"The White Sox have added some depth to the rotation already this winter, signing lefties Anthony Kay and Sean Newcomb to respective two-year and one-year contracts ($12MM for Kay; $4.5MM for Newcomb). Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic report this morning that the South Siders are still hoping to bring in another veteran arm on a one-year deal, with Griffin Canning among the pitchers they've targeted."
"Canning, 30 in May, is a former second-round pick and top prospect with the Angels. He showed flashes of making good on that potential across parts of five seasons with the Halos, but injuries repeatedly set him back. The Angels eventually swapped him out for Jorge Soler in a Nov. 2024 deal with the Braves. Atlanta non-tendered him a few weeks later. Canning went on to sign a one-year deal with the Mets."
"Thrust into the rotation mix after spring injuries to Frankie Montas and Sean Manaea, Canning raced out of the gates with a 2.47 ERA, 23.2% strikeout rate, 8.6% walk rate and gaudy 55.2% ground-ball rate in his first nine starts. Fielding-independent metrics like FIP (3.84) and FIP (3.92) weren't quite as bullish as his earned run average, but Canning very much looked the part of a quality mid-rotation arm over that span of nearly two months."
The White Sox added Anthony Kay (two years, $12MM) and Sean Newcomb (one year, $4.5MM) to increase rotation depth and remain interested in another one-year veteran, with Griffin Canning among targets. Canning, a former second-round pick and top Angels prospect, has shown flashes across five seasons but endured repeated injury setbacks. Atlanta traded him for Jorge Soler and later non-tendered him; he signed a one-year deal with the Mets. Early in 2025 he posted a 2.47 ERA, 23.2% strikeout rate, 8.6% walk rate and 55.2% ground-ball rate in nine starts. Command issues and a ruptured Achilles on June 26 ended his season.
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