Vaughn, the No. 14 prospect in MLB.com’s rankings, played for the Arizona League White Sox and Class A Kannapolis and Winston-Salem after the Sox selected him with the third pick in 2019. He had a fantastic spring training and summer camp in 2020 and continued his development at the team’s training facility in Schaumburg because COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the minor-league seasons.
“He was a very advanced hitter coming out of Cal,” Getz said of Vaughn. “That was quite obvious right out of the gate. What separates Andrew is his mentality, his makeup, how under control he is in the box, his discipline to sticking with an approach that works for his swing.