Carlos Rodon talks about his comeback quest with the White Sox

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

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4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Could this be the year for Carlos Rodon? Chuck Garfien speaks with the White Sox left-hander about his impressive spring training, nailing down a spot in the rotation, and how a strikeout of Manny Machado in spring training signaled to him that he’s back. They also discuss what he’s learned about dealing with injuries and adversity, getting non-tendered by the White Sox, his advice for the injured Eloy Jimenez, and more. (2:10) - Who is this version of Carlos Rodon?(8:20) - Getting non-tendered by the White Sox was a good "slap in the face"(11:10) - His drive to prove that he's the pitcher the White Sox drafted(14:40) - A strikeout against Manny Machado this spring...(20:10) - What it meant earning a spot in the White Sox rotation(24:16) - Were the Cubs interested in him?

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0:00.0	What are you able to do now that you weren't able to do, whether it's physically or even with new information you've gotten before?
0:10.6	Just mechanically, my lower half has changed and it's made me more consistent.
0:16.1	I've never really had this kind of fastball command ever in my career.
0:25.8	That's Carlos Rodon.
0:28.4	Looking good, feeling good.
0:31.7	I'm saying all sorts of good stuff here on the White Sox Talk podcast brought to you by WinTrust.
0:43.4	Hey, everyone's Chuck Arfine, and Carlos was easily one of the best surprises of spring training.
0:49.5	Keeping up only two runs in 13 innings with one walk and 16 strikeouts,
0:54.1	nailing down the fifth spot in the White Sox rotation.
0:55.7	So how did he get here?
0:59.8	Well, first, a lot of adversity, which he'll talk about,
1:05.7	as well as his instant reaction when the White Sox first non-tendered him this offseason and then called back to sign him.
1:08.5	Interesting story there from Carlos.
1:10.6	He's going to take you back to that game last September when he came out of the bullpen
1:15.1	against the Indians.
1:17.4	Remember this?
1:18.4	And everything fell apart?
1:21.0	That's coming up.
1:21.9	Plus, the first moment in spring training when he realized his fastball was back and it came on a
1:29.7	blistering strikeout of manny machado so it's a fly-on-the-wall conversation with
1:37.1	carlos rodon you're gonna like this it's coming your way on the white sox talk podcast
1:42.9	here we go.
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