The Sunday before the All-Star break used to be known as the last day of the first half, but now it’s also the first day of the MLB draft. You can follow the madness starting at 6 p.m. CT on NLB Network and ESPN. In a change from years past, only the first picks will be made this year, with the second through 10th rounds commencing on Day 2.
We’ll have a DraftThread as usual, and Josh will be hosting the Sox Machine Draft Show on Twitter Spaces. Follow him at @soxmachine_josh and be ready for his pick-by-pick coverage. In the meantime, check out our 2021 draft coverage, in which Josh has covered the hell out of the various scenarios the White Sox could choose when it’s time for the 22nd pick.
Below, I’ve rounded up the most recent summaries of mock drafts from the top five outlets, although at least one of them is expected to drop a significant update in the morning. I’ll update this post if the revisions are limited, but if there’s a flurry of mocks later in the day with substantial disagreement, I may post one last scrape before the picks start coming.
There’s still a consensus prospect of the bunch, and Josh covered him in a Patreon-exclusive post a few weeks ago.
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- White Sox select (Callis): Joe Mack, C, Williamsville East HS (East Amherst, N.Y.)
- White Sox select (Mayo): Colson Montgomery, 3B, Southridge HS (Huntingburg, Ind.)
- Previous mock: Jud Fabian, OF, Florida
MLB Pipepline delivers a dueling mock draft between its experts, and while they disagree over the pick, it’s mostly because Jim Callis has Montgomery going to the Cubs one pick earlier.
Jim Callis’ view: “Besides Colson Montgomery, the White Sox are tied to a slew of high school bats: Mack, shortstop Max Muncy, third baseman Wes Kath and second baseman Peyton Stovall. But they may want a college arm (East Carolina right-hander Gavin Williams, Saint Mary’s left-hander Ky Bush, McGreevy, Cusick) and also could take Fabian.”
Jonathan Mayo’s view: “It’s quite possible Montgomery will be gone, in which case the White Sox could go the college bat route with Jud Fabian.”
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- White Sox select: Colson Montgomery, 3B, Southridge HS (Huntingburg, Ind.)
- Previous mock: Montgomery
Carlos Collazo’s view: “The names linked to the White Sox haven’t changed significantly since our last update, so we’re thinking powerful prep hitters like Montgomery, James Wood, Peyton Stovall and Wes Kath. We haven’t heard Izaac Pacheco mentioned specifically with the White Sox, but he is getting talked about more of late, and could fit as well.”
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Law’s view: “All spring it’s been Colson Montgomery, Chase Petty and Pacheco for the White Sox. They might have their pick of all three.“
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ESPN (July 9)
- White Sox select: Max Muncy, SS, Thousand Oaks HS (CA)
- Previous mock: Montgomery
Kiley McDaniel’s view: “I think they’re hoping for Colson Montgomery and are probably his floor, but I think this pick will come down to Muncy and Joe Mack. The backup options are mostly the leftover college arms, with McGreevy the only one who makes it here. Keep an eye on Cody Morissette, Andrew Abbott and some power prep arms (Painter, Jackson Baumeister, Petty, Chase Burns) at their later picks.”
McDaniel goes on to pick for teams in the second round, and the White Sox end up with New Jersey prep righty Chase Petty, who had occasionally been linked to the White Sox at No. 22 throughout the process.
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- White Sox select: Montgomery
Eric Longenhagen and Kevin Goldstein’s view: “Montgomery’s name gained steam late in the year when he actually started playing and he went from in the mix with Anaheim in round two, to the comp round, to here, and now is mentioned as high as the Mets pick at 10. We also have the ChiSox on Arizona high school infielder Wes Kath.”
FanGraphs is promising a final mock draft this morning, so I’ll roll this one toward the top when it appears.
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