Kenny's Drafting Philosphy

The White Sox, led by GM Kenny Williams, have a few very important physical and mental traits they look to get out of their draft picks every June. On the mental side there's this,

The player needs to exhibit a hard-nosed sort of attitude with the ability to handle the pressure brought about by playing in Chicago.

And on the physical side,

A pitcher, for example, also must possess a little sink or movement within his repertoire in order to combat the dog days of summer at U.S. Cellular Field, when the ball really carries in one of baseball's more hitter-friendly venues. Straight fastballs, at any velocity, just don't work.

The White Sox have the 25th pick in this year's draft.