The Chicago White Sox plan to use right-hander Jonathan Cannon as their bulk reliever on Tuesday against the hosting Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park after left-handed opener Brandon Eisert. It will be the second time this year that Eisert has been the opener, with his first coming on April 27 against the Athletics, when he allowed one run on two hits in an inning in an eventual 3-2 loss. Cannon last served in a bulk-relief role after an opener on April 29 against the A's and allowed three earned runs in 7 2/3 innings for a quality start and his longest outing of 2025. The 24-year-old former third-rounder in 2022 out of Georgia has a solid 3.30 ERA in his last five outings, but he well below-average 17.3% strikeout rate in his two MLB seasons and will be facing a dangerous Reds offense in a hitter-friendly ballpark.

Jonathan Cannon earned the win in Saturday's 10-3 victory over the Athletics, allowing three earned runs in seven-and-two-thirds innings on six hits and two walks while striking out five. It was Cannon's first win of the season, now the owner of a 1-3 record, 4.50 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, and a 7.0 percent K-BB%. The 24-year-old has a career ERA of 4.49, a WHIP of 1.35, and a 6.79 K/9. That, combined with pitching for the White Sox, means wins may come few and far between for the righty, and good performances like Saturday's will be hard to forecast (the A's were heavy favorites in this one), so Cannon isn't an appealing streamer or DFS option despite Saturday's effort.

Chicago White Sox right-handed starter Jonathan Cannon logged a quality start against the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday, giving up one earned run on one hit with three walks and two strikeouts. Cannon was extremely effective in his 94-pitch outing. He lowered his ERA to 4.11 in 13 games (11 starts). He has just 46 strikeouts in 70 innings, making him a bit of a risky option for fantasy managers. This start is a great sign, but the 24-year-old will need to show more consistency and strikeout potential to be a good fantasy option.

Chicago White Sox rookie right-hander Jonathan Cannon will make his return to the big leagues and start on Saturday against the division-rival Royals in Kansas City. Cannon made his first 10 big-league appearances (eight starts) for the Pale Hose in the first half and went 1-3 with a 4.41 ERA (4.18 FIP) and 1.31 WHIP with 39 strikeouts and 13 walks in 51 innings pitched. The 23-year-old former third-round pick in 2022 out of Georgia gave up four earned runs in six innings in his last outing as a bulk reliever last Friday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Cannon's last start was a quality start on July 7 against the Marlins, when he went six innings while giving up an earned run with four walks and three K's. He'll be making at least two starts in Chicago's rotation to open up the second half of the season, but he'll need to pitch well to stick around. Cannon gave up just one run in five innings in his MLB debut against KC on April 17, but this Saturday will be a matchup to avoid.