Drafted in the 24th round (733rd overall) by the Chicago White Sox in 2001.
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C Charlie Lisk is athletic and should hit for power and average. He's not a strong receiver.
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After failing to sign high school All-America catchers in the last two drafts, the Sox invested $390,000 in a kid who they got to know because he hung out around their ballpark at Triple-A Charlotte. He may not have come with the resumes of Jonathan Zeringue (a 2001 third-rounder who opted to play at Louisiana State) and Tony Richie (a 2000 fifth-rounder now at Florida State), but the Sox think as highly of Lisk, who slid to the 24th round because he seemed intent on playing for the University of South Carolina. He's an advanced prospect for his age, showing soft hands, a good arm behind the plate and the potential to hit with power. Lisk got high marks in a brief audition in the Rookie-level Appalachian League. He's part of a striking upgrade in the organization's catching depth over the last two years, which also includes trades for Miguel Olivo and Lee Evans, plus the draft-and-follow signing of bilingual Wally Rosa.
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