![]() I’d rather see him work every fifth day in Triple-A, rather than sit in the bullpen not knowing when he’ll make an appearance. Like I wrote before, I’m all for Rodon just staying in the minors until he is ready. What I like about this quote from Rodon is he knows there is work to be done in terms of perfecting his pitches, and he’s willing to put that work in until the White Sox feel it is time to bring him up to the majors. I don’t know, I threw 14 changeups and 17 sliders, but those 14 changeups were better than most of those sliders.”" My slider wasn’t at its best, but the changeup was a lot better. Lasko even quoted Rodon following the start: "“After cruising through his first four innings of work, Rodon (1-0) ran into trouble in the fifth, walking his only two batters of the night to begin the frame.”" Seth Lasko of The Charlotte Observer wrote this about the start of Rodon: With him working on his changeup right now with the Charlotte Knights, along with his slider (which was described as “not his best”), they will be a perfect complement to the already dominating fastball he possesses once everything is eventually worked out on the mound. Nice mix.- Phil Rogers April 12, 2015ĭid you see that? Aren’t you excited the best pitching prospect the White Sox have had since Chris Sale is really improving the overall balance of his pitching? ![]() FB hit 97, struck out 9 and threw almost as many changeups (14) as sliders (17). Phil Rogers of CBS Chicago tweeted this over the weekend about Rodon:Ĭarlos Rodon was impressive in his first start. Rodon also struck out nine, but what might be the best news for the 22-year-old is the fact he’s improving his pitching repertoire, which is the most important thing for him so he can be called up to the majors sooner rather than later. 1 prospect Carlos Rodon on Saturday.Īgainst Norfolk, the lefty earned the win, pitching five innings of one-run baseball. Besides the Chicago White Sox having two wins in their past two games, other good news this weekend for the organization was the pitching of Triple-A starting pitcher and No.
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