White Sox Draft Picks Set for Surprise Pro Debuts

White Sox Draft Picks Set for Surprise Pro Debuts originally appeared on Athlon Sports.In baseball, patience doesnt always pay off, especially for the Chicago White Sox, who have four new draft picks skipping scrimmages and jumping straight into minor league action right now.While most MLB draftees spend their first few months hidden away in Arizona or Florida "Bridge Leagues," the White Sox decided to shake things up.

Four members of their 2025 MLB Draft class will jump straight into affiliated ball this week.

Forget waiting until next spring, Chicago is sending them straight into the game.White Sox have assigned Colby Shelton, Anthony DePino, Ely Brown, and Bryce Eblin to Low A Kannapolis.

#Ballers Ian Eskridge (@dailywhitesox) August 5, 2025The team officially assigned three picks, SS Colby Shelton, 3B Anthony DePino and OF Ely Brown, to the Low-A Kannapolis Cannon Ballers.

Third-round pick Kyle Lodise, however, got the biggest surprise.

Hes skipping Low-A altogether and heading directly to High-A Winston-Salem Dash.Shelton, DePino, Brown to Kannapolis; Lodise Jumps to High-AShelton, the sixth-rounder from Alabama, is already being touted as Chicagos quickest to the big leagues prospect.

With three seasons of SEC-level production from the left side of the plate, his bats been big-league ready for a while.Chicago White Sox manager Will Venable looks from the dugout against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the first inning at PNC Park.

Charles LeClaire-Imagn ImagesDePino brings a different flavor.

The Rhode Island slugger is fresh off a 20-20 season, the only player in D-I baseball to pull that off this year.

Hes got serious pop, though some believe a move to first base is in his future.

Ely Brown, Mercers reliable centerfielder, rounds out the trio.

He played all 60 games this season, hitting .320 with more walks than strikeouts, something scouts are fond of.Then theres Lodise.

The Georgia Tech infielder hit 16 homers with a 1.095 OPS in his lone ACC season.

Scouts love his instincts and all-fields approach.

The White Sox love his maturity even more.

Hell join Winston-Salem, where hell pair up with Jeral Perez to form a must-watch infield duo.As expected White Sox 3rd rounder Kyle Lodise has been added to the #Dash roster.

Ian Eskridge (@dailywhitesox) August 5, 2025But with all these going on, it's clear that the White Sox arent waiting around.

Neither are their prospects.Related: White Sox Receive Good News on Luis Robert Jr.

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