White Sox Sign 23 Of 50 Draft Picks
CHICAGO (CBS) The White Sox have signed 23 of their 50 selections from the 2011 First-Year Player Draft.
Those signings include pitcher Kyle McMillen (fourth round), pitcher Scott Snodgress (fifth round) and catcher Kevan Smith (seventh round).
Four draft picks are still playing in the NCAA College World Series and cannot sign contracts yet. Those players include Erik Johnson (second round, University of California-Berkeley), Marcus Semien (sixth, University of California-Berkeley), Chadd Krist (13th, University of California-Berkeley) and Cody Winiarski (36th, University of Virginia).
Here are the 23 players who signed contracts:
-4th round - Kyle McMillen* RHP 21 6-1 200 Kent State University (North Canton, Ohio)
-5th round - Scott Snodgress* LHP 21 6-6 215 Stanford University (Yucaipa, Calif.)
-7th round - Kevan Smith^ C 22 6-4 240 University of Pittsburgh (Cranberry Township, Pa.)
-11th round - Blair Walters* LHP 21 6-0 200 University of Hawaii at Manoa (Oak Park, Calif.)
-12th round - Andrew Virgili^ RHP 21 6-2 205 Lynn University (Tampa, Fla.)
-15th round - David Herbek* SS 22 6-2 182 James Madison University (King George, Va.)
-16th round - Chris Bassitt^ RHP 22 6-5 205 University of Akron (Curtice, Ohio)
-17th round - Collin Kuhn^ OF 22 6-0 200 University of Arkansas (Beaver Dam, Wis.)
-18th round - Bryan Blough^ RHP 21 6-2 200 Kennesaw State University (Newnan, Ga.)
-19th round - Kevin Vance* RHP 20 6-0 208 University of Connecticut (Solana Beach, Calif.)
-20th round - Martin Medina* 3B 21 6-0 200 Cal State Bakersfield (Ventura, Calif.)
-21st round - Joe De Pinto* 2B 22 6-1 190 University of Southern California (Sunland, Calif.)
-22nd round - Blake Drake* RHP 22 6-7 205 Indiana State University (Louisville, Ky.)
-24th round - Mark Haddow* OF 23 6-2 215 University of California-Santa Barbara (San Diego, Calif.)
-26th round - Grant Buckner^ SS 23 6-2 215 West Virginia University (Elkview, W. Va.)
-27th round - Jake Cose^ RHP 20 6-5 195 San Juaquin Delta Junior College (Stockton, Calif.)
-28th round - Kyle Robinson^ OF 22 6-3 210 University of Arkansas (Boca Raton, Fla.)
-31st round - Michael Johnson^ SS 22 5-9 175 Samford University (Naples, Fla.)
-32nd round - Brent Tanner* C 23 6-2 225 University of South Alabama (Lucedale, Miss.)
-35th round - Joseph Dvorsky* RHP 22 6-3 200 Texas State University (Waco, Texas)
-37th round - Todd Kibby^ LHP 19 6-4 240 St. Petersburg Junior College (New Middleton, Ohio)
-38th round - Keegan Linza^ RHP 22 6-6 230 Liberty University (Salisbury, N.C.)
-45th round - Cory Farris^ OF 21 6-0 205 Cumberland University (Florence, Ky.)
