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Expected Starters
Martín Pérez (CHW, LHP)
The White Sox need volume to get through the season and it's no surprise they called upon Pérez for the task. The veteran southpaw's skill set speaks to volume with a variety of offerings to feature against all hitters, hoping to induce weak contact and generate quick outs. His sinker does its part against LHB with a near 40% O-Swing as it sits inside constantly, while featuring a decent cutter away to keep batters guessing.
It's decent enough against LHB, though Pérez has to be in in a perfect groove to handle RHB with ease. His changeup is effective but not overwhelming like many of his lefty peers, forcing his sinker and cutter to do heavy lifting inside the zone as they pray for batters to let them pass for called strikes.
I see Pérez as an arm who can be a serviceable streamer (for QS moreso than Wins, of course) or even turn into a "Vargas Rule" at times when he's locating his sinkers and changeups armside and landing cutters away to LHB with ease - h*ck, when he's cooking, the curve becomes a trusted mix-up pitch as well - though he's best to be avoided until you're searching for a streaming option.
Quick Take: Pérez has some value in QS leagues but only when he's able to string multiple starts of precision across his wide arsenal. He's a desperate play for volume in deeper leagues and should be rarely touched in 12-teamers.
Jonathan Cannon (CHW, RHP)