Pitching has really been the achilles heal of the Chicago White Sox all season long. James Shields and Anthony Ranaudo have struggled all year. Both have shown they shouldn’t be options for this team. Conventional wisdom may tell us they need to sign a starter but they may have an in-house option already.
Miguel Gonzalez quietly returned from injury and threw a shutout over 6.1 innings in a 2-0 win over the Tigers. And the 32-year-old right hander hasn’t done so bad for the White Sox this season.
Gonzalez is 3-6 with a 3.