The Chicago White Sox have gotten off to a better start this season than last season going 2-6 to start the season. Last season they were 1-7 through their first eight games. They didn’t win their second game until their 11th game when they were 1-9. They won their second game this season in just their fourth game. Chicago however is currently on a four-game losing streak and looks to avoid being swept by the Detroit Tigers today. Despite the current state of the White Sox, there are some pieces coming that will help them in the future. Three of them are Colson Montgomery, Noah Schultz, and Kyle Teel. Teel, they acquired in the trade for Garrett Crochet.
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The other piece is a southpaw who they drafted last season. Hagen Smith, in his first game at Double-A dominated. He went four-hit-less innings, he did give up a run; he walked four and struck out a career-high ten. Teel in eight games is hitting .267 with a .905 OPS. He has two doubles, two home runs, nine RBI, and five runs scored. Montgomery has struggled. In seven games he’s hitting .074 with a .352 OPS. He has a home run, three RBI, and four runs scored. Schultz in his first start went four innings giving up four runs on eight hits; he walked one and struck out five.
Hagen Smith
The White Sox drafted Smith fifth overall in last summer’s draft. He made three starts at High-A going 0-1 with a 3.52 ERA, a 1.17 WHIP, and seven strikeouts in 7.2 innings. He finished his college career making 54 appearances with 42 of those coming as starts. Smith went 24-6 with a 3.40 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, and 360 strikeouts in 233 innings.
