What will White Sox do about struggling rookie lefty Noah Schultz?

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What happened in last night's Yankees vs. White Sox game and why did it matter?

John Schriffen 0:00

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Vinny Rotino 0:25

This was a game with some twists and turns. That was John Triffin on the call. CHSN is where we watched the game. It was a 9-5 final, the Yankees over the White Sox. And White Sox got out to a strong start against a guy who looked really good in his first start coming back from injury, Max Freed. They got three on him in the first inning, but then unfortunately the Yankees come back, answer with four in the fourth inning facing Noah Schultz. And then they just kept adding to it. Four in the eighth and one in the seventh. Yada, yada, yada. Next thing you know, it's nine to five New York. I had the lobster bisque. Not the result we wanted. And we're still trying to figure out, Marshall, how to address Noah Schultz.

Vinny Rotino 1:07

He goes three and a third yesterday. Gives up three earned runs, two walks, five strikeouts. We're still trying to figure out what is his understanding of the strike zone? How does he marry his skill set with big league batters and the Yankees with no Bellinger? No Aaron Judge. $144 million worth of payroll on the injured list currently. And you liked your chances. You at least had some optimism, especially after that three-run first. But unfortunately, the Yankees end up winning this one, and we still don't exactly know what to do about our young pitcher.

Marshall Harris 1:41

The Yankees are good at baseball. This is not a shocker. Even without the aforementioned judge. Arson judge. If that's what you want to tweet him as, yes, you can.

Vinny Rotino 1:53

I still love that.

Marshall Harris 1:54

Even without Cody Bellinger and even without Giancarlo Stanton. They got a lot of power missing from that lineup, but they found their... You got a guy in Ali Sanchez who hits his first Major League home run, a three-run bomb, off the Sox bullpen. Here's my issue with what transpired last night. Yeah. I think... I'm on record saying, Noah Schultz, this is not play time. This is not development time. The White Sox are in the middle of a pennant race right now. He shouldn't be starting games for the Chicago White Sox. If it is still indeed a development year for him, he can go develop all he wants down at AAA because they can't afford for him to give you three great innings and then just fall apart the fourth.

Marshall Harris 2:30

You can make the argument that he should have been left in the game. because Chris Murphy comes in, and I see him as a middle reliever who comes in when you're down in a game, and he's just trying to get outs to keep you possibly afloat. But it was a high-leverage situation when he comes in. That would have been, in my opinion, the perfect opportunity for one of two guys, either Brian Hudson, who he knows, Can deal with lefties because Jazz Chisholm had a rope of a two-run double in that situation. Or Sean Newcomb, who you know can give you multiple innings and can get you through the fifth inning. That would be the goal there. And then you could turn your actual bullpen arms loose. But because of the decisions that they made, because of the way that the Yankees responded, the White Sox were dead in the water.

Marshall Harris 3:11

The Yankees have a really good bullpen. A really good bullpen. And it was on display last night.

Vinny Rotino 3:16

Yeah, I do think this is a developmental year for Noah Schultz because it's his rookie season.

Marshall Harris 3:21

Yes, I agree.

Vinny Rotino 3:21

I don't blame how I feel about what Noah Schultz, but you just said you didn't think it was developmental.

Marshall Harris 3:29

No, no, I said it's not a developmental year for the White Sox as a team anymore because they're in a pennant race. If you want to continue developing him, send him down to AAA and let him develop there.

Vinny Rotino 3:38

At some point, you have to bring people up so they get the big league experience. The rest of the American League doesn't dictate Noah Schultz's career arc.

Marshall Harris 3:46

It's not about the rest of the American League. It's about the White Sox. The White Sox being in a pin race.