For all of the optimism surrounding the Chicago White Sox and their promising group of young hitters, their next contender will be built upon a foundation of good, young pitching. The Sox have one of the deepest and most talented groups of arms in all the minors — Minor League Ball’s John Sickels thinks they are second only to the Atlanta Braves — and a few of those arms have already arrived in the majors. Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez, and Carson Fulmer all pitched a handful of big league innings last year, joining 2014 first round pick Carlos Rodon.
MLB preview 2018: The White Sox will live or die with their young pitching
