Remember before the season when fans and media thought the White Sox could use a six-man starting rotation?
That was fun while it lasted, right?
I guess it wasn't completely ridiculous at the time. Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez and Dylan Cease are holdovers from last year. Dallas Keuchel and Gio Gonzalez were brought in as free agents. And with the pandemic pause, that bought time for Carlos Rodon, Michael Kopech, Jimmy Lambert and Dane Dunning to recover from Tommy John surgery.
That's nine pitchers, and at least seven of them are legitimate options. But then Kopech opted out of the season. Lopez got hurt in the first inning of his first start. And now Lambert is headed to the injured list with a strained forearm.
It's too bad, too, because Lambert surprisingly made the 30-man roster and was unscored upon in two relief appearances so far this season. While others have looked suspect, he has pitched well.
That list of nine starting options is now down to six. It's Giolito, Keuchel, Gonzalez, Cease and Rodon, with Dunning serving as backup at the Sox's alternate training site in Schaumburg.
The Sox (2-4) will start a three-game series in Kansas City against the Royals (3-4) on Friday night. Here are your pitching probables:
Friday, 7:05 p.m.: Keuchel (1-0, 3.38 ERA) vs. Kris Bubic
Saturday, 6:05 p.m.: Gonzalez (0-0, 14.73 ERA) vs. TBA
Sunday, 1:05 p.m.: Cease (0-1, 15.43 ERA) vs. TBA
I guess that wasn't real helpful, was it? Well, at least we know the plan for the Sox.
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