Daz Cameron was also signed that way, as well as they had signings in place the year they drafted Aiken to do the same, but when the Aiken signing collapsed, the related ones did too.
Alex Thomas is the one that makes the most sense, but some work would have to happen as it doesn't sound like he will fall that far. Maybe if he makes noise about wanting more money or only being drafted by the White Sox?
If it were me, I would tell you to remove the router and run directly for a period of time to see if you get the same problems without the router in the middle.
With as many teams as subscribe to modern methodologies I think you are way overestimating the market. It has gotten smaller every year for a few years now.