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Larry Lambert’s All Chicago White Sox Team, Pitchers
There may be some changes on the horizon.
Before going into the picks for starting pitchers, once again the names will probably look different in a few years. While the starting rotation that’s starts the season with the big club, the farm system has some high-profile, hard throwing lefties. Noah Shultz and Hagen Smith top that list. If this list doesn’t change in the 3–5 years, the Sox will still be a dumpster fire.
Starting pitchers: Chris Sale
Chris is the most dominant starter I’ve seen with the White Sox, and he’s at his peak now. He’s had 4 excellent years as a starter and is off the charts in this, his 5th year. White Sox, enjoy.
Starting pitchers: Wilbur Wood
Wilbur lost effectiveness as time went on in his career with the Sox, but from 1971–74 he won a total of 90 games, winning 20 or more in each of those seasons. In addition, Wilbur ate up a tremendous number of innings, pitching over 300 innings in each of those seasons. Wilbur maxed out at 376.2 in 1972. No wonder he later lost effectiveness.
Starting pitchers: Jack McDowell
During the early 90s Black Jack put together a nice string of innings for the Sox. Jack won 20 games for…
