2024 MLB draft: White Sox pick at No. 5 and Cubs at No. 14. Here’s what else to know.

The 2024 MLB draft begins Sunday at the Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas, and the Chicago White Sox will select 21 new prospects while the Cubs have 20 picks. One local high school graduate could be a first-round selection. Both Chicago teams select in the top half of the first round, with the Sox choosing at No.

5 and the Cubs at No. 14. The last time the Sox had the No.

5 pick was in 1987, when they chose pitcher Jack McDowell. Slot bonuses for top talent the Cubs and Sox could sign are now in the high seven figures. Here’s what else to know about the three-day draft and how recent Sox and Cubs draft picks have panned out.

The draft takes place Sunday through Tuesday at Cowtown Coliseum at the Fort Worth Stockyards, coinciding with MLB All-Star week festivities. This location is about 20 miles from Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, where Tuesday’s All-Star Game will be played. The draft is 20 rounds long, separated into three days.

For the second year, MLB used a draft lottery to . The lottery was held during the winter meetings in December. The lottery determined the first six picks: the Cleveland Guardians, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, White Sox and Kansas City Royals.

Teams with the worst 2023 records had higher odds in the lottery, with the . The remaining teams will pick in reverse order of 2023 record. The New York Mets, San Diego Padres and New York Yankees had their first-round picks dropped 10 slots for exceeding the luxury tax.