If nearer Alex Colome will get dealt earlier than the commerce deadline, left-hander Aaron Bummer might be the following man as much as end video games for the White Sox.
“Would [closing] be awesome? Absolutely,” Bummer mentioned. “That could be each reliever’s objective, to get the final three outs of the sport. But for me proper now, I’m completely happy being within the massive leagues getting outs for my group.’’
Bummer has all of six minor league saves in his profession, and none since 2017. At 25, he’s pitching higher than he ever has after posting a 4.36 ERA over components of two main league seasons going into this one.
The Sox are excessive on his future in no matter reduction position the longer term holds.
“The previous two years I confirmed glimpses of what I can do, glimpses of consistency and the lifetime of the stuff I’ve,” Bummer mentioned. “This year, with all the work I did in the offseason and having immediate success, yeah, it propels you forward. And it is rewarding to go through all that, and then to finally hit that rhythm … not just for two outings or a month but for the sustained success we all dream of.”
Entering Thursday Bummer utilized a sinking two-seam fastball and cutter to the tune of a 1.69 ERA over 32 appearances, together with 0.79 over his earlier 9 video games that had helped the Sox bullpen put collectively a streak of 16 1/Three consecutive scoreless innings. His .172 batting common towards is fifth amongst American League relievers.
Bummer doesn’t care a lot about his position. He solely cares about two issues:
“Sustained success is goal number one. No. 2 is to get better every day. The sky is the limit if I’m doing those.”
In what a part of the sport that occurs, it doesn’t matter.
“I don’t care if it’s the first three outs, last three outs or six outs in the middle,” he mentioned.
Abreu at work
The Sox didn’t take batting follow earlier than the sport Thursday however considered one of their finest hitters, three-time All-Star Jose Abreu, was out early with catcher Welington Castillo and hitting coach Todd Steverson hitting towards a pitching machine.
“He works,” hitting coach Todd Steverson mentioned. “He’s got a regimen that he likes to stay with. Sometimes it varies, depending on how he feels or who we’re facing that day. He goes about his business kind of blue collar-ish. He’s not a showman, but he’s steady and he gets it done.”
The coach’s room
Tim Anderson (excessive ankle sprain) performed shortstop after going 3-for-Four because the DH in his first minor league rehab recreation at Class AAA Charlotte. Renteria mentioned Anderson felt good, though he was tentative taking secondary leads on the bases.
*Left fielder Eloy Jimenez (bruised proper ulnar nerve) performed catch and is hitting off a tee and taking flips. Renteria mentioned Jimenez may not must go to Charlotte like Anderson, who has been out longer with a extra extreme harm, did.
*Right-hander Kelvin Herrera (indirect) threw a bullpen. “We’ll monitor him and see how we proceed in terms of sending him out or doing some things here before he’s activated,” Renteria mentioned.