Kyle Lodise, a 21-year-old shortstop from Georgia Tech, was selected 76th overall by the Chicago White Sox in the 2025 MLB Draft. He posted a 1.095 OPS with 16 home runs in his lone college season, backed by reliable bat-to-ball skills and high baseball IQ. The White Sox prioritized bats early in the draft and assigned Lodise directly to High-A Winston-Salem. Lodise ranks as the No. 9 prospect in the White Sox system after being 79th on MLB.com's board. In 16 High-A games he hit .255/.371/.510 with an .881 OPS, including an 8-for-14 series with three homers and a triple.
Lodise, a 21-year-old shortstop, put up a 1.095 OPS with 16 home runs in his only season at Georgia Tech. While he wasn't known to have overwhelming power or tools, reliable bat-to-ball skills and a high baseball IQ made him a high-floor draft target for a team needing an infusion of bats. That's where the White Sox came in. With the organization lacking in position player prospects, Chicago's first four selections in the 2025 draft were bats.
Lodise was the 79th ranked draft prospect on MLB.com's big board. He's now the No. 9 prospect in the White Sox farm system, and the team demonstrated their confidence in him by placing him directly in High-A Winston-Salem. The ""steady right-handed hitter" took a little while to find his rhythm at the plate, but he has quickly started to crush the ball in the minor leagues. In 16 games with Winston-Salem, Lodise is is batting .255/.371/.510 with a an OPS of .881.
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