With the draft fluctuating between 40, five and 20 rounds over the last three years, it's made the idea of signability a little unclear. Back when the draft was two scores deep, there were usually at least a couple of third-day longshots who probably weren't going to sign for bonuses in the low six figures. In the year you could count all the selections on one hand, it seemed dumb to waste a pick on somebody who couldn't be landed.
At least for the White Sox, a 20-round draft resembles 2020 in terms of success rate. The Sox announced the signings of all of their picks on Monday, as well as five undrafted free agents. Per the Baseball America Draft Database, here's the ledger.
| Round | Player | Position | Slot | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colson Montgomery | SS | $3.027M | $3.027M |
| 2 | Wes Kath | 3B | $1.2436M | $1.8M |
| 3 | Sean Burke | LHP | $618,200 | $900K |
| 4 | Brooks Gosswein | LHP | $460K | $200K |
| 5 | Tanner McDougal | RHP | $340K | $850K |
| 6 | Taylor Broadway | RHP | $261,600 | $30K |
| 7 | Theo Denlinger | RHP | $204,800 | $10K |
| 8 | Fraser Ellard | LHP | $167,800 | $20K |
| 9 | Gil Luna | LHP | $152K | $10K |
| 10 | Tommy Sommer | LHP | $143,600 | $20K |
| 11 | Christian Edwards | RHP | $150K | |
| 12 | Johnny Ray | RHP | $150K | |
| 13 | Colby Smelley | C | $125K | |
| 14 | Noah Owen | RHP | $125K | |
| 15 | Cam Butler | OF | $150K | |
| 16 | Terrell Tatum | OF | $125K | |
| 17 | Jayson Gonzalez | 3B | $125K | |
| 18 | Adam Hackenberg | C | $125K | |
| 19 | Shawn Goosenberg | SS | $125K | |
| 20 | Haylen Green | LHP | $20K |
One thing that stands out: Nine of the 10 third-day picks received the third-day maximum bonus of $125,000 or higher (overages count agrainst teams' pools). That's about the same number of picks who'd receive six figures after the 10th round in a normal year, but here they're condensed into a 10-round span, rather than being dispersed among 30 rounds.
ACL Indians 12, ACL White Sox 8
- Wilber Sanchez went 1-for-6 with a strikeout.
- Misael Gonzalez went 2-for-4 with a homer, double, two walks and a stolen base.
- Wilfred Veras was 0-for-3 with two walks.
- Jefferson Mendoza went 1-for-3 with a walk and an HBP.
- Elijah Tatis was 0-for-5 with two strikeouts.
- Benyamin Bailey went 2-for-5 with a homer and two strikeouts.
DSL Blue Jays 5, DSL White Sox 1
- Randel Mondesi went 0-for-3 with a K.
- Carlos Jimenez, 0-for-3.
- Carlos Hinestroza: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
(Photo of Colson Montgomery by Macabe Brown / Courier & Press via Imagn Content Services, LLC)
