CLEVELAND — The White Sox announced the signings of nine of their top 10 draft picks Saturday, agreeing to terms with all but No. 10 overall Zack Collins, a catcher who is playing for the University of Miami in the College World Series.
Leading the list is their other first-rounder, No. 26 overall Zack Burdi, a hard-throwing right-hander from Louisville. Burdi, 21, went 1-3 with a 3.30 ERA and 11 saves over 27 appearances this season.
The Sox have agreed to terms with 26 of their 41 draft picks. Here are the signees:
Round Name Pos. Age Ht. Wt. School (Hometown)
1A Zack Burdi RHP 21 6-3 215 University of Louisville (Downers Grove, Ill.)
2 Alec Hansen RHP 21 6-8 245 University of Oklahoma (Madison, Colo.)
3 Alexander Call OF 21 5-11 190 Ball State University (Burnsville, Minn.)
4 Jameson Fisher OF 22 6-2 200 Southeastern Louisiana University (Baton Rouge, La.)
5 Jimmy Lambert RHP 21 6-3 170 Fresno State University (Arcadia, Calif.)
6 Luis Curbelo SS 18 6-2 200 Cocoa High School (Carolina, P.R.)
7 Bernardo Flores LHP 20 6-4 190 University of Southern California (Pomona, Calif.)
8 Nathan Nolan C 21 6-1 215 St. Mary’s College of California (Reno, Nev.)
9 Max Dutto SS 22 6-0 205 Menlo College (San Ramon, Calif.)
11 Ian Hamilton RHP 20 6-0 195 Washington State University (Dover, N.H.)
12 Mitch Roman SS 21 6-0 180 Wright State University (Fishers, Ind.)
13 Michael Hickman C 19 6-0 215 Chipola College (Anaheim, Calif.)
15 Jake Elliott RHP 21 6-7 230 University of Oklahoma (Pinehurst, N.C.)
16 Ben Wright RHP 21 6-0 190 University of Nevada-Las Vegas (Ventura, Calif.)
17 Brad Haymes RHP 22 6-3 210 Gardner-Webb University (Danville, Va.)
18 Lane Hobbs RHP 21 6-5 235 Concordia (Texas) University (Austin, Texas)
19 Anthony Villa 1B 22 6-3 220 St. Mary’s College of California (San Ramon, Calif.)
20 Matthew Foster RHP 21 6-0 195 University of Alabama (Opelika, Ala.)
21 Michael Horejsei LHP 23 5-10 195 Ohio State University (Parma, Ohio)
22 Joel Booker OF 22 6-0 200 University of Iowa (Columbus, N.C.)
23 Samuel Dexter SS 22 5-11 185 University of Southern Maine (Waterville, Maine)
24 Brady Conlan 3B 22 6-1 215 Cal State U-Dominguez Hills (Northridge, Calif.)
28 Aaron Schnurbusch OF 22 6-5 235 University of Pittsburgh (St. Louis, Mo.)
30 Pat Cashman RHP 23 6-0 185 Southeastern Louisiana University (Winfield, Ill.)
32 Sean Renzi RHP 23 6-3 245 Central Michigan University (Joliet, Ill.)
33 Ryan Boelter LHP 22 6-2 240 Gardner-Webb University (South St. Paul, Minn.)