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The slot value for the top pick this year was $11,350,600.
Cholowsky's bonus tops the previous mark of $9.25 million for
the amateur draft that belonged to Reds pitcher Chase Burns and
Rockies prospect Charlie Condon, two of the top three selections
in 2024.
Cholowsky, a 6-foot-2 shortstop who turned 21 in April, hit .320
with 21 homers, 60 RBIs and a 1.088 OPS in 60 games this season
for UCLA. He is the first No. 1 overall pick for the White Sox
since they drafted outfielder Harold Baines in 1977.
“At the end of the day, we were most comfortable with Roch
Cholowsky with our first pick, regardless of what the signing
bonus was going to be,” general manager Chris Getz said
Saturday.
Cholowsky played for the Bruins for three seasons, batting .329
with 52 homers, 167 RBIs and a 1.072 OPS in 178 games. He ranks
among the school's career leaders in homers, runs scored,
on-base percentage and RBIs.
“You look at what he has done throughout his baseball career,
both at UCLA, but prior to that,” Getz said. “We had interest in
him in high school and then to be able to watch his college
career unfold and see what he accomplished and the impact that
he had on his teammates and that program and now to envision
that type of influence within this organization is something
that attracted us to select him at No. 1.”
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