White Sox Season Review: Grading the Starting Pitching

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Sep 19, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Carlos Rodon (55) delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /

White Sox starting pitching ranked 14th in MLB in 2016. With two All-Star starters at top of rotation, lack of depth ultimately hurt starting group.

Now that the Chicago White Sox season is over, it is time to analyze each position on the Sox roster for 2016. Grading this is going to be subjective to some extent, mostly due to the fact there are many factors to take into account. The reason for that is because there are players that got released during the season in Mat Latos and John Danks.

More often than not, when a team finishes below .500 there are not very many strong spots to the team. However, that is not the case with the Sox. The starting pitching staff boasted two All-Stars, not to mention other strong members. While the Sox benefited from an okay season from a former first round pick, they also dealt with a struggling veteran who should have never been acquired. With the season in the record books, its time to hand out grades for each Sox starting pitcher. So, let’s take a look:

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