MINOR LEAGUES Zack Collins, the White Sox first-round selection (10th overall) in the 2016 First-Year Player Draft, is ranked by Baseball America as the No. 4 Prospect in the organization entering the 2017 season. SCOUTING FRONT OFFICE FRONT FIELD STAFF Nick Hostetler Nathan Durst Mike Shirley Ed Pebley Director of Amateur Scouting National Crosschecker National Crosschecker National Hitting Crosschecker PLAYERS OPPONENTS 2016 REVIEW Derek Valenzuela Joe Siers Garrett Guest Mike Ledna West Coast Crosschecker East Coast Crosschecker Midwest Crosschecker College Relief Pitcher Crosschecker PROFESSIONAL SCOUTS FULL-TIME SCOUTING AREAS Bruce Benedict, Kevin Bootay, Joe Butler, Tony Howell, Chris Mike Baker — Southern California, Southern Nevada HISTORY Lein, Alan Regier, Daraka Shaheed, Keith Staab, John Tum- Kevin Burrell — Georgia, South Carolina minia, Bill Young. Robbie Cummings — Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming INTERNATIONAL SCOUTING Ryan Dorsey — Texas Marco Paddy — Special Assistant to the General Manager, Abraham Fernandez — North Carolina, Virginia International Operations Joel Grampietro — Connecticut, Delaware, Eastern Pennsyl- Amador Arias — Supervisor, Venezuela vania, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Marino DeLeon — Dominican Republic Jersey, Eastern New York, Rhode Island, Vermont RECORDS Robinson Garces — Venezuela Phil Gulley — Kentucky, Southern Ohio, Tennessee, West Oliver Dominguez — Dominican Republic Virginia Reydel Hernandez — Venezuela Warren Hughes — Alabama, Florida Panhandle, Louisiana, Tomas Herrera — Mexico Mississippi Miguel Peguero — Dominican Republic George Kachigian — San Diego Guillermo Peralto — Dominican Republic John Kazanas — Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah Omar Sanchez — Venezuela J.J. Lally — Illinois, Iowa, Michigan Panhandle, Minnesota, Fermin Ubri — Dominican Republic Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Wisconsin, Canada Steve Nichols — Northern Florida Jose Ortega — Puerto Rico, Southern Florida MINOR LEAGUES Clay Overcash — Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma Noah St. Urbain — Southern California, Hawai'i Adam Virchis — Northern California, Northern Nevada Chris Walker — Texas Justin Wechsler — Indiana, Michigan, Northern Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, Western New York — Southern California MEDIA/MISC. Ken Williams Jr. 294 CHICAGO WHITE SOX FRONT OFFICE FRONT 2016 DRAFT Rd Player Pos. School Rd Player Pos. School 1 Zack Collins C University of Miami (Fla.) 21 Michael Horejsei LHP Ohio State University 1A Zack Burdi RHP University of Louisville 22 Joel Booker OF University of Iowa 2 Alec Hansen RHP University of Oklahoma 23 Samuel Dexter SS University of Southern Maine 3 Alexander Call OF Ball State University 24 Brady Conlan 3B Cal State U-Dominguez Hills 4 Jameson Fisher OF Southeastern Louisiana Univ. 25 Charles Madden III* C Mercer University FIELD STAFF 5 Jimmy Lambert RHP Fresno State University 26 Zach Farrar* OF Carroll Senior High School 6 Luis Curbelo SS Cocoa High School 27 Mike Morrison RHP Coastal Carolina University 7 Bernardo Flores LHP Univ.of Southern California 28 Aaron Schnurbusch OF University of Pittsburgh 8 Nathan Nolan C St. Mary’s College of California 29 Earl Henderson* 1B Central Arizona College 9 Max Dutto SS Menlo College 30 Pat Cashman RHP Southeastern Louisiana Univ. 10 Zach Remillard 3B Coastal Carolina University 31 Brandon Bossard* SS Nazareth Acad. College Prep 11 Ian Hamilton RHP Washington State University 32 Sean Renzi RHP Central Michigan University 12 Mitch Roman SS Wright State University 33 Ryan Boelter LHP Gardner-Webb University 13 Michael Hickman C Chipola College 34 Jaxon Shirley* 2B Lapel High School PLAYERS 14 Bryan Saucedo* RHP Davenport University 35 Garrett Acton* RHP Lemont (Ill.) High School 15 Jake Elliott RHP University of Oklahoma 36 Reese Cooley* OF Chipola College 16 Ben Wright RHP University of Nevada-Las Vegas 37 Leo Kaplan* OF Harvard-Westlake High School 17 Brad Haymes RHP Gardner-Webb University 38 Tyler Gordon* C Simeon Career Academy 18 Lane Hobbs RHP Concordia (Texas) University 39 Justin Lavey* SS Kenosha Tremper High School 19 Anthony Villa 1B St. Mary’s College of California 40 Drew Puglielli* 3B Gulf Coast High School 20 Matthew Foster RHP University of Alabama *Indicates did not sign OPPONENTS NO. 1 DRAFT SELECTIONS Year Player Pos. High School/College Year Player Pos. High School/College 1965 Ken Piesha C University of Notre Dame 1990 Alex Fernandez P Miami-Dade South J.C. 1966 Carlos May OF Parker (Ala.) H.S. 1991 Scott Ruffcorn P Baylor University 1967 Dan Haynes 3B Headland (Ga.) H.S. 1992 Eddie Pearson 1B Bishop State C.C. 2016 REVIEW 1968 Rich McKinney SS Ohio University 1993 Scott Christman P Oregon State University 1969 Ted Nicholson 3B Oak Park (Miss.) H.S. 1994 Mark Johnson C Warner Robins (Ga.) H.S. 1970 Lee Richard SS Southern University 1995 Jeff Liefer OF Long Beach State Univ. 1971 Danny Goodwin C Peoria Central (Ill.) H.S. 1996 Bobby Seay* P Sarasota (Fla.) H.S. 1972 Mike Ondina OF Rancho Cordova (Calif.) H.S. 1997 Jason Dellaero SS University of South Florida 1973 Steve Swisher C Ohio University 1998 Kip Wells P Baylor University 1974 Larry Monroe P Forest View (Ill.) H.S. 1999 Jason Stumm P Centralia (Wash.) H.S. 1975 Chris Knapp P Central Michigan University Matt Ginter P Mississippi State University HISTORY 1976 Steve Trout P Thornwood (Ill.) H.S. 2000 Joe Borchard OF Stanford University 1977 Harold Baines OF St. Michaels (Md.) H.S. 2001 Kris Honel P Providence (Ill.) Catholic H.S. 1978 Choice to Yankees as compensation for free agent 2002 Royce Ring P San Diego State University Ron Blomberg 2003 Brian Anderson OF University of Arizona 1979 Steve Buechele* SS Servite (Calif.) H.S. 2004 Josh Fields 3B Oklahoma State University Rick Seilheimer C Brenham (Texas) H.S. 2005 Lance Broadway P Texas Christian University 1980 Cecil Espy OF Point Luma (Calif.) H.S. 2006 Kyle McCulloch P University of Texas 1981 Daryl Boston OF Woodward (Ohio) H.S. 2007 Aaron Poreda P University of San Francisco RECORDS 1982 Ron Karkovice C Boone H.S., Orlando, Fla. 2008 Gordon Beckham INF University of Georgia 1983 Joel Davis P Sandalwood H.S., 2009 Jared Mitchell OF Louisiana State University Jacksonville, Fla. 2010 Chris Sale P Florida Gulf Coast Univ. Russ Morman 1B Wichita State University 2011 Keenyn Walker OF Central Arizona J.C. 1984 Tony Menendez P American (Fla.) H.S. 2012 Courtney Hawkins OF Carroll (Texas) High School Tom Hartley OF Hudson Bay (Wash.) H.S. 2013 Tim Anderson SS East Central C.C. MINOR LEAGUES 1985 Kurt Brown C Glendora (Calif.) H.S. 2014 Carlos Rodon LHP North Carolina State Univ. 1986 Grady Hall P Northwestern University 2015 Carson Fulmer RHP Vanderbilt University 1987 Jack McDowell P Stanford University 2016 Zach Collins C University of Miami (Fla.) 1988 Robin Ventura 3B Oklahoma State University Zack Burdi RHP University of Louisville 1989 Frank Thomas 1B Auburn University Bold indicates player reached the majors. *Did not sign 2016 Draft Recap MEDIA/MISC. The White Sox selected catcher Zach Collins from the University of Miami (Fla.) with the 10th overall pick and right-hander Zack Burdi with the 26th pick in the 2016 First-Year Player Draft. Collins appeared in 39 games between the Arizona Rookie League White Sox and Class A Winston-Salem in his first season. He also played for the Glendale Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League. Burdi made 25 relief appearances between the Dash, Class AA Birmingham and Class AAA Charlotte. Collins was the third-consecutive Top 10 selection for the Sox, following RHP Carson Fulmer (No. 8) in 2015 and LHP Carlos Rodon (No. 3) in 2014. 2017 MEDIA GUIDE 295 MINOR LEAGUE AFFILIATES INSTRUCTORS CLASS A KANNAPOLIS INTIMIDATORS Director of Player Development................................ Chris Getz P.O. Box 64, Kannapolis, NC 28082 Director of Minor League Instruction ..................Kirk Champion 2016 Record ..................................................................... 58-82 FRONT OFFICE FRONT Pitching Coordinator ..........................................Richard Dotson Manager ............................................................Justin Jirschele Hitting Instructor ................................................. Mike Gellinger Pitching Coach .......................................................Matt Zaleski Catching Instructor ...................................................John Orton Hitting Coach .....................................................Jamie Dismuke Infield Coordinator ....................................................Vance Law Trainer ........................................................................ Joe Geck Outfield/Baserunning Coordinator ......................Aaron Rowand Conditioning......................................................Goldy Simmons Camp Coordinator/Asst., Player Devel. ........Tommy Thompson General Manager....................................................Randy Long Pitching Assistant ...................................................J.R. Perdew Director of Media Relations .................................Josh Feldman FIELD STAFF Assistant, Player Development..........................Rafael Santana E-Mail Address [email protected] Conditioning Coordinator .......................................Dale Torborg Stadium, Capacity ................ CMC-North East Stadium (4,700) Minor League Medical/Rehab Coordinator ..............Scott Takao Sox Affiliation ............................................................since 2001