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2025 Offseason Starting Pitching Review

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Rundown[Intro] The Chicago White Sox starting pitching staff had a 4.39 ERA, which ranked 21st in MLB. However, the starters FIP of 4.89 ranked 29th in MLB. So if the rotation pulled off a minor miracle carrying a better ERA with minimal defensive improvement, what did we like about the White Sox starting pitchers in 2025?[10:59] On the flip side, what we didn't like about the White Sox starting pitchers in 2025. [18:00] Are Davis Martin and Sean Burke guarantees in making the starting rotation next season?[20:55] Any concerns of a Shane Smith regression for 2026?[26:06] Yoendrys Gomez made 12 starts for the White Sox this past season. How should the White Sox handle Gomez going into next season?[30:42] After sifting through the current White Sox starters, Josh Nelson begins building out his whiteboard of rotational depth. This practice includes determining when Noah Schultz and Hagen Smith join the team. [42:30] The hope for how the White Sox starting rotation could look like at the end of next season[45:43] If the White Sox are stuck in the clearance aisle when shopping for starting pitching help, which free agents could fit that spending limit?

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