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TORONTO, ON – JUNE 22: Grant Taylor #31 and Kyle Teel #8 of the Chicago White Sox celebrate … More defeating the Toronto Blue Jays in their MLB game at the Rogers Centre on June 22, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images) Getty Images No one is referring to the White Sox as having established a pitching factory. Not yet, anyway. But a series of small moves — and one big one — have given the Sox an enviable collection of entry-level pitchers. Credit second-year General Manager Chris Getz for being creative both in acquiring and developing young talent. Heading toward the All-Star break, the White Sox are featuring five rookies pitchers who have thrown at least 10 innings. The latest to arrive, Grant Taylor, a second-round pick from LSU in the 2023 draft, presents the greatest upside but Shane Smith, Sean Burke, Mike Vasil and left-hander Brandon Eisert all look like high-value arms to build future pitching staffs around. Smith and Vasil were added in the Rule 5 draft, with Vasil taking an indirect route through two other teams. Eisert was claimed on waivers in March. Burke was a third-round pick in 2021. All five came through high-profile college programs before reporting to the White Sox complex in Arizona. Taylor was pitching alongside Paul Skenes before Tommy John surgery sidetracked him on the eve of LSU’s championship season. The Sox gambled on his recovery and he immediately flashed his potential in his big-league debut on June 12, throwing six of 12 pitches for 100 mph-plus in a perfect inning against Houston. “If he gets to spring (at LSU), he probably doesn’t get to us,” scouting director Mike Shirley said after the ’23 draft. “He goes in the first round. … We selected him in the…

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