According to various reports, Mt.
Carmel High School shortstop Ed Howard could very well be a first-round draft
pick in the upcoming MLB draft. I’m not
holding my breath for either Chicago team to go after him, though.
If Howard does in fact get picked,
he’ll be second Mt. Carmel player selected in the past three years; the
Diamondbacks took Caravan—now, there’s a team name for you—outfielder Alek
Thomas in the second round of the 2018 draft.
Both the Cubs and White Sox took a pass on Thomas, which is standard
operating procedure in these parts. If
they’re local, they can’t be good.
Here’s the thing—the Sox didn’t
even have to scout Thomas because they knew all about him. His father is the team’s strength and
conditioning director. No, we took outfielder
Steele Walker instead, and, as Hawk Harrelson would say, he gone, traded in the
offseason to the Rangers for Nomar Mazara.
Mazara is considered something of
a reclamation project, a power hitter who needs to make more contact. Thomas, on the other hand, is the #2 prospect
for Arizona according to MLB.com, and he’s just starting his third season of
pro ball. But, hey, Walker and Mazara.
Which brings us back to Thomas’s
former teammate, who also has a White Sox connection, as a member of the team’s
ACE (Amateur City Elite) Program for young, Chicago-area minority
ballplayers. Oh, and he’s trained with
current Sox shortstop Tim Anderson. But
who does MLB.com project taking Howard?
That’s right, the Diamondbacks.
Go, Caravan.
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