Fansided · Jun 13, 2018
White Sox: 2018 Amateur Draft Top Pick is Nick Madrigal
The White Sox in the 2018 Amateur Draft selected Nick Madrigal, the 21-year-old second baseman from Oregon State.
Who is this new White Sox prospect you ask?
He is the White Sox leadoff hitter of the future.
Easy to predict
I read a lot about the Oregon State second baseman and contact machine Nick Madrigal. Many of the words I read gave me a hunch the Sox might select him. With a pick like this in context of the current talent already assembled, the key is mitigating risk. Here’s my theory: the upside for the White Sox in this draft literally translated to minimizing the downside.