{"id":473187,"date":"2026-02-13T21:57:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T21:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/473187\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T21:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T21:57:08","slug":"white-sox-urged-to-prioritize-perfecting-the-development-of-their-top-pitching-prospects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/473187\/","title":{"rendered":"White Sox urged to prioritize perfecting the development of their top pitching prospects"},"content":{"rendered":"

White Sox urged to prioritize perfecting the development of their top pitching prospects <\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There will be a ton of new faces playing for the Chicago White Sox<\/a> in 2026. Unlike previous offseasons, where they haven’t done much, the front office kept itself plenty busy over the winter.<\/p>\n

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They added a few arms to the starting rotation, like Anthony Kay and Erick Fedde, while also acquiring swingmen Jordan Hicks and Sean Newcomb, and added Seranthony Dominguez to the bullpen.<\/p>\n

Offensively, they acquired Austin Hays, Luisangel Acu\u00f1a, and most notably, Munetaka Murakami. That is quite the haul for a team that has not had much to cheer about in recent years.<\/p>\n

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White Sox urged to prioritize perfecting the development of their top pitching prospects<\/p>\n

One thing that the White Sox did not add was a frontline starting pitcher. Anthony Kay is coming off two years in Japan, and Fedde was a good signing, but his struggles late last season cannot be overlooked.<\/p>\n

This leaves Shane Smith, someone coming off their rookie year in 2025, to lead the rotation.<\/p>\n

That is a ton of pressure to put on someone who has only logged 146.1 innings of work in MLB.<\/p>\n

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While it is too late to add a frontline starter, unless they can quickly get something done with Zac Gallen, it would be smart for the club to focus on developing their top arms, via ESPN’s Bradford Doolittle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Now it’s time to perfect those pitching development programs with a near-term focus on minor leaguers Noah Schultz, Hagen Smith, and Tanner McDougal, among others. If a couple of Chicago’s top pitching prospects can turn the corner in the way Rule V revelation Shane Smith did a season ago, we’ll know the ceiling on this surging White Sox rebuild is sky high.”<\/p>\n

The White Sox could focus on turning their top prospect pitchers into near-MLB-ready level talent right before the club is set to have the No. 1 selection in the 2026 MLB Draft.<\/p>\n

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If one or two of these arms can show they are ready, the White Sox will be a team that everyone needs to start paying attention to in the near future.<\/p>\n

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