It’s been an unfathomably grueling year for the White Sox (52-79), and there’s still a month left. There are few areas where that’s more acutely felt than trying to shepherd a pitching staff full of recent call-ups through 31 more major-league games.
Since trading six pitchers at the trade deadline, Sox pitching has posted a 5.72 ERA in August. Up until Mike Clevinger pitched seven innings of one-run ball in a 6-1 win over the A’s on Sunday, the Sox rotation had the worst ERA in MLB and was averaging less than five innings per start this month. In turn, more work has been heaped upon a bullpen sporting four rookies.
