When White Sox manager Robin Ventura considers underrated players throughout baseball, he puts left-hander Jose Quintana near the top of the list.
"I would put him in the top five," Ventura said. "He's underrated — not by me or anybody in that clubhouse, but outside just because of the record. … He's very reliable and highly respected inside the clubhouse, not only for how he pitches but how he has carried himself as well."
After presiding over a tough few seasons with the Sox and a camp marred by a player-management dispute over Adam LaRoche's retirement, Ventura seemed happy to point to Quintana as a player he doesn't much have to worry about this spring.