The White Sox announced that right-hander Duncan Davitt has been recalled from Triple-A Charlotte. He’ll be making his big league debut as soon as he gets into a game. They also recalled left-hander Brandon Eisert. Left-hander Tyler Schweitzer has been optioned in one corresponding move. Chris Murphy was also placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to April 8th, with left elbow impingement syndrome. James Fox of FutureSox was the first to report on the Davitt and Schweitzer transactions.
Davitt, 26, has been with the White Sox for less than a year. Originally drafted by the Rays, he was acquired in July as part of the deadline deal which sent Adrian Houser to Tampa. He doesn’t have overpowering stuff but projects as a possible back-end starter or swingman due to a diverse profile that he generally controls well. The data at FanGraphs credits him with six pitches. His four-seamer and sinker average in the low 90s. He also throws a cutter, curveball, slider and changeup.
Throughout his minor league career, he has thrown 381 innings over 67 starts and 20 relief appearances. He has allowed 4.39 earned runs per nine with a 25.2% strikeout rate and 7.6% walk rate. In December, FanGraphs ranked him the #21 prospect in the system. The report says he actually has a seven-pitch mix, mentioning a sweeper as another arrow in his quiver. He was added to the 40-man roster in November in order to keep him out of the Rule 5 draft. He was optioned to Charlotte early in camp but will now be recalled to the majors for the first time.
Davitt’s usage remains to be seen. The Sox start a four-game series in Kansas City tonight, which will be the final leg of a stretch of ten straight days with a game. Shane Smith started on Tuesday and didn’t allow a run but threw 99 pitches without getting through the fourth inning. The Sox optioned him to the minors after that, opening a hole in the rotation. Schweitzer was recalled for Smith but pitched in relief last night, one of five pitchers the Sox used after starter Sean Burke went five innings.
For the series against the Royals, Anthony Kay, Davis Martin and Erick Fedde are scheduled to be the starters for the first three. The Sox have been using Grant Taylor as an opener from time to time but those three should be bulk guys at least. Smith’s turn in the rotation will come up on Sunday. Perhaps Davitt could be a bulk guy for that game but he also may be needed before then, depending on how things go.
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Perfect, the only starter at AAA Charlotte (Schultz, Hagen Smith, McDougal) who I DIDN’T want to see the Sox bring up. I get it, they are waiting on those great prospects, but itd be nice to start the rebuild now.
Im getting tired of watching exciting games of Birmingham and Charlotte (and UCLA for that matter) as an antidote for the Major league team.
Duncan is an older pitching prospect which I’m not high on but like Mason Adams he’s an absolute workhouse based on IP. Maybe he’ll start whenever Shane Smith is recalled back.
Mason Adams is a higher rated pitching prospect than Duncan Davitt. Adams is also rehabbing from last April’s TJ surgery and could be ready to pitch come June. The White Sox starting pitcher with the most upside of the three is Drew Thorpe who is also rehabbing from his own TJ procedure last April. Thorpe is the best bet to see the mound later this summer and has the ceiling of a #2 or #3 starting pitcher.
I can’t wait to see a rotation featuring some combination of Noah Schultz, Thorpe, Hagen Smith, Tanner McDougal, Shane Smith and Grant Taylor in the not too distant future. 🙂
That rotation you mentioned can’t be worse talent wise.
Noah Schultz was absolutely filthy last night, his third excellent appearance to begin his 2026 season at AAA Charlotte: milb.com/gameday/redbirds-vs-knights/2026/04/08/81…
This is the updated team pitching stats at AAA Charlotte: milb.com/charlotte-knights/stats/pitching
Schultz has been tremendous. Hagen Smith and Tanner McDougal have been solid. Duncan Davitt has been meh aside from his SO/9. Head scratching promotion by the White Sox and likely a result of Davitt already being on their 40-man roster. McDougal is also on the MLB roster and could have been promoted instead. His next starting assignment is scheduled for Saturday so it would have been a nice fit for him to take Shane Smith’s start on Sunday instead.
The White Sox have a three game set at home versus the Rays beginning next Tuesday. That would line up with Schultz next start. Hopefully he’ll been in Chicago by then. 🙂