The Chicago White Sox focused heavily on college players in the 2023 MLB Draft. Thanks to D1Baseball, we can pull advanced metrics and batted ball data for the White Sox draftees. Below are tables for the new hitters and pitchers who fared during 2023. The below data does not capture prep or community college players.
Hitters
Standard Metrics and Advanced Metrics
| Player | Round | Slashline | XBH | HR | RBI | SB/SBA | K% | BB% | ISO | BABIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Gonzalez | 1 | .327/.435/.564 | 28 | 10 | 51 | 0/2 | 11.1 | 13.8 | 0.238 | 0.327 |
| Calvin Harris | 4 | .321/.398/.579 | 28 | 12 | 46 | 2/2 | 16.4 | 11.9 | 0.258 | 0.340 |
| Eddie Park | 8 | .333/.413/.475 | 26 | 6 | 47 | 7/11 | 7.8 | 11.6 | 0.141 | 0.345 |
| Rikuu Nishida | 11 | .312/.394/.443 | 22 | 5 | 37 | 25/33 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 0.130 | 0.332 |
| Ryan Galanie | 13 | .383/.491/.670 | 32 | 17 | 66 | 19/24 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 0.287 | 0.408 |
| Edrick Felix | 14 | .366/.449/.774 | 48 | 25 | 83 | 1/1 | 18.7 | 10.5 | 0.407 | 0.374 |
| Weston Eberly | 16 | .309/.435/.552 | 21 | 9 | 41 | 3/5 | 19.7 | 14.4 | 0.242 | 0.356 |
| Mikey Kane | 17 | .281/.396/.475 | 24 | 9 | 38 | 6/6 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 0.195 | 0.298 |
| Caden Connor | 19 | .329/.415/.502 | 27 | 5 | 45 | 2/3 | 13.1 | 11.6 | 0.173 | 0.359 |
Batted Ball Data
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| Player | GB% | LD% | FB% | PU% | HR/FB% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Gonzalez | 38.1 | 18.2 | 43.6 | 7.2 | 12.7 |
| Calvin Harris | 47.7 | 14.9 | 37.4 | 2.9 | 18.5 |
| Eddie Park | 50.2 | 22.0 | 27.8 | 2.0 | 8.5 |
| Rikuu Nishida | 58.1 | 14.7 | 27.2 | 1.8 | 8.5 |
| Ryan Galanie | 46.3 | 16.8 | 36.8 | 4.7 | 24.3 |
| Edrick Felix | 30.2 | 21.4 | 48.4 | 8.9 | 26.9 |
| Weston Eberly | 34.1 | 20.6 | 45.2 | 7.1 | 15.8 |
| Mikey Kane | 34.6 | 15.9 | 49.5 | 11.5 | 10.0 |
| Caden Connor | 41.1 | 14.1 | 44.8 | 6.3 | 5.8 |
Pitchers
Note: Missing data for Grant Taylor due to injury.
Standard Metrics
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| Pitcher | Round | App | GS | IP | ERA | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Keener | 3 | 23 | 8 | 70.1 | 2.69 | 41 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 94 |
| Lucas Gordon | 6 | 19 | 17 | 102.2 | 2.63 | 85 | 33 | 30 | 34 | 103 |
| Jake Peppers | 9 | 18 | 9 | 58.0 | 4.81 | 52 | 36 | 31 | 26 | 60 |
| Zach Franklin | 10 | 20 | 1 | 38.2 | 7.45 | 35 | 36 | 32 | 19 | 59 |
| Garrett Wright | 20 | 21 | 0 | 29.0 | 3.10 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 36 |
Advanced Metrics
| Pitcher | AVG | OBP | SLG | BABIP | BB% | K% | WHIP | FIP | xFIP | LOB% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Keener | 0.167 | 0.259 | 0.257 | 0.248 | 7.1 | 33.5 | 0.87 | 3.57 | 3.96 | 76.8 |
| Lucas Gordon | 0.226 | 0.303 | 0.362 | 0.284 | 8.0 | 24.1 | 1.16 | 4.58 | 4.99 | 85.8 |
| Jake Peppers | 0.239 | 0.327 | 0.353 | 0.305 | 10.4 | 24.0 | 1.34 | 4.75 | 5.08 | 70.3 |
| Zach Franklin | 0.240 | 0.363 | 0.425 | 0.337 | 10.4 | 32.4 | 1.40 | 5.83 | 4.64 | 52.5 |
| Garrett Wright | 0.170 | 0.288 | 0.508 | 0.250 | 13.3 | 30.0 | 1.14 | 3.91 | 4.43 | 73.6 |
Batted Ball Data
| Pitcher | GB% | LD% | FB% | PU% | HR/FB% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Keener | 44.7 | 16.0 | 39.3 | 8.0 | 6.8 |
| Lucas Gordon | 40.1 | 16.1 | 43.8 | 9.4 | 7.7 |
| Jake Peppers | 40.3 | 20.1 | 39.6 | 9.4 | 7.9 |
| Zach Franklin | 46.5 | 14.0 | 39.5 | 7.0 | 20.6 |
| Garrett Wright | 53.2 | 12.9 | 33.9 | 1.6 | 4.8 |
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