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Chicago White Sox Provide Excellent Injury Update on Former Trade Acquisition Drew Thorpe

Thorpe, who didn't make an appearance after July 31 because of elbow problems, is on track for the 2025 season.

Brady Farkas

Chicago White Sox pitcher Drew Thorpe (33) delivers against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning at Guaranteed Rate Field on July 26.
Chicago White Sox pitcher Drew Thorpe (33) delivers against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning at Guaranteed Rate Field on July 26. / Matt Marton-Imagn Images
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On Wednesday, the Chicago White Sox shook up the baseball world by trading starting pitcher Garrett Crochet to the Boston Red Sox.

But as the White Sox lose one ace, they got great news on someone that they hope grows into an ace: Drew Thorpe.

The righty, who was acquired last offseason in the trade that sent Dylan Cease to the San Diego Padres, didn't make an appearance after July 31 because of elbow issues. However, a recent report from Scott Merkin of MLB.com says that Thorpe is ready to go and is on track with a normal offseason.

A 24-year-old Utah native, Thorpe was drafted in the second round of the 2022 draft by the New York Yankees. The Yankees traded him to San Diego in the Juan Soto trade before he was spun to the White Sox.

Armed with a good changeup, Thorpe went 3-3 in nine starts for the White Sox. He pitched to a 5.48 ERA and struck out just 25 batters in 44.1 innings. He was a consensus top-100 prospect in baseball by both Baseball America and MLB.com. Lifetime, he's 21-3 at the minor league-level with a 2.17 ERA. As long as he's healthy, he figures to be a building block for the White Sox rotation for years to come.

Chicago is coming off a historically dreadful season in which they went 41-121. With Crochet gone, there's plenty of opportunity in the rotation for guys to ascend and Thorpe could even find himself as a potential Opening Day starter next March.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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