This is the perfect 2022 Chicago White Sox pitching rotation

Lucas Giolito is the ace of the Chicago White Sox staff as he is elite in every way.

Lucas Giolito is the ace of the Chicago White Sox right now. There were some other starters who might have had slightly better numbers but it became clear down the stretch that he is still that guy. He had another high finish in the Cy Young race as well so his skills are noted nationally as well.

He got off to a tough start in 2021 but he turned it on after a few starts. He has shown that he can be the ace of this staff for a few years now. The worry of him not following up well should be gone because he has been elite for three years now.

If coming in 11th place for the Cy Young is your version of a “down year”, you are one of the best. Expect Giolito to come into this season with hefty expectations on himself and his team. It is going to be a blast to watch.

He should be able to also take comfort that he isn’t the only dominant pitcher on the staff anymore either. He has plenty of help around him as the White Sox have put together a nice list of starters to work with. Expect Giolito to be the Opening Day starter whenever that game does come.

The Chicago White Sox saw Lance Lynn be everything they needed and more in 2021.

Lance Lynn was outstanding with the Texas Rangers. He seemed to get better as the years went on which is unique but the White Sox took notice. They traded Dane Dunning to the Rangers to bring Lynn to the southside and then gave him a contract extension halfway through the year.

He was the starter in game one of the playoffs but that was probably a mistake. It wasn’t really because of Lynn or Giolito but it was more because of the fact that Lynn is historically bad in Houston. For whatever reason, that is his house of horrors.

Lynn will certainly bounce back in 2022. There are people that will consider him an ace but the upside and youth of Gioltio should get him the edge right now. Lynn being an MLB number two is really good because that means that the staff is awesome.

Attitude is a big part of Lynn’s game. He is rowdy on the mound and the fans seem to love it. He works hard out there and gives it his all. He works off his fastball which makes him incredibly hard to hit because he just keeps coming at you with it until he doesn’t. It is marvelous to watch.

The Chicago White Sox have developed Dylan Cease really well since landing him.

The Chicago White Sox dominated the Jose Quintana trade just with Eloy Jimenez alone. The fact that they also got Dylan Cease as the second piece in the trade is straight-up hilarious. It was one of the greatest trades in the history of the White Sox.

Now, Cease is almost done with his development and is ready to take that next step as a starter. Since making his MLB debut in 2019, he had a long way to go before reaching where he is right now but has slowly gotten better with every start.

Going into 2022, he should be looked at as the clear number three behind Lucas Giolito and Lance Lynn. With Carlos Rodon gone, he is able to move up a slot which is good news for him. When you look at his numbers from the second half of 2021, there were points where he looked like the ace.

He has the stuff to lead a rotation and nobody really realizes it. If he pitches like the second half of 2021 in all of 2022, the White Sox will have three legit aces at the top of their rotation. He led the team in strikeouts and was top ten in the American League as a whole. Everyone should be really excited about him going forward.

Michael Kopech is a big part of the future for the Chicago White Sox pitching staff.

The Chicago White Sox has a lot of faith in a lot of people in terms of production. They need to get the most out of a lot of players in order to win the World Series someday which can be said by every team in the big leagues. One of the most important on the south side is Michael Kopech.

Kopech dealt with some injuries and off-the-field stuff which led to him missing the end of 2018, all of 2019, and all of 2020. It was a long time without baseball for him but he came back in 2021 better than ever.

He came out of the bullpen as a superweapon in 2021. The innings were limited but he was awesome in almost all of them. He went through one little spell where he was tipping his pitches but that got resolved and he went back to being dominant. The sky is the limit for this guy.

They are going to move him back into a starter role in 2022. That opens up more of an opportunity for them to get the most out of him. He works off his incredible fastball and his nasty breaking stuff which is impossible to hit when he is on his game. Expect lots of strikeouts.

We already talked about how the White Sox could have three aces if Giolito, Lynn, and Cease all reach their potential. That is all true and Kopech has the talent to be even better than all of them. That would give the White Sox the best rotation in the American League.

It could happen as soon as this year for number 34. He is for sure going to have an innings limit but we will see how long that lasts. There is Dallas Keuchel, Reynaldo Lopez, and Garrett Crochet ass well as a few Minor League guys for spot starts if needed here

The Chicago White Sox should seriously consider bringing Chris Bassitt back.

If the Chicago White Sox made a trade for Chris Bassitt, there is no doubt that he would probably not end the year as the number five starter. However, with the stuff that Giolito, Kopech, Lynn, and Cease have done for the team in recent years, it is fair to have them 1-4. Being the five for Bassitt is more like he is just the fifth pitcher to go.

You heard about one of the best trades the White Sox made earlier with Dylan Cease. Bassitt reminds us of one of the worst in team history. They traded him to the Oakland A’s and he turned into a really good pitcher. Now, it would only be right to bring him back.

The A’s are going through a total rebuild now. It sounds like everyone on the team is available as the team looks to start over after a few really good years in the AL West. They never won the World Series over that stretch but they were very competitive every time.

Bassitt was a big part of it and now he might be on the block. The White Sox would have a truly elite rotation if it included the previously mentioned four with Bassitt on the tail end. By the time the playoffs roll around, the entire order could be completely backward and nobody would be surprised.

All of these guys are awesome. Hopefully, if Kopech does get his innings monitored and a few injuries happen here and there, the long reliever type guys can come in and make a spot start or two. Pitching is key in this league and the White Sox have a lot of it.