200 Innings Apiece For White Sox's Reynaldo Lopez, Lucas Giolito In 2018? 'Not Unrealistic' In Rick Hahn's Mind
Both Lopez and Giolito checked in around the 170-inning mark in 2017 in time split between the minors and big leagues.
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Both Lopez and Giolito checked in around the 170-inning mark in 2017 in time split between the minors and big leagues.
The White Sox are looking to protect their young starting pitching staff by fortifying their bullpen.
"The player development side of this is important, and that's going to be what's at the forefront," Hahn says.
What was already a stunted 2017 season has ended in shoulder surgery for Rodon.
Kopech met every expectation the team had for him in 2017.
While the Cubs drive toward another playoff birth, the White Sox are driving toward the future.
"Knowing each other and trust is definitely huge on a baseball diamond," James Shields says.
"Lucas Giolito has answered a lot of the questions that we've had for him at the minor league level," Hahn says.
"It's been an extremely successful season for Michael despite being placed at an advanced level for his age," Hahn says of the 21-year-old Kopech.
The White Sox had lost 23 of their past 27 games entering play Tuesday.
Lopez has a 3.79 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 131 strikeouts in 121 innings across 22 starts at Triple-A Charlotte this season.
"I really like what they've done," Hoyer says of the White Sox.
"This was our mission," Rick Hahn says of his team's flurry of trades.
Dating back to last December, the White Sox have added 18 prospects in trades, including seven rated among MLB.com's top 68.
The results of Hahn's work won't be known for several years, but his commitment is something to behold.
"We are still having conversations with different clubs on a number of fronts," Hahn says.
"It's more about the individual player than anything with regards to where the big league club is right now," Hahn says.
Moncada will make his debut in a White Sox uniform on Wednesday night in Chicago.
Moncada is batting .282 with 12 homers, 36 RBIs, 57 runs and a .377 on-base percentage in 80 games at Triple-A Charlotte.
The Cubs still desire another reliever and a veteran catcher. For their part, the White Sox are looking to sell any and every veteran.
Neither side really had much use for what it gave up in the Jose Quintana-Eloy Jimenez deal.
The White Sox further cemented their farm system as one of the best in baseball.
Because of past discussions, Epstein thought a trade for Jose Quintana was "a long shot."
This is the two teams scratching each other's backs in crucial times on both sides of town. How great is that?
White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf was in full support of the Jose Quintana trade once the front office explained all the options to him.
