Chicago White Sox director of amateur scouting Mike Shirley pointed to “position-player depth” as a strength in this year’s draft.
And the Sox went that route in the first round Sunday, selecting Colson Montgomery, an infielder from Southridge High School in Indiana, with the No. 22 pick.
“It’s considered a high school shortstop draft, which is substantial,” Shirley said during a recent pre-draft conference call. “We’ve all talked about how deep this shortstop class is, and I think it’s going to have some loud effect through the first round and into the second round because there are some really good players out there on a high school level that bring a lot to the table.