The Chicago White Sox closed out the 2025 MLB Draft with a promising haul, landing four draft prospects ranked inside The Athletic’s top 100. The group features a mix of high-upside talent and positional versatility, signaling a continued focus on rebuilding organizational depth and adding impact players for the future.
One player that just missed Keith Law’s top-100 rankings was Gabe Davis. Davis, the White Sox's fifth-round pick out of Oklahoma State, is one of the more intriguing players in the White Sox's draft class.
Davis' career totals for the Cowboys don’t jump off the page. In 94.2 innings across three seasons, he owned a career 5.61 ERA with an .253 opponent average against. However, he has the tools to be an impact arm for the White Sox in the future.
He brings an intimidating presence to the mound, standing 6-foot-9 and weighing 225 pounds, with a fastball that sits in the upper 90s and can touch triple digits. He also features a changeup that carried a 51.7% whiff rate in college, complemented by an 83 mph curveball and 89 mph slider. That arsenal helped him average 11.8 strikeouts per nine innings during his collegiate career.
In 2024, he tied for the team lead with three saves and delivered in big moments — earning a win in the Big 12 Championship game after throwing 2.2 innings of one-run ball with two strikeouts against Oklahoma. During the NCAA regionals against Florida, he struck out a career-high eight batters over four shutout innings. He also threw two no-hitters and posted a 2.84 ERA in his final prep season as a senior at Choctaw High School.
While he never fully put everything together in college, his clear upside is what drew the White Sox to him. With the organization’s recent track record of developing pitchers — coupled with increased investments in minor league infrastructure and technology — there’s every reason to believe Davis can be molded into an effective, high-leverage reliever.
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