Despite being one of the worst teams in major league history last season, the White Sox will have the 10th pick in this year’s draft. However, unlike other league’s drafts, the first pick and round are much more of a crapshoot, although it would be nice to pick higher to ensure you get the player you want.
The White Sox will have plenty of options with the 10th pick, as there will be some solid players to pick from. With roughly a few weeks until the draft, no pick is set in stone, as there haven’t been too many rumors as to who the Sox are eyeing.
We will start to take a look at some of the options that could be available at 10 for the White Sox, as there are a few different directions they could go in. In most mock drafts, the top 10 is filled with prep shortstops, college infielders, and college arms. While the weakest part of the White Sox farm system is outfielders, the best practice is to go best player available instead of drawing on your need. Let’s take a look at one of the players that could be on the White Sox radar at 10, Oklahoma pitcher, Kyson Witherspoon.
The White Sox are in an interesting spot, as they have gotten some great contributions out of their younger players this season, as Chase Meidroth, Miguel Vargas, and Edgar Quero have all likely cemented themselves into the lineup for the foreseeable future. This is a change from recent years, as there haven’t been many promising seasons from young hitters in the White sox organization.
Now, approaching the draft, the focus should still be on hitters, but if a pitcher is there that significantly help the organization, there is no need to pass on them if there is not a comparable hitter. With the way the draft looks, there are some good prep bats and college arms, leading the White Sox to an interesting choice if the prep bats are gone by 10.
One of the pitchers that may be hard to pass on is Kyson Witherspoon, as he would give the White Sox an elite right-handed pitching prospect that they are now missing in the minor leagues with the promotion of Grant Taylor.
Witherspoon had a great sophomore season with the Sooners, as he had a very good 2.65 ERA over 95 innings in the starting rotation. He also added a very solid 1.011 WHIP. His ERA was one of the lowest in the country thanks to a fastball that can reach the upper 90s.
There are few players in this year's #NCAABaseball tournament who are more electrifying than @OU_Baseball ace Kyson Witherspoon ⚡
— D1Baseball (@d1baseball) May 28, 2025
The righty has performed at an All-America level this spring, going 10-3 with a 2.47 ERA and a 120-20 K-BB mark in 91 innings. pic.twitter.com/p4YDKfsNNB
Currently ranked as the 8th best draft prospect on MLB Pipeline, Witherspoon has been very successful in his short college career, as he also had a very solid 3.71 ERA as a freshman pitching in the BIG 12. His stats improved across the board in his sophomore season, which is very encouraging to see.
In 2025, Witherspoon struck out 124 batters, good for a very solid 11.7 K/9 Ratio. While that isn’t the highest in the draft, he only walked 2.2 batters per nine innings, which is one of the better ratios in the draft.
While Witherspoon may not have the strikeout numbers as some of the other college arms, he gets guys out and walks considerably less batters. The sky could be the limit for Witherspoon, as Brian Bannister and Ethan Katz have been very good about developing pitching over the last few years. Witherspoon could be a nice right-handed compliment to Hagen Smith and Noah Shultz in what would be a very dominant White Sox rotation in a few years. If he’s there at 10, the White Sox may have a tough time passing up on him.
