Rumors have been swirling around for the past few days that Reynaldo Lopez would finally make his White Sox debut by the end of this week.
Maybe Buy Tickets for friday night” -Rick Hahn
This quote from Hahn earlier this week unofficially confirmed those rumors, and today, the White Sox made it official in a team statement.
Per Rick Hahn, Reynaldo Lopez will start on Friday with Pelfrey moving to bullpen.
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) August 8, 2017
Reynaldo has proven that he is more than ready for the White Sox the past month. His last start didn’t go as planned (5 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 3 HR, 9 SO) but in his seven starts prior, he had given up 2 runs or less each time. Unanimously picked as the most MLB ready pitcher the White Sox had at the start of the season, Lopez has done a fine job of developing, especially his command and control. His pure stuff was already great, but now he is consistently hitting his spots each time he takes the mound. While he will probably never be an ace, he has the ceiling of a no. 2 and the floor of a very good no. 4.
If he can give the White Sox performances like this every now and then, fans are going to love him.
Rick Hahn has said that once the young prospects are called up, he expects them to stay. Without further ado, Hahn presents us with his next present, Reynaldo Lopez.
See everyone Friday night at Guaranteed Rate.
