Frank Smith debuted as a Rule 5 Draft Pick in 1904, and he paid immediate dividends in his first two seasons with 35 Wins and with both of his seasons seeing him secure top ten finished in ERA.  It was a good start, but there was a valley before he would hit the mountain.

A superstar in Cuba, Jose Abreu defected in 2013, and it was the White Sox who won the sweepstakes to sign him.

Johnny Mostil would play all 972 of his Major League Games with the Chicago White Sox, and for a brief time, he was considered one of the quickest players in the game.

“Black” Jack McDowell was the fifth overall draft pick in 1987, and he was able to make the White Sox for four starts that year.  He played in 26 Games the following season, but injuries and rehab kept out of the parent club throughout 1989.  McDowell returned in 1990 with a nice 14-9 season, but that was just the harbinger of things to come.