White Sox agree to terms with top 11 Draft selections
CHICAGO – The Chicago White Sox have agreed to terms with each of their 11 selections in the first 10 rounds of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft and 28 of their 41 picks overall.
In addition to first-rounder Courtney Hawkins, the Sox have agreed to terms with sixth-rounder Kyle Hansen, a right-handed pitcher from St. John’s Univserity, and seventh-rounder Jose Barraza, a catcher from Sunnyside High School in Fresno, Calif. The Sox also have signed catcher/first baseman Zach Stoner, their 12th-round selection from Rockford (Ill.) Boylan Catholic High School.
The following is a list of the 2012 draft selections who have agreed to terms with the Sox, and their minor-league assignments:
Round Player Pos. Age Ht. Wt. School (Hometown) Club
1 Courtney Hawkins OF 18 6-3 220 Mary Carroll High School (Corpus Christi, Texas) Bristol
1A Keon Barnum 1B 19 6-4 230 King High School (Temple Terrace, Fla.) Bristol
2 Chris Beck RHP 21 6-3 225 Georgia Southern University (Jefferson, Ga.) Great Falls
3 Joey DeMichele 2B 21 5-11 190 Arizona State University (Phoenix, Ariz.) Bristol
4 Brandon Brennan RHP 20 6-4 220 Orange Coast College (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Great Falls
5 Nick Basto SS 18 6-2 200 Archbishop McCarthy High School (Davie, Fla.) Bristol
6 Kyle Hansen RHP 21 6-8 210 St. John’s University (Glen Cove, N.Y.) Bristol
7 Jose Barraza C 17 6-2 210 Sunnyside High School (Fresno, Calif.) Bristol
8 Zach Isler RHP 21 6-5 235 University of Cincinnati (Union, Ky.) Great Falls
9 Micah Johnson 2B 21 6-0 200 Indiana University (Indianapolis, Ind.) Great Falls
10 Brandon Hardin RHP 22 6-1 200 Delta State University (Pinckneyville, Ill.) Great Falls
12 Zach Stoner C/1B 18 6-3 200 Boylan Catholic High School (Rockford, Ill.) Bristol
14 Anthony Bucciferro RHP 22 6-3 200 Michigan State University (Joliet, Ill.) Bristol
16 Abe Ruiz 1B 22 6-3 225 Arizona State University (Pacific Grove, Calif.) Great Falls
18 Thomas McCarthy 3B 21 6-3 205 University of Kentucky (Corvallis, Ore.) Great Falls
19 Alex Williams 1B 22 6-6 255 Louisiana Tech University (Effie, La.) Bristol
20 Zachary Voight SS 21 6-0 190 New Mexico State University (Denton, Texas) Great Falls
21 Adam Lopez RHP 22 6-5 220 Virginia Military Institute (Fredericksburg Va.) Bristol
22 Cory McGinnis RHP 22 6-1 195 Auburn University at Montgomery (Allison Park, Pa.) Great Falls
23 Kale Kiser OF 22 5-10 185 University of Nebraska (Plano, Texas) Bristol
24 Eric Grabe 2B 22 5-11 195 University of Tampa (Ocala, Fla.) Bristol
25 Storm Throne RHP 21 6-7 230 Morningside College (Sergeant Bluff, Iowa) Bristol
26 Zachary Toney LHP 23 6-3 230 Austin Peay State University (Biloxi, Miss.) Great Falls
27 Zachary Fisher C 20 6-2 195 New Mexico State University (Fontana, Calif.) Great Falls
28 James Hudelson RHP 22 6-4 200 Delta State University (Columbia, Mo.) Bristol
30 Jake Brown SS 22 5-11 185 Kansas State University (Russell, Kan.) Bristol
31 William Thompson 3B 22 6-3 210 East Carolina University (Apex, N.C.) Bristol
32 Steve Nikorak 3B 22 6-2 215 Temple University (Lakewood, N.J.) Bristol