CHGO White Sox Podcast: 2024 MLB Trade Deadline: Is Erick Fedde underrated in this market?
Erick Fedde’s ERA is now at 3.13 after 18 starts in 2024. All the chatter around the Chicago White Sox regarding the MLB Trade Deadline starts with Garrett Crochet and Luis Robert Jr., but the certainty of their movement is cloudy. Erick Fedde WILL be traded later this month. Is he the most valuable pitcher that is certain to be dealt? Join the CHGO White Sox crew, Herb Lawrence, Vinnie Duber, and Sean Anderson as they discuss.
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Guardians hope to level season series with White Sox
Amid their miserable season, the Chicago White Sox have been surprisingly successful against the American League Central-leading Cleveland Guardians. On Thursday, the White Sox can win another series against the Guardians by handing them their first home loss with Ben Lively on the mound this season.
Chicago is a major-league-worst 25-63 and just 7-22 against Central Division foes. However, after leveling the current three-game set with an 8-2 victory on Wednesday, the White Sox are 5-4 vs. Cleveland, which us among the best teams in baseball at 22 games over .500. “Just for some reason we play teams a little tougher,” said Chicago’s Erick Fedde, who improved to 6-3 on Wednesday. “Every time we play (the Guardians), we’ve battled. … For some reason, we play good baseball against them.” Fedde allowed one run over six strong innings while Lenyn Sosa had three hits with an RBI on Wednesday for Chicago, which is hitting .221 and averaging 3.2 runs in 2024 but is batting .252 and averaging 4.3 runs against the Guardians this season. The White Sox took three of four from Cleveland in Chicago in May.
Sosa has five hits, including three doubles, in the current series. The third baseman is 9-for-18 in his past four games for the White Sox, who are 9-34 on the road. Their only winning series away from came at St. Louis from May 3-5. Meanwhile, the Guardians saw their six-game home winning streak end as their batting average against Chicago this season fell to .214. Cleveland is 27-10 at home, where it is 5-0 when Lively (7-4, 3.03 ERA) takes the ball. The 32-year-old right-hander has
exceeded expectations in his first season with the Guardians, his fourth team since breaking into the majors in 2017. Lively, who has the lowest ERA of any Cleveland starter, is 4-0 with a 2.15 ERA in those five home starts.
