A comprehensive look at every selection the Chicago White Sox hold in the 2026 MLB Draft, including the No. 1 overall pick and five selections on Day 1.
The 2026 MLB Draft is here, and as the names are announced from Philadelphia on Saturday, it’s an exciting time to be a Chicago White Sox fan.
After winning the draft lottery, three consecutive 100 loss seasons will finally pay dividends on draft day, as the White Sox hold the No. 1 overall selection. That gives them their pick of the litter to take the best player available and, after a trade made on the eve of the draft, the largest bonus pool of any team.
That aforementioned deal, which sent Jacob Gonzalez to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for a Competitive Balance Round A draft selection, seriously expands what the White Sox can do on Saturday afternoon.
The first 10 picks of the draft will be announced with coverage on NBC and Peacock. Picks 11 through 40 will then be broadcast on MLB Network, with MLB.com and MLB.TV covering the remaining picks from 41 through 135 to close things out on Saturday.
The rest of the draft will take place on Sunday. Rounds 5 through 20 will be continuously streamed from 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET on MLB.com and MLB.TV.
All eyes will be on the White Sox in this year’s draft. That is not just because they are sitting in the top spot, but because their bonus pool gives them more spending power than any other team and, therefore, the ability to influence how things play out.
Chicago will also be under the microscope as an overachieving team, currently sitting in first place in the AL Central at 48-45 as we close in on the All Star break. One of the brightest young teams in the sport is about to add even more exciting talent.
On Saturday alone, the White Sox will add five players to the organization in what should be an eventful day. Here's a look at every White Sox selection ahead of the 2026 MLB Draft:
First Round (Pick No. 1)
Is it Roch Cholowsky or Grady Emerson? The White Sox still haven’t tipped their hand on which shortstop they’ll be taking at the top of the draft, but either way, they’ll have one of the top prospects in all of baseball and a shortstop with plus tools across the board.
Competitive Balance Round A (Pick No. 34)
This is the pick the White Sox acquired from Pittsburgh for Jacob Gonzalez and Brandon Eisert. There are clearly some players Chicago loves in this range, and I firmly believe that Nazareth Academy infielder Landon Thome could be in the mix here.
Thome is the son of MLB Hall of Famer and former White Sox slugger Jim Thome, and he’s been on Chicago’s draft radar for quite some time now.
Second Round (Pick No. 41)
The White Sox will also look to put their bonus pool to work in the second round at No. 41 overall. This is an opportunity to land some high school talent that slipped out of the first round due to signability concerns.
Chicago could realistically land three players ranked in the top 30 if it plays its cards right and chooses to go top heavy.
Third Round (Pick No. 77)
The White Sox picked 76th overall in the 2025 draft and selected Georgia Tech shortstop Kyle Lodise. Lodise is currently the No. 8 ranked prospect in the White Sox farm system. They’ll be looking for a player with a similar impact here.
Fourth Round (Pick No. 105)
Chicago’s fourth round pick is No. 105 overall, and it will be the last selection the team makes during Saturday’s portion of the draft.
Remaining Rounds
In every round from 5 through 20, the White Sox will have the second pick. They’ll have a fresh opportunity to reset and almost have their pick of the litter when Day 2 begins, selecting immediately after the Colorado Rockies in every round.
