White Sox loaded with offensive talent, but what about the pitching?
Since the rebuild began in 2016, the Chicago White Sox have been loading up on bats.
Yoan Moncada, Eloy Jimenez, Blake Rutherford, Luis Alexander Basabe and Ryan Cordell were acquired in trades.
Luis Robert was signed as an international free agent, which cost the Sox $26 million.
The White Sox's last three first-round draft picks - Zack Collins, Jake Burger and Nick Madrigal - are all position players. The Sox have the No. 3 overall pick in this year's draft and are likely to add another bat, preferably Cal first baseman Andrew Vaughn.
The White Sox are set up to score plenty of runs in the future, but the current stack is not quite as high on the pitching side.
There are some quality arms, to be sure.
Michael Kopech showed why he was rated as a premium prospect last season before having Tommy John surgery on Sept. 18.
Dylan Cease, acquired with Jimenez in the 2017 trade that sent Jose Quintana to the Cubs, will be in the White Sox's rotation next season, if not later this year.
Dane Dunning was also on the fast track to the majors before having Tommy John surgery on March 18.
By the 2021 season, it is very conceivable Carlos Rodon, Cease, Dunning, Reynaldo Lopez and Lucas Giolito will give the Sox a formidable starting five.
But what happens if one or more fails to pan out? What happens if there are additional injuries?
The White Sox do have some starting pitching depth, and here's a look at some possible help in the present and down the road:
Manny Banuelos
Acquired in a Nov. 1 trade from the Dodgers for minor-league infielder Justin Yurchak, Banuelos looked good in 4 relief appearances for the White Sox this season.
On Monday night, the 28-year-old lefty stepped in for the injured Giolito (hamstring) and pitched 4 scoreless innings in the Sox's 12-2 win at Baltimore.
Banuelos signed with the Yankees in 2008 at the age of 16 and quickly established himself as one of New York's top pitching prospects.
He missed most of 2012-13 after having Tommy John surgery and was never quite the same, but Banuelos is still young and versatile enough to help the White Sox if he stays healthy.
Jimmy Lambert
The 24-year-old righty put himself on the Sox's radar last season when he went 3-1 with a 2.88 ERA in 5 starts after being promoted to Class AA Birmingham.
Lambert missed the final five weeks with a left oblique strain, but he did more good work in spring training, allowing 1 earned run in 6 innings while striking out 8 in the Cactus League.
This season, the 2016 fifth-round draft pick out of Fresno State is 2-1 with a 2.91 ERA in 4 starts for Birmingham.
Alec Hansen:
In 2017, the 6-foot-8 righty was a combined 11-8 with a 2.80 ERA for Birmingham, high Class A Winston-Salem and low A Kannapolis, and he led the minor leagues with 191 strikeouts.
Last year, Hansen was bothered by a right forearm strain and was limited to 14 starts with Birmingham and Winston-Salem. He went 0-5 with a 6.31 ERA and had 59 walks (and 55 strikeouts) in 51⅓ innings.
Hansen has been pitching like his old self this season, throwing 8 scoreless innings of relief for Winston-Salem. He's allowed only 1 hit and 2 walks while striking out 14.
The White Sox want to let Hansen build up endurance and move him back into the starting rotation.