Right-Handed Relief Pitcher
5´10´´
160 pounds
Age: 19
SSS rank among all right-handed relief pitchers in the system: 14
Emerson Talavera, a native of Venezuela, signed with the White Sox on March 4, 2020 but didn’t enter into any action until 2021 for the DSL Sox due to the pandemic.
In 17 appearances (five starts) totaling 51 innings, he posted an impressive 2.47 ERA and 1.14 WHIP by surrendering just 36 hits (.197 OBA) and 22 free passes (10.3%) while striking out 47 (22.1%). Even more impressive: Talavera was younger than the average DSL player by more than six months.