a championship with the team; Aaron Rowand (1998) was part of the 2005 World Series championship team.[4] Frank Thomas (1989) was a member of the Chicago White Sox for 16 years, including the 2005 season, but was not part of the World Series roster due to injury.[5] Thomas is also the only first-round draft pick to win the Most Valuable Player Award , winning the honor in both 1993 and 1994.[6] One pick, 1987 selection Jack McDowell , has won the Cy Young Award with the team; he won it in 1993.[7] The White Sox had the first overall selection twice in the draft, which they used on Danny Goodwin (1971) and Harold Baines (1977).
The White Sox have made 16 selections in the supplemental round of the draft and 5 compensatory picks since the institution of the First-Year Player Draft in 1965.[3] These additional picks are provided when a team loses a particularly valuable free agent in the previous off-season,[2] [8] [V] or, more recently, if a team fails to sign a draft pick from the previous year.[9] The White Sox have failed to sign three of their first-round picks: Danny Goodwin (1971), Steve Buechele (1979), and Bobby Seay (1996). The White Sox did not receive any compensation for Goodwin or Buechele, but they did receive the 51st pick in 1997 for failing to sign Seay.[3]
Key
Year
Each year links to an article about that year's Major League Baseball Draft .
Position
Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play
Pick
Indicates the number of the pick
*
Player did not sign with the White Sox
§
Indicates a supplemental pick
'05
Player was a member of the White Sox' 2005 championship team
Picks
Jack McDowell (1987) won the
Cy Young Award with the White Sox in 1993.
Bobby Seay (1996) was one of seven players drafted by the White Sox from the state of Florida.
Kip Wells (1998) was one of two players drafted by the White Sox from
Baylor University .
Aaron Rowand (1998) won a
World Series title with the White Sox in 2005.
Royce Ring (2002) was one of 14 players drafted by the White Sox from the state of California.
Brian Anderson following through on his swing, looking towards the left and the ball (offscreen) he has just hit. He is playing for the Chicago White Sox.
See also
V Free agents are evaluated by the Elias Sports Bureau and rated "Type A", "Type B", or not compensation-eligible. If a team offers arbitration to a player but that player refuses and subsequently signs with another team, the original team may receive additional draft picks. If a "Type A" free agent leaves in this way his previous team receives a supplemental pick and a compensation pick from the team with which he signs. If a "Type B" free agent leaves in this way his previous team receives only a supplemental pick.[9]
a The White Sox lost their first-round pick in 1978 to the New York Yankees as compensation for signing free agent Ron Blomberg .[59]
b The White Sox gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1979 from the Baltimore Orioles for losing free agent Steve Stone .[60]
c The White Sox gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1983 from the New York Yankees for losing free agent Steve Kemp .[61]
d The White Sox gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1983 for losing free agent Steve Kemp.[61]
e The White Sox gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1984 from the Toronto Blue Jays for losing free agent Dennis Lamp .[62]
f The White Sox gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1994 for losing free agent Ellis Burks .[62]
g The White Sox gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1997 for losing free agent Alex Fernandez .[63]
h The White Sox gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1997 for losing free agent Kevin Tapani .[63]
i The White Sox gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1997 for losing free agent Alex Fernandez.[63]
j The White Sox gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1997 for losing free agent Alex Fernandez.[63]
k The White Sox gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1997 for failing to sign draft pick Bobby Seay.[63]
l The White Sox gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1998 for losing free agent Dave Martinez .[64]
m The White Sox gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1999 from the New York Mets for losing free agent Robin Ventura .[65]
n The White Sox gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1999 for losing free agent Albert Belle .[65]
o The White Sox gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1999 for losing free agent Robin Ventura.[65]
p The White Sox gained a compensatory first-round pick in 2001 from the Florida Marlins for losing free agent Charles Johnson .[66]
q The White Sox gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2001 for losing free agent Charles Johnson.[66]
r The White Sox gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2004 for losing free agent Bartolo Colón .[67]
s The White Sox gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2004 for losing free agent Tom Gordon .[67]
t The White Sox gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2009 for losing free agent Orlando Cabrera .[68]
u The White Sox gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2011 for losing free agent J. J. Putz .[69]
v The White Sox gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2012 for losing free agent Mark Buehrle .[57]
References
General references
In-text citations
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Chicago White Sox first-round draft picks
1965: Plesha
1966: May
1967: Haynes
1968: McKinney
1969: Nicholson
1970: Richard
1971: Goodwin
1972: Ondina
1973: Swisher
1974: Monroe
1975: Knapp
1976: Trout
1977: Baines
1978: none
1979: Buechele , Seilheimer
1980: Espy
1981: Boston
1982: Karkovice
1983: Davis , Morman
1984: Menéndez , Hartley
1985: Brown
1986: Hall
1987: McDowell
1988: Ventura
1989: Thomas
1990: Fernandez
1991: Ruffcorn
1992: Pearson
1993: Christman
1994: Johnson , Clemons
1995: Liefer
1996: Seay
1997: Dellaero , Kane, Caradonna, Myette , Parque , Biddle
1998: Wells , Rowand
1999: Stumm, Ginter , West, Purvis
2000: Borchard
2001: Honel, Allen
2002: Ring
2003: B. Anderson
2004: Fields , Lumsden , Gonzalez
2005: Broadway
2006: McCulloch
2007: Poreda
2008: Beckham
2009: Mitchell , Phegley
2010: Sale
2011: Walker
2012: Hawkins , Barnum
2013: T. Anderson
2014: Rodon
2015: Fulmer