White Sox: What’s Going Right On The Southside

CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 05: Fans arrive at Guaranteed Rate Field for the Opening Day home game between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers on April 5, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 05: Fans arrive at Guaranteed Rate Field for the Opening Day home game between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers on April 5, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, IL – AUGUST 21: Michael Kopech #34 of the Chicago White Sox pitches against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning in his MLB debut game at Guaranteed Rate Field on August 21, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL – AUGUST 21: Michael Kopech #34 of the Chicago White Sox pitches against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning in his MLB debut game at Guaranteed Rate Field on August 21, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) /

Entering the final stages of the rebuild

On Aug. 21, the White Sox called up Michael Kopech to make his long-awaited major league debut. And he has performed just as well as many had predicted and hoped for.

In eight innings pitched, he’s only given up one run. He has struck out eight and has not allowed a walk yet (which is actually a pleasant surprise).

Seeing him show early signs of thriving in the MLB has only gotten fans more excited about the arrival of Eloy Jimenez.

Tearing it up in Triple-A Charlotte, it is expected that Jimenez will be called in the near future. If not for the September call-ups, he will definitely out of spring training next year

After Jimenez, the next big star prospect would probably be Dylan Cease or Luis Robert. But both of them seem to be two or three years away from making the 25-man roster, So Jimenez represents the closing of a stage of the rebuild, which may be the final stage to make the team contenders.

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After a slow start to the season, the White Sox seem to be clicking right now. There are a lot of pieces in the rebuild that are going right at the same time. It’s a tremendously great sign to see a team of young players playing solid baseball all at the same time. Everyone playing great baseball at the same time could even speed up the timetable of contending.