This is the first part of a three part series that talks about an offseason need for the White Sox. In this series, it will be talked about how the Pale Hose will need to fill the need of starting pitching in 2020. For the first part of this series, it will talk about the internal options and who are the options that fit best. This does not mean they will go this direction, but it is an option. Let's take a look at some players the club will take into consideration if they go the internal route.
Kyle Kubat
Kubat is a southpaw pitcher who tore it up in the Sox minor leagues last season as played in three levels (A, AA, and AAA), and seemed to have a reasonable shot at being a September call up. That being said, in camp, he will get a chance at cracking the Sox rotation. He went 11-5 with a 3.63 ERA in 24 games started and 126.1 innings pitched while striking out 89 and walking 29. He doesn't have overpowering stuff, but what he does do is induce a lot of ground balls as he produced a 47% ground ball rate. He will compete for a spot on the roster next season for sure.
Spencer Adams
Adams' stock has been taking a plunge a lot of late and his injuries last season didn't help either. Adams does have an interesting make up, but with his numbers and peripherals looking bleak, Adams may never get a chance. He only pitched five games last season, three for starts, and posted an 8.00 ERA, but that might have to do with more with injuries. Unless he has an outstanding Spring, he's very unlikely to crack the Sox rotation.
Most likely to start: Kubat. Let's get this straight, the options here are few and very thin as while there are a lot of great pitching prospects in the farm system, they're not quite ready to take that jump to the majors and need more development. Kubat is the choice here by default, but he is unlikely to crack the rotation out of Spring.
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