Hope, Sort Of

White Sox rookie righthander Drew Thorpe threw 6.1 innings of three-hit, one-run ball last night against the Marlins in a 3-2 Sox win. Thorpe picked up the victory and is now 3-1 with a 3.71 ERA since his callup last month. The temptation is to dream, and hope that the Sox will have themselves a real starting staff before long. But then I read today in the Tribune online how Thorpe says he’s been learning from his teammates since coming up. By that, I assume he’s including Garrett Crochet, who pitches today. And that’s good. But what if Crochet gets traded? What can Thorpe learn from Chris Flexen or Mike Clevinger? The bad possibilities abound.