White Sox: Ivan Nova Relishing in Veteran Starting Pitcher Role

White Sox acquired the veteran pitcher in an offseason trade and he is appearing to fill the role of veteran starter in their rotation similar to a previous pitcher.

For the past two seasons and a half, the White Sox have had a veteran presence in their starting rotation in James Shields. Although Shields didn’t have a stellar stint with the Sox in the record books, he was able to impart some knowledge of the game onto younger pitchers while in Chicago.

Entering this upcoming season, the pitcher that will be filling the void left by Shields will be Ivan Nova. Earlier in the offseason, there was an article written about the importance of the Sox filling the void left by Shields for the 2019…