Daniel Webb could fill needed role in White Sox bullpen

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HOUSTON -- Daniel Webb gives the White Sox a more balanced bullpen than they had before Scott Carroll was sent to the minors on Thursday.

While the White Sox like what Carroll’s work (3.12 ERA in 17 1/3 innings this season), he and Hector Noesi have filled the same long role while Webb can pitch on an everyday basis if needed. Given this is the 15th day of 17 in a row in which the White Sox play the bullpen could use an additional arm.

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“You’re getting a guy who can go multiple days,” Robin Ventura said. “Those guys (Carroll and Noesi) you don’t necessarily want to do that, with them being longer guys. They like being stretched out. Having Webby, you’re looking at a guy who might be more of a situational guy, who would get an inning, and you don’t have to sit there and hopefully get him three or four innings.”

Because he had minor league options and the White Sox added new faces to the mix, Webb wasn’t surprised to start at Triple-A Charlotte after he posted an 8.68 ERA with eight walks and seven strikeouts in 9 1/3 innings this spring.

The right-hander has a 4.01 ERA in 15 games at Triple-A Charlotte this season but has been hot of late with 6 2/3 scoreless innings over his last four appearances. In that time Webb has walked two batters and not allowed a hit. Webb, 25, walked 42 batters in 67 2/3 innings last season.

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“Limiting the walks has always been the biggest thing I need to do,” Webb said. “Just trying to stay aggressive and not be so picky about limiting the walks. Try to take it easy to throw strikes. That’s helped me a lot this year.

“It’s great to get the call up and stay and make the trip here. Hopefully just competing and try to stay up here.”

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