SEATTLE -- When Derek Holland was weighing his options last winter, a call from Don Cooper helped seal the deal.
"As soon as I started talking to him on the phone, we just clicked," Holland said about his conversation with the longtime Chicago White Sox pitching coach.
Holland, who had spent his entire career with Texas, signed a one-year, $6 million deal with Chicago after the Rangers declined his option.
And he has been worth it to the White Sox so far.
The left-hander is 3-3 with a 2.70 ERA, which ranks eighth in the American League.