The White Sox will choose the contract of left-hander Ky Bush previous to their subsequent recreation on Tuesday, the Chicago Solar-Instances’ Daryl Van Schouwen reviews (through X). Bush will get the beginning in opposition to the A’s in his Main League debut. No 40-man roster transfer is required, because the Sox have area accessible in any case their strikes on the commerce deadline.
A second-round decide within the 2021 draft, Bush was a part of a memorable Angels draft class that noticed the staff use all 20 of its alternatives on pitchers. He pitched on the Double-A degree in 2022-23 and initially of the 2024 season, with each a lat pressure and a commerce to Chicago interrupting his progress final season. Bush and Edgar Quero had been the prospects despatched from the Angels to the White Sox in the July 2023 deal that introduced Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez to Los Angeles.
Bush settled in along with his new group this season, delivering a 2.12 ERA over 80 2/3 Double-A innings. This earned him his first style of Triple-A motion, although he has a 6.16 ERA in 19 innings and 4 appearances in Charlotte. For the season as a complete, Bush’s ERA is 2.89 over 99 2/3 frames, with a ten.45% stroll price, and 23.4% strikeout price.
Baseball America ranked Bush sixth on its midseason rating of the White Sox prospect pool, noting that the 24-year-old has “”No. 4 starter potential” and an arsenal of “strong pure stuff.” To that latter level, BA’s scouting reviews places a 50 grade on all 4 of Bush’s pitches, although his slider is taken into account his greatest providing.
It isn’t the standout resume that may instantly land a pitcher a ticket to the massive leagues, however the 24-year-old Bush will get an opportunity to indicate what he can do in opposition to MLB competitors. The rebuilding White Sox might be giving loads of enjoying time to younger gamers down the stretch, so an excellent displaying might actually earn Bush extra appears within the rotation. If the stress of constructing his debut within the Present wasn’t sufficient, Bush can even be attempting to assist the White Sox finish a 20-game shedding streak that’s nearing document ranges.
