Day 3 of the baseball draft is not synonymous with harvesting talent strong enough to fill future big league rosters. Roster construction for all 30 major league teams tells us that only approximately 17% of the players currently populating big league dugouts were drafted after the 10th round (i.e., Day 3 picks).
One player hoping to buck those odds is White Sox third base prospect DJ (Damon Junior) Gladney. Gladney was selected in the 16th round out of Illiana Christian Academy (Lansing, Ill.) and signed to an over-slot, $225,000 bonus.
Fans shouldn’t let Gladney’s draft position lead to any preconceived notions about his prospect status, as his signing bonus was the fifth-highest for the entire White Sox 2019 draft class.