White Sox Demote Smith, Call Up Schweitzer

0:00It's April 8, from daily matchups to big moments, this is MLB news today, powered by AI. Chicago White Sox just demoted their 2025 All-Star Shane Smith to triple-A Charlotte after only three starts this season. The guy who got the opening day nod on March 26 against the Milwaukee Brewers looked lost from the jump, and things didn't get much better. In his next outing burst of the Miami Marlins, Smith gave up seven earned runs over three innings with two walks in just one strikeout. Even in his third start Tuesday against the Baltimore Orioles, where he struck out a career high-8 and kept it scoreless for a bit, he still threw. 99 pitches in three and two-thirds innings, walking five and landing only 57 strikes. Fans and analysts see this as the right call for a team pushing for contention. They can't let command issues derail the rotation. Smith's sitting on a 10.80 ERA so far, way off his rookie 3.81, and his walk rate ranks in the 12 percentile.

1:00Leaguewide, signs were there in spring training too, with shaky command ignored at the time. Now the Sox called a prospect Tyler Schweitzer, their number 23 guy per MLB pipeline, who's impressed in limited triple-A action with one, earned run over five innings and zero walks. Schweitzer's slider and changeup could shake things up, but manager Will Vinnable might lean on bullpen vets like Sean Newcomb or Jordan Hicks, or even extend Grant Taylor's opener roll after his clean sheets. Sox rotation stays fluid as they grind toward that next level.