There are THREE ways a team can get better year over year (Five if you count a new front office or a new coaching staff). I’m leaving out new ownership as a possibility because…because this is the Sox.
- Draft Picks
- Free Agents
- Trades (acquired)
Because the info is very large for all three categories, this will be a three-step posting.
We’ll star with DRAFT PICKS
Because of the Sox’ record in 2023, the White Sox will be drafting a Top 5 prospect (#5). I’ll let everyone reading to determine how successful the FIRST ROUND draft picks (player draft order in parenthesis) have been for the White Sox since the turn of the century which coincided with the start of the Kenny Williams GM era. The list does NOT include players selected in the AMATEUR DRAFT (i.e., Jose Abreu, Luis Roberts, etc.)
The KENNY WILLIAMS - GM era
2000 Joe Brochard (12)
2001 Kris Honel (16) and Wyatt Allen (39 – Supplemental First Round)
2002 Royce Ring (18)
2003 Brian Anderson (15)
2004 Josh Fields (18), Tyler Lumsden (34) and Gio Gonzalez (38 – Supplemental First Round)
2005 Lance Broadway (15)
2006 Kyle McCulloch (29)
2007 Aaron Poreda (25)
2008 Gordon Beckham (8)
2009 Jared Mitchell (23) and Josh Phegley (38 – Supplemental First Round)
2010 Chris Sale (13)
2011 Kenyan Walker (47 – Supplemental First Round)
The RICK HAHN - GM era starts
2012 Courtney Hawkins (13) and Keon Barnum (48 – Supplemental First Round)
2013 Tim Anderson (17)
2014 Carlos Rodon (3)
2015 Carson Fulmer (8)
2016 Zack Collins (10) and Zack Burdi (26)
2017 Jake Burger (11)
2018 Nick Madrigal (4)
2019 Andrew Vaughn (3)
2020 Garrett Crochet (11)
2021 Colson Montgomery (22)
2022 Noah Schultz (26)
2023 Jacob Gonzalez (15)
The CHRIS GETZ – GM era starts
2024 #5 pick
