When the regular season first started, there were many upset Chicago White Sox fans. After missing out on the big-name free-agents like Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, it was disappointing to come away with Ervin Santana and Iván Nova instead.
Many had set the bar low for Santana and Nova, expecting them to eat some innings and just be the fourth and fifth guy to just be there and eat innings. But with Dylan Cease fast-tracking his way to majors, many knew one or both of their careers on the south side would not be very long.