{"id":601411,"date":"2026-04-12T04:54:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T04:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/601411\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T04:54:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T04:54:22","slug":"white-sox-to-promote-noah-schultz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/601411\/","title":{"rendered":"White Sox To Promote Noah Schultz"},"content":{"rendered":"

White Sox top pitching prospect Noah Schultz<\/a> is heading to the big leagues. The left-hander is expected to make his big-league debut on Tuesday against the Rays. Elijah Evans of Just Baseball first reported<\/a> Schultz\u2019s promotion.<\/p>\n

Chicago has a gap in the rotation with Opening Day starter Shane Smith<\/a> sent down<\/a> on Wednesday. Jonathan Cannon<\/a> is expected to join the club<\/a> on Sunday. The righty will be an option to work behind opener Grant Taylor<\/a> against the Royals, but it appears he might not be taking over the No. 5 starter gig.<\/p>\n

Schultz is off to a strong start at Triple-A. He fired four hitless innings in his first outing of the campaign. He followed that up by allowing one earned run over five frames in consecutive starts. Schultz has a massive 40.4% strikeout rate through 14 minor league innings. He\u2019s permitted just six base runners.<\/p>\n

MLB Pipeline<\/a> ranks Schultz behind only outfielder Braden Montgomery<\/a> in Chicago\u2019s farm system. FanGraphs\u2019 James Fegan<\/a> also had the lefty in the No. 2 spot over the winter, but with third baseman Caleb Bonemer<\/a> in the top spot. The White Sox spent a first-round pick on Schultz in 2022. He\u2019s moved quickly through the minors, reaching Triple-A before his 21st birthday.<\/p>\n

Schultz breezed through the lower levels of the minors. He posted a 1.33 ERA with a 36.5% in 27 innings at Single-A in 2023. The massive 6\u201910\u201d, 240-pound lefty pushed his workload to 88 1\/3 frames the following year. He maintained a 2.24 ERA and punched out hitters at a 32.1% clip between High-A and Double-A.<\/p>\n

The 2025 campaign was a bit of a roadblock for multiple reasons. Schultz still prevented runs at a decent rate at Double-A, but his strikeout rate fell to 23.2%, and his walk rate ballooned to 14.4%. He was blasted for 17 earned runs in 16 1\/3 innings after getting moved up to Triple-A. Schultz issued free passes at a concerning 11.7% rate with Charlotte. Knee issues also limited him in the second half, though he was cleared of any concern heading into 2026.<\/p>\n

Outside of Smith\u2019s disastrous three starts, Chicago\u2019s rotation has pitched reasonably well to begin the year. The unit has combined for a 3.99 ERA, which ranks 14th in the league. Davis Martin<\/a>, Erick Fedde<\/a>, Anthony Kay<\/a>, and Sean Burke<\/a> all have sub-4.00 ERAs so far. Taylor as an opener has worked swimmingly, with the righty tossing three scoreless frames with just one hit allowed across a trio of \u201cstarts.\u201d The White Sox skewed righty-heavy last season, outside of a Martin Perez<\/a> cameo, but Schultz will give them two southpaws in the mix (along with Kay).<\/p>\n

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