A meeting between the Chicago White Sox’s brain trust — including Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf — and seven “veteran-type” players preceded the team’s decision to stand pat at the trade deadline.
So Sox players and manager Rick Renteria are on their own from here on out, which may be good for camaraderie but still doesn’t address the need for experienced starting pitching.
The Sox, now the front-runners in the AL Central, will put their trust in rookie Dane Dunning and rehabbed Reynaldo Lopez to fill innings from the back end of the rotation, with rehabbing Carlos Rodon as the backup plan when — or if — he’s ready to return from Schaumburg training site.