Chicago White Sox right-handed starter Jonathan Cannon logged a quality start against the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday, giving up one earned run on one hit with three walks and two strikeouts. Cannon was extremely effective in his 94-pitch outing. He lowered his ERA to 4.11 in 13 games (11 starts). He has just 46 strikeouts in 70 innings, making him a bit of a risky option for fantasy managers. This start is a great sign, but the 24-year-old will need to show more consistency and strikeout potential to be a good fantasy option.
Chicago White Sox rookie right-hander Jonathan Cannon will make his return to the big leagues and start on Saturday against the division-rival Royals in Kansas City. Cannon made his first 10 big-league appearances (eight starts) for the Pale Hose in the first half and went 1-3 with a 4.41 ERA (4.18 FIP) and 1.31 WHIP with 39 strikeouts and 13 walks in 51 innings pitched. The 23-year-old former third-round pick in 2022 out of Georgia gave up four earned runs in six innings in his last outing as a bulk reliever last Friday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Cannon's last start was a quality start on July 7 against the Marlins, when he went six innings while giving up an earned run with four walks and three K's. He'll be making at least two starts in Chicago's rotation to open up the second half of the season, but he'll need to pitch well to stick around. Cannon gave up just one run in five innings in his MLB debut against KC on April 17, but this Saturday will be a matchup to avoid.
Chicago White Sox pitching prospect Jonathan Cannon earned a no-decision in his big-league debut on Wednesday versus the Kansas City Royals. Cannon, 23, was the first pitcher in the 2022 draft to make his way to the show and he put together a solid performance. Over five innings, Cannon allowed three hits, one run, one walk and struck out three. The 6'6, right-hander held his own on Wednesday and with the White Sox rostering one of the worst rosters in professional sports, it would make sense for the club to keep Cannon on the roster to develop. For now, Cannon is only a name for the watch-list. He is tentatively lined up to face the Minnesota Twins next week and best suited remaining on the waiver wire.
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Jonathan Cannon has been named as the starter ahead of Tuesday's game against the Kansas City Royals. The right-hander will be called up after striking out 11 batters over 9 2/3 innings in Triple-A Charlotte this season. He clearly has swing-and-miss stuff, but we'll see how it translates at the big league level. Fantasy managers in deep leagues might want to consider Cannon, but he'll be a bit of a risky choice.
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