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White Sox Draft Firestarter Cholowsky | San Antonio News
The Chicago White Sox stunned the baseball world by taking UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky with the top pick in the MLB draft—his college OPS over 1.000, 21 homers, and Big Ten Player of the Year honors make him a franchise cornerstone. The Sox, currently in first place and without the No. 1 pick since 1977, are betting big on Cholowsky to lead them back to a World Series. Meanwhile, Tampa Bay grabbed 18-year-old phenom Grady Emerson, and Minnesota selected catcher Vahn Lackey—both seen as elite prospects. Notably, none of the top picks attended the draft live, as MLB pushes for mandatory…
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