The Chicago White Sox chipped away at their offseason plans throughout the winter conferences.
“We were able to get some things done,” normal supervisor Chris Getz stated Wednesday. “We received somebody for our rotation and we’ve received a weapon right here with our Rule 5 choose. We laid a basis for the potential of bringing in guys in sure capacities.
“I know a lot of people are disappointed more business would have been conducted here around the league. But we’re still moving the needle.”
Right-hander Erick Fedde is the addition to the rotation after coming to phrases on a two-year, $15 million deal Tuesday. On Wednesday the Sox chosen lefty Shane Drohan throughout the Rule 5 draft.
Meeting with reporters shortly after the Rule 5 draft, Getz addressed how shut the Sox have been to their subsequent transfer.
“I wouldn’t say that we feel like we’re knocking on the door of something,” Getz stated, “however it’s extra getting a greater concept of the place we stand, whether or not or not it’s buying a man by way of free company or commerce.
“I will say we’re very organized. We’ve done a nice job this offseason with setting out a plan and feel really good about where we’re at so far. We want to continue to capture the momentum.”
Here are three questions after the winter conferences.
1. What’s subsequent within the Dylan Cease commerce talks?
The Sox weren’t going to hurry into making a commerce, equivalent to shifting Dylan Cease.
They left the winter conferences with one of many prime pitchers talked about in commerce talks nonetheless on their roster.
“Everyone knows how impactful Dylan Cease is in this league,” Getz stated. “But you have a certain threshold as an organization on a return on someone like Dylan Cease. And if there’s an opportunity to strengthen our club and plug some holes, which we need to do and continue to look for opportunities to do that, we have to consider it.”
Getz is aware of commerce hypothesis might be difficult for gamers.
“I know he’s been reading his name in there, and that at times can be a little bit different feeling,” Getz stated. “But he’s been traded earlier than (going from the Cubs group to the Sox in 2017). But he’s at a unique stage in his profession and Dylan’s actually grown up, and he is aware of how I really feel about him. He is aware of how the group feels about him.
“He’s one of the stars in our game and we’ve really enjoyed having him. There’s certainly a chance he’s back with us and we’d feel pretty good about that too.”
2. How does the Erick Fedde signing affect the remainder of the offseason?
Last month the Sox acquired Michael Soroka and Jared Shuster as a part of the commerce that despatched reliever Aaron Bummer to the Atlanta Braves.
On Tuesday the Sox signed Fedde. Getz stated beginning pitching stays a “high priority” this offseason.
“We’ve got some innings to cover,” Getz stated, “and we’re going to try to get the best pitchers we can within the means that we have.”
Fedde earned MVP honors within the Korea Baseball Organization after going 20-6 with a 2.00 ERA in 30 begins in 2023 for the NC Dinos.
Getz believes Fedde has the possibility to assist the Sox in a number of methods.
“Makeup, work ethic, the awareness that he needed to make a change,” Getz stated. “And not solely did he perceive he wanted to make that change, however he went out and did it. We’re speaking a couple of former first-rounder, a man that has made numerous begins on the major-league degree (with the Washington Nationals from 2017-22).
“So he understands what it was going to take, and he was very intentional with the changes he made. And most importantly, he was able to execute.”
3. What made Shane Drohan a sexy possibility within the Rule 5 draft?
Seventy-three of Drohan’s 77 profession outings within the minors have been begins.
Getz stated the lefty wouldn’t essentially must be within the rotation.
“There’s also versatility there. That’s what made him attractive,” Getz stated. “There are enough weapons there with his pitch mix — and that’s something we identified as well is his attack plan. We feel like there’s some tweaks to it to really optimize what he has.”
Drohan went 5-0 with a 1.32 ERA in six begins for Double-A Portland within the Boston Red Sox farm system in 2023. But he had a 6.47 ERA whereas going 5-7 in 21 outings (19 begins) at Triple-A Worcester.
“At Double A, he was off and running pretty well, and then when he got up to Triple A, he slid a little bit,” Getz stated. “Whether that was a fatigue issue — I do know we handled it, quite a lot of pitchers going from Double A to Triple A with the ABS (automated ball-strike) system, it type of altered their efficiency simply because it was a unique pitching setting.
“Obviously these things are bets, but there’s enough support and indicators to think that there’s potential here.”
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