With their seventh round pick (No. 196 overall), the White Sox selected third baseman Anthony DePino from the University of Rhode Island. The 5´11´´, 218-pounder was college baseball
’s only 20-20 player last season and boasted an OPS of better than 1.200.MLB did not rank DePino in its Top 250 heading into the draft, and as a senior with nowhere else to go this is very clearly an aggressive flier on a player who will be forced to sign at slot or likely under.
Power is a big part of DePino’s game,
as his defense and quicks may ultimately send him across the diamond to first base.
2024 Chicago White Sox draft picks
First Round No. 10: Billy Carlson, SS, Corona (Calif.) H.S. (slot value $6.24 million)
Second Round No. 44: Jaden Fauske, OF/C, Nazareth Academy (Ill.) ($2.22 million)
Third Round No. 76: Kyle Lodise, SS, Georgia Tech University ($1.08 million)
Fourth Round No. 107: Landon Hodges, C, Crespi Carmelite (Calif.) H.S. ($722,600)
Fifth Round No. 137: Gabe Davis, RHP, Oklahoma State University ($534,400)
Sixth Round No. 166: Colby Shelton, SS, University of Florida ($403,900)
Seventh Round No. 196: Anthony DePino, 3B, University of Rhode Island ($314,500)
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