If you are playing baseball in Indiana, the chances are good that the Chicago White Sox are watching you.
Director of amateur scouting Nick Hostetler lives in Louisville, and between there and Chicago is nothing but miles and miles of Indiana. For decades, the White Sox have scouted and drafted heavily in the state. Every year, the state names its top player “Indiana Mr. Baseball,” and in 2001 it was Wes Whisler. Wes was so beloved, he spent 10 years in the White Sox system. Whistler finally appeared in Chicago, for just more than an inning, over three games in 2009.