A quartet of Chicago White Sox arms headline the MLB debut list for the past couple weeks
With plenty of players to make their MLB debut each week from now until the end of the season, we at Call To The Pen will start a weekly piece to review those players who debuted in the past week.
After missing one week, we have two weeks worth of players that made their debuts to be highlighted, led by a quartet of arms that debuted on the South Side for the Chicago White Sox.
MLB debut: Four Chicago White Sox
In his first season in the Chicago White Sox system, righty Ryan Burr has put up impressive bullpen numbers. Burr made his MLB debut on August 23 and has made 3 appearances, tossing 3 2/3 innings, allowing a run on 2 hits and no walks, striking out 2.
Originally drafted out of high school in Montana, lefty Caleb Frare lost two full seasons to injury before getting back on the mound in 2015. He came over to the Chicago White Sox from the Yankees this summer for international slot money. He made his debut on Sunday against the Red Sox, tossing a perfect inning, striking out a pair.
Not a big guy, Ian Hamilton was taken as an 11th round pick by the Chicago White Sox in 2016 out of Washington State and been an impressive reliever ever since. After saving 22 games between AA and AAA this year, he got the call to the big leagues. Hamilton got his first work on Friday against the Red Sox, tossing a perfect inning of relief.
One of the top 20 prospects in the entire game coming into the season, Michael Kopech has only ever struggled with getting his incredible stuff into the zone consistently. The Chicago White Sox have worked with him on varying his pitch selection and simplifying his delivery since getting him from Boston in the Chris Sale deal.
Kopech debuted against the Twins on August 21st, but he was rained out in the 2nd inning. He was given a chance for his first “real” start five days later as the Chicago White Sox traveled to Detroit. He’s made three starts now, and to his credit, his control has been great, but the weather has interfered twice now, as he has thrown 11 innings, allowing just 1 run on 11 hits and a walk, striking out 9.
The next group is a trio of top 100 prospects: