It might not be a late-round surprise like George Wolkow, but this is a Christmas in July pick
With their 13th round pick (No. 376 overall), the White Sox selected catcher Rylan Galvan DePino from the University of Texas. This is a big coup for the White Sox, as the Longhorn was anticipated as a pick in the top five rounds.
The 6´0´´, 215-pounder is a bit of a project at catcher, but has all the basic skills to build on. MLB is high enough on Galvan to project his ceiling as a major league starter, which is not something you find often in the 13th round, at catcher.
MLB ranked Galvan No. 169 heading into the draft, and after going undrafted as a sophomore and left to return to Austin to fine-tune his game, there is zero chance the White Sox made this pick without the framework of a deal put together.
2024 Chicago White Sox draft picks
First Round No. 10: Billy Carlson, SS, Corona (Calif.) H.S. (slot value $6.24 million)
Second Round No. 44: Jaden Fauske, OF/C, Nazareth Academy (Ill.) ($2.22 million)
Third Round No. 76: Kyle Lodise, SS, Georgia Tech University ($1.08 million)
Fourth Round No. 107: Landon Hodges, C, Crespi Carmelite (Calif.) H.S. ($722,600)
Fifth Round No. 137: Gabe Davis, RHP, Oklahoma State University ($534,400)
Sixth Round No. 166: Colby Shelton, SS, University of Florida ($403,900)
Seventh Round No. 196: Anthony DePino, 3B, University of Rhode Island ($314,500)
Eighth Round No. 226 Blaine Wynk, RHP, Ohio State University
Ninth Round No. 256 Riley Eikhoff, RHP, Coastal Carolina University
10th Round No. 286 Daniel Wright, RHRP, University of Iowa
11th Round No. 316 Matthew Boughton, SS, Covenant (Texas) H.S.
12th Round No. 346 Ely Brown, OF, Mercer University
13th Round No. 376 Rylan Galvan, C, University of Texas