Nicky Delmonico may have something to say about this, but I think the most important development for the White Sox over the last month has been the resurgence of Carlos Rodon. Rodon has been on a tear, and it’s pretty easy to pinpoint the July 30 start against Cleveland as the point when he started to turn his season around. In fact, we can divide his season into two five-game segments that couldn’t look more different:
Really, the only thing that’s held constant is his ability to rack up strikeouts, and that’ll happen when you have a slider like Rodon’s.