The White Sox have placed a premium on acquiring and developing young starting pitching.
They selected Carlos Rodon with the third overall pick in the 2014 draft, and he should return from a rehab stint in the next week. Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez were acquired from the Nationals in 2016 and inserted into the rotation last season.
Michael Kopech, Alec Hansen, Dane Dunning, Dylan Cease and a few others are in the pipeline, while recently demoted Carson Fulmer, the eighth overall pick in the 2015 draft, is hoping to turn things around at Triple-A Charlotte.