Jake Eder was heading out to shag fly balls when he heard his identify on tv.
“I turned around and saw that and then got a bunch of calls from the Marlins, from the White Sox, telling me what was going on,” Eder stated throughout a video convention Wednesday.
The left-handed minor-league pitcher discovered he had been traded from the Miami Marlins group to the Chicago White Sox in trade for infielder Jake Burger on Aug. 1.
“The immediate reaction, I was just kind of fired up to join a new team and just pick up where I left off there,” Eder stated.
Eder was one among six pitchers the Sox acquired in strikes by the Aug. 1 commerce deadline. He joined right-hander Nick Nastrini and lefty Ky Bush at Double-A Birmingham.
Nastrini, right-hander Jordan Leasure and veteran outfielder Trayce Thompson had been acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers for pitchers Lance Lynn and Joe Kelly on July 28. Leasure is at Triple-A Charlotte.
Bush and switch-hitting catcher Edgar Quero had been the returns for the deal that despatched pitchers Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo López to the Los Angeles Angels on July 26. Quero additionally performs for Birmingham.
Right-hander Juan Carela, who joined the group from the New York Yankees in trade for Keynan Middleton, is at Class A Winston-Salem whereas right-hander Luis Patiño, who the Sox obtained from Tampa Bay in trade for money issues, is with Charlotte.
Quero (No. 3), Eder (No. 5), Nastrini (No. 6) and Bush (No. 9) are within the high 10 on the Sox prospect listing rankings by MLB.com.
“Jake Eder’s my roommate, Ky Bush and I have been talking a whole bunch (and) Quero, we’ve been talking a bunch,” Nastrini stated in a video convention name Thursday. “We’ve all form of jelled and bonded fairly shortly. It’s undoubtedly good to be round these guys.
“It’s good to see how good they are because there’s a little bit of a competition factor in there, too. You’re like, ‘All right, they did this, I’ve got to do this.’ It’s been good to be around those guys and it’s definitely good to see that there’s a core group of young players in the minor-league system that can kind of progress through together and help bring a World Series to the White Sox. That’s what we all want to do.”
Nastrini, 23, is 1-0 with a 6.97 ERA and 14 strikeouts in his first two begins with the Barons. According to MLB.com, he was the No. 9 prospect within the Dodgers group on the time of the commerce.
“When I can throw my fastball, my changeup, and kind of put it whatever I want, that’s when I know the day’s going to be special,” he stated. “You’ve just kind of got to pick up and get going when you get to a new organization, make friends as quickly as possible, communicate with the coaching staff, with the manager. I’ve had nothing but good things to say about the transition.”
Eder, 24, allowed two runs in two innings in his first begin with the Barons on Aug. 6. According to MLB.com, he was the No. 4 prospect within the Marlins group on the time of the commerce.
“I basically pitch off my fastball so when I’m commanding that I can throw breaking balls and changeups off that and they’ll tunnel as well,” he stated.
Eder made his season debut on June 4 after lacking all of 2022 whereas recovering from Tommy John surgical procedure.
“I think adversity introduced you to yourself, so one, being away from the game for that long and not being able to compete and keeping that mentality there every day was something I grew into and practiced daily,” Eder stated. “And I learned a lot about my body, talked to a lot of new people throughout the rehab process and learned about my arm, learned about my mechanics more and just learned about better ways to prepare my body going into the season.”
Bush, 23, was 0-1 with an 8.64 ERA after his first two begins with the Barons. He was ranked the No. 3 prospect within the Angels group by MLB.com on the time of the commerce.
“I try not to waste any pitches,” Bush stated throughout a video convention name on Aug. 4. “The fastball has been my finest pitch. The curveball has come a great distance within the final 12 months, been actually pleased with that. It’s simply fine-tuning and having the ability to have 4 weapons.
“I feel like I was in a good spot with the Angels and being traded, it’s always good to be traded for big leaguers. It’s cool to see knowing I’m in a pretty good spot with the White Sox.”
Jesse Scholtens pitches properly in loss to Brewers
Sox starter Jesse Scholtens pitched properly, however bumped into bother within the seventh inning of a 3-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday in entrance of 29,851 at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Scholtens allowed three runs on six hits with 5 strikeouts and three walks in 6 1/3 innings. All three runs got here within the seventh because the Sox noticed a 2-0 lead slip away.
Tyrone Taylor tied the rating with a 2-run double towards Scholtens. Taylor scored on a two-out single by William Contreras towards reliever Bryan Shaw.
“Felt good, (catcher Yasmani Grandal) and I had a pretty good game plan going,” Scholtens stated. ” Unfortunately in that final inning, (I) didn’t execute. That’s form of all that stands out proper now.”
Yoán Moncada had two hits, together with a solo residence run, within the loss.
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