Having five players — left-hander Noah Schultz (10), shortstop Colson Montgomery (39), left-hander Hagen Smith (40), catcher Kyle Teel (52) and outfielder Braden Montgomery (66) — ranked among Baseball America’s top 100 prospects will help, but Venable knows how these things can go.

They're focused on building the farm system, but their big-league roster doesn't look better than last year's.

White Sox batter Kyle Teel challenges the strike call low in the zone and after review the call on the field is confirmed

The Chicago White Sox are making a surprising move by sending veteran pitcher Mike Clevinger to the bullpen this year. New manager Will Venable thinks that Clevinger has the mindset for the switch. The following comes from MLB.

Mike Clevinger has started 142 of his 156 career Major League games, and only one of his 14 relief appearances has come during Clevinger’s last six seasons.