White Sox Aren't Bringing Up Their Young Arms Yet, and GM Getz Is Standing Firm on It
The Chicago White Sox are getting shelled on the mound right now. Like, historically bad. They gave up 52 runs in six games to start the season, 47 of them earned, which adds up to an 8.63 ERA. The worst in baseball. By a mile. The Diamondbacks are second at 5.25. It's ugly.
But here's the thing: GM Chris Getz is not panicking and calling up his top pitching prospects. Not yet. Not even close.
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Opening day starter Shane Smith has been the main problem. In two turns through the rotation, he's given up 10 earned runs in just 4.2 innings. His fastball isn't working, and the rest of the staff hasn't been much better. When you're hemorrhaging runs like that in April, the pressure to find answers builds fast. But Getz isn't feeling it.
"There's certainly been some frustrating moments here early on," Getz said before Friday's home opener against Toronto. "I'd say primarily with some of the starters and not being able to go deeper into games."
The Prospects Are Ready, But Not Quite Ready
The White Sox have serious talent waiting at Triple-A Charlotte. Lefties Hagen Smith and Noah Schultz are both first round picks. Fifth rounder Tanner McDougal has also looked solid. Any one of them could probably help the big league team pretty quick.
Except Getz isn't having it. Two of the three, McDougal and Smith, are pitching at Triple-A for the first time. Schultz had a 9.37 ERA in five starts there last season. They've looked good in their initial outings this year, but there's still work to be done.
"When we feel like they're ready, they'll be up here," Getz said. "We don't feel like they're ready quite yet. We don't feel like it's the right time. Candidly, regardless of how things are going up here, if they are not ready, they're not coming up here."
That's a long way of saying patience wins out over panic, even when your ERA is historically bad. The White Sox aren't rushing their future. Not this early.
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