For all those South Side baseball fans making 2020 lineup projections, the focal points have typically been the starting rotation and the batting order.
Maybe you have Zack Burdi penciled in as the team’s closer, but odds are that planning out the bullpen of the future isn’t as frequent an undertaking for fans as is trying to figure out which five arms will comprise the starting staff or which outfielders become the starting three.
But the bullpen of the future might be beginning to assemble already.
In recent days, the White Sox have promoted Ryan Burr, Ian Hamilton and Caleb Frare to the major league roster.