Shane Smith has emerged as one of the bright spots on the White Sox pitching staff, however, there has been one recurring theme that has plagued him early on: fatigue.
Smith earned his first career MLB win in Minnesota on Thursday during a rain-soaked contest that was shortened to just seven innings. The victory snapped a 14-game losing streak at Target Field for the White Sox. While it wasn’t exactly how Smith envisioned his first career victory, the 25-year-old right-hander showed promising growth as he grinded through five scoreless innings despite not having his best stuff.
The White Sox’s 25th-ranked prospect has logged 27.1 innings over five starts this season, posting an impressive 2.30 ERA—eighth-best in the American League—and a 0.95 WHIP, which ranks seventh in the AL.
His 29 percent whiff rate ranks among the best in baseball, driven in large part by a filthy changeup that sits in
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