The Chicago White Sox selected Georgia Tech infielder Kyle Lodise with the 76th overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft.
Lodise, a 21-year-old shortstop, put up a 1.095 OPS with 16 home runs in his only season at Georgia Tech. While he wasn't known to have overwhelming power or tools, reliable bat-to-ball skills and a high baseball IQ made him a high-floor draft target for a team needing an infusion of bats.
That's where the White Sox came in. With the organization lacking in position player prospects, Chicago's first four selections in the 2025 draft were bats.