The Milwaukee Brewers elected not to protect Shane Smith from the Rule 5 Draft last month, so the Chicago White Sox swooped in to pick up the promising young pitcher on Wednesday.

Shane Smith went from being unheralded to No. 1 today in the 2024 Rule 5 Draft. The pitcher was picked by the Chicago White Sox from the Milwaukee Brewers’ system.

Smith, 24, went 6-3 with a 3.05 ERA in 32 appearances and 16 starts between Double-A Biloxi and Triple-A Nashville last season.

With the first pick in the draft that sorta doesn’t really matter, the White Sox plucked pitcher Shane Smith from the Milwaukee Brewers. There was little Rule 5 draft suspense as the White Sox selected,

DALLAS — With the first pick in the Rule 5 draft, the White Sox selected right-hander Shane Smith from the Milwaukee Brewers. On the final day of the winter meetings Wednesday, the Sox’ last order of business was to tab Smith, 24, who owns a 2.69 ERA in 73 games over three minor league seasons in the Brewers organization.

The Chicago White Sox, following a historically bad 121-loss season, selected right-hander Shane Smith with the first pick in the Rule 5 Draft on Wednesday. Smith, 24, was in the