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2019 MLB Draft: White Sox take Andrew Vaughn in the first round (3rd overall)

After some late intrigue involving the Baltimore Orioles going loco and bypassing both Adley Rutschman and Bobby Witt Jr. with the first pick ... pick No. 3 went as anticipated, with the Chicago White Sox selecting first baseman Andrew Vaughn from the University of California-Berkeley.

Here's Nick Hostetler on Vaughn: "You are looking at one of the most prestigious hitters in the history of college baseball. He won the Golden Spikes as a sophomore over the likes of Casey Mize, who pretty much struck out everyone who walked to the plate in the SEC and went 1-1

— Scott Merkin (@scottmerkin) June 3, 2019

More Hostetler: "It’s power, it’s hitability, it’s pitch recognition, it’s patience.