Aram Leighton

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Rahimi & Grote Show · Aram Leighton breaks down White Sox's, Cubs' draft classes · 13 Jul 2026 podcast

I don't know if he sticks it short, may ultimately slide over to second base, but when you have the potential for above average hit and power for a high school bat that you're going to bring into your system, and all of a sudden the White Sox have historically not been the best

When it comes to developing hitters, they've done a much better job of late.

I think this is a player that they're excited to bring into the fold.

And if they can help develop him as a shortstop, that's great.

But I think they're most excited about the bat, where you can get that blend of above-average hit and power that is not easy to find, especially when you're looking at high school talent.

Yeah, I would say so, because when you look at what the Cubs are doing so well and have continued to do so well is develop hitters.

And especially this year, I mean, you'll get a couple of emergent players from from last year's draft.

Josiah Hartshorn in the sixth round looks like one of the best young prospects in baseball.

Just saw him here in the futures game.

Their 19th round pick from a couple of years ago.

Owen Ayers looks like he could be a future quarterback.

key piece for them behind the dish and they have so many other guys throughout the system they even traded owen casey for a reason right they have bats to try to bring in a starter and edward cabrera and there's so many other bats through the system that have made a leap this season and again they just seem to do really well when they do go the hitting route but you look at the organization in terms of the pitching side throughout the minor leagues and i know we know about the major league situation but even through the minors and

There's some talent to be desired there, and I think just some depth in general as well.

Jackson Wiggins is really exciting, but has battled some injuries.

Of course, we saw the injury to Kate Horton, but the top end, there's some guys, it seems to drop off a little bit.

So you could tell they wanted to just stock

Pyle arms throughout this system here.

And that's the best way to do it is the draft.

They attacked high spin guys that can really, really spin the breaking balls.

And I think that's what stood out most to me.

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