South Side Sox · Jun 10, 2024
Drew Thorpe on his way to the bigs?
The face of a man soon to be toiling in baseball hell?Rumors trickled across Twitter Sunday afternoon that the Chicago White Sox are calling up RHP Drew Thorpe from Double-A Birmingham.
Pedro Grifol announces that Drew Thorpe is being called up to the majors. He's penciled in to start on Tuesday.
— Chuck Garfien (@ChuckGarfien) June 9, 2024 Thorpe, 23, who is widely considered the prize of the Dylan Cease trade with the San Diego Padres, would join the South Siders after a stellar spring with the Barons. The righthander went 7-1 over 60 innings pitched, starting 11 games and posting a 1.35 ERA with 56 strikeouts and a 0.87 WHIP.