With their sixth round pick (No. 166 overall), the White Sox selected shortstop Colby Shelton from the University of Florida. The 6´0´´, 205-pounder is not known for his speed and becomes a candidate for a position shift to second base.
MLB had Davis ranked as the No. 142 prospect in the draft, so no sooner had I lamented the White Sox tendency to draft low with regard to consensus talent level than the White Sox score a “steal.” It’s conceivable that Shelton was on the White Sox draft board much higher but dropped off after the club already had scored both Billy Carlson and Kyle Lodise, but with Shelton still available at No.