Chicago White Sox: The 2010s All-Decade team
By Bill Felber
All-Decade Chicago White Sox Rotation
Chris Sale
A 2010 callup, Sale made the staff for good in 2012 and won 17 of his 25 decisions. Before his trade to Boston, he went 74-50 with a 3.00 ERA for the Sox, making five All-StarG teams and finishing top five in Cy Young Award voting four times. In 2015, he struck out a league-leading 274 batters. His 152.29 average ERA+ in Chicago stands out.
Lucas Giolito
Acquired from Washington in the Adam Eaton deal, Giolito’s numbers are colored by a terrible 2018 and an exceptional 2019. The average is good enough to justify his selection: a 27-25 record, 4.48 ERA and a 96 ERA+ that’s dragged down by a 69 in 2018. His 128.0 ERA+ is exceeded only by Sale.
Jose Quintana
A 2012 rookie, Quintana was a South Side rotation stalwart for five and one-half seasons. With the Sox he ran up a 3.51 ERA in 169 starts, and his 50-54 record is more a reflection of his support than his performance. He averaged a 114 ERA+ on the South Side. In mid-season 2017, Quintana performed his final service to the Sox, being the bait that lured Eloy Jimenez and Dylan Cease away from the Cubs.
Jake Peavy
Peavy arrived at the end of 2009 as an established major leaguer and remained into the 2013 seasons. With the Sox he went 36-29 in 83 starts, compiling a 4.00 ERA and a 101.5 ERA+. Like Quintana, Peavy’s biggest service may have involved his departure: it came as part of a three-team trade that brought Avisail Garcia to Chicago.
Gavin Floyd
The Sox’ options for a fifth starter are limited, and Floyd is probably the best of them. With the Sox through 2013, he averaged 30 starts, 185 innings and 11 wins from 2010 to 2012.