Clay Burdette, Braden Holcomb, and Grayson Fitzwater are among the White Sox 2026 draftees who have gotten their professional careers off to a strong start.
Noah Phalen highlights Clay Burdette, Braden Holcomb, and Grayson Fitzwater as three standout early performers from the Chicago White Sox 2026 draft class following their minor league debuts. While top overall pick Roch Cholowsky was sidelined with a wrist injury, these later-round selections quickly excelled across affiliate action.
Seventh-round pick Burdette stole 13 bases and slashed .274/.381/.481 in 29 games for Low-A Kannapolis. Twelfth-rounder Holcomb hit .321 in Low-A before earning a promotion to High-A Winston-Salem, while 13th-round first baseman Fitzwater batted .271 with four home runs.
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