Jairo Iriarte

Iriarte looked sharp in six relief appearances last September for the White Sox in his first taste of the majors. The 23-year-old top pitching prospect enters spring training with a realistic shot at breaking camp in Chicago’s season-opening starting rotation, but it’s fair to wonder if his subpar control will hinder his effectiveness. He’ll likely have to edge out some combination of Drew Thorpe, Sean Burke and Bryse Wilson for a rotation spot. There’s plenty of talent and strikeout upside here, which makes him interesting in extremely deep mixed leagues and AL-only formats.

Iriarte was acquired by the White Sox in the deal for Dylan Cease, and the 22-year-old now will all but assuredly make his MLB debut before the month comes to an end. Iriarate is a long-term play, but offers no fantasy potential for the final month.

Iriarte was acquired from the Padres in the Dylan Cease trade earlier this month and will open the season back in the upper minors to continue his development.