The White Sox announced that right-hander Shane Smith has been placed on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to July 16) due to a left ankle sprain. Outfielder Will Robertson was also optioned to Triple-A, making way for two new arrivals on Chicago’s active roster — Triple-A call-up Wikelman Gonzalez and utilityman Brooks Baldwin, who was reinstated from the 10-day IL.
Taken out of the Brewers’ organization during last winter’s Rule 5 Draft, Smith has immediately enjoyed some success in his first taste of the majors. Smith has a 4.26 ERA over 86 2/3 innings and 18 starts for the Pale Hose, and he was even selected as Chicago’s rep for the AL All-Star team. It could be that opposing batters have started to catch up to Smith, however, as the righty has an 11.29 ERA over his last 18 1/3 innings.
Workload could also be a factor, as Smith is nearing his career high of 94 1/3 innings in a single season (set last year when pitching in Milwaukee’s farm system). Smith has tossed 243 2/3 total innings over his four pro seasons, and he underwent a Tommy John surgery in 2021 that was the likely reason he went undrafted that year coming out of Wake Forest.
The White Sox have made a point of trying to keep Smith’s innings managed, as his last start on July 11 saw the righty throw only two innings. While obviously Smith would’ve preferred to avoid this ankle injury, the IL stint does somewhat resolve the innings question for the time being, as the righty will now be out of action for at least the rest of July.
He got rocked in his appearance during the All-Star game, so I’ll blame that spectacle lol
Acoss1331: That inning well represented the Sox.
Nah. I think it’s the spectacle of him being in the majors
He hit a batter and got a pop-out. Not exactly “rocked”.
Force out
Don’t confuse the negative nellies with facts.
Hardly rocked, 2 batters, out, hit batter
Fair enough, maybe not rocked but a so-sp outing at the All-Star game. I think that’s a better assessment, my bad guys.
I’m guessing you don’t even know what happened, and don’t really have an opinion worth anything.
I mean it’s the All-Star game, pardon me for not watching it so intently. I’ll do better next time, I’ll take notes!
More importantly a rule 5 kid who’ll have a lifetime of memories. Pretty cool to hear him reflect on the camaraderie among pitchers in the clubhouse, even among erstwhile rivals- how easy it was to saunter up to vets and how stars like Tarik and Garrett were willing to impart pointers. Must be quite the fraternity of pitchers who’ve made it to the show and are comfortable talking about their craft
Awful thinking. What would you say if he gave up a hit or worst a run?
Is that why he’s been so atrocious lately?
Nah, it’s just a symptom of being a member of the White Sox. At one point, you’re going to go through a bad spree.
Q. Why should they change the rule requiring each team to have an All Star Game representative?
A. Shane Smith
It does not matter because the All Star Game means nothing.
Ignorant comment, This forum is pretty dumb, Tell that to Little Leaguers and other kids who aspire to play the game,
They should go back to the old version of the game where the managers of the AS game have direct input regarding the AS players and the game determines home field advantage. It’s become an embarrassing spectacle that starts like a WWE entrance.
It would also clearly demonstrate Boone’s ineptitude as he would pick all the Yankees to be on the team and defend it.
Clip,
Boone would have picked Volpe to be the starting shortstop.
Hard pass on the managers picking the players. The players should have more say in who makes it.
Shane was a league leader before a few rough outings. If you’re going to quibble over small sample size, look to the Brewers prospect- all of five fab outings
He was getting the Crochet workload restrictions no matter what. Running out of gas. If he can get from current 86ip to 125 this year, hopefully he will be conditioned to handle a full season in ’26.
Becoming say a #3 or 4 quality SP would be nice for rule 5 pickup.
IMO he’s a long term reliever or #5 or #6 starter. I say this bc the Sox want Schultz and H Smith on the same rotation.
Schultz has a long way to go. His era in AA belies a brutal WHIP in pitcher friendly Birmingham. He didn’t earn a promotion to AAA and is getting rocked. Potential there no doubt but shouldn’t be handed anything.
According to pitching devs, they told Schultz not to use his best pitch which is a cutter and focusing on his secondary pitches instead.
It would be amazing.
They can’t send him down so phantom IL stint instead
R5 rules btw.
All-Star!
Smith is promising, but the Sox’ PR machine tried to make him into some kind of a phenom based on 4 or 5 good early-season appearances. Even in the context of someone having to go to the ASG from the Sox, it shouldn’t have been him.
Shane Smith held Detroit scoreless through 5 on 6/3, and then limited the Astros to 1 run through 6 innings on 6/10, completing a run of 13 starts, most of them with game Scores over 50.
No, Smith shouldn’t have been the All-Star selection, but his selection was based on 2 solid months of work, not “4-5 good early-season appearances”.
Maybe trade candidate and not over work him to prevent setback. Sox organization doesn’t have much at low levels.
Sox don’t have much at any level
As far as pitching? They actually do.