The White Sox have two pitchers from December’s Rule 5 draft on their roster, and each one looks like he belongs in the major leagues.

I have him penciled in the lineup for Tuesday,’’ manager Will Venable said. ‘‘Give him the day and see where he’s at. We expect him to be in on Tuesday.’’

MLB vet, MLB Network and White Sox analyst Dan Plesac joined CB to talk about his level of confidence in the Cubs, PCA break-out first half, the Cubs pitching situation, and his thoughts on the White Sox after spending a week calling their games.

Aaron Civale is a Chicago White Sox starting pitcher — for now. The 30-year-old right-hander joined the White Sox this week after he was traded to them by the Milwaukee Brewers. This came after he asked for a trade when was moved to the bullpen as Milwaukee made way for the Major League debut of its top pitching prospect, Jacob Misiorowski.

In his first words directed specifically to Americans, Pope Leo XIV told young people on Saturday how to find hope and meaning in their lives through God and in service to others.

He’s one of the better pitching coaches in the league,” right-hander Jonathan Cannon told the Sun-Times. “He’s able to tackle complicated issues and complicated problems in a very simple way."

The Chicago White Sox have opened nominations for this year's Roland Hemond Award.

George Wolkow was named Carolina League Player of the Week after hitting three home runs for the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers.