Jordan

Leasure

Leasure was called upon with two men on and one out in the eighth inning with the White Sox holding a two-run lead. He quickly dispatched of Zach McKinstry on strikes and Dillon Dingler on a line drive to shortstop to end the threat. He then returned for the ninth and got Trey Sweeney, Colt Keith and Gleyber Torres in order to end it. On the season, Leasure has now converted seven of his first 10 save chances.

The suddenly surging White Sox have now won four straight games and Leasure has secured the save in two of those. He got himself into trouble here after the first two batters he faced reached base, but dug deep to get out of the jam. All signs point to him being the closest thing Chicago has to trusted closer.

Leasure was the seventh pitcher to work in a bullpen game for the White Sox today. His fifth save breaks a tie with Grant Taylor for the team lead. He’s earned three of them while posting a 2.77 ERA since the beginning of August. We still wouldn’t want to roster a White Sox reliever, but Leasure clearly seems like the best bet of the bunch right now.

The White Sox entered the ninth inning with a 9-3 lead, but things got a bit tighter after Colt Keith clobbered a three-run homer off of Mike Vasil. Vasil rebounded to get the next two outs but then issued a two-out walk to Riley Greene, prompting the call to the bullpen. Leasure then retired Spencer Torkelson on strikes to end it. He’s likely second in line for save chances behind Grant Taylor, which will continue to give him an occasional opportunity here and there.

Leasure didn’t allow a hit, didn’t allow a walk, and didn’t strike anyone out. It’s the third save of the campaign for the 26-year-old, who offers some long-term potential, but doesn’t get enough chances for a bad baseball team to justify rostering in 2025.

Grant Taylor set him up with a scoreless eighth against the top of the Jays order. Leasure then retired Addison Barger, Will Wagner and Myles Straw, with an Alejandro Kirk single mixed in. Leasure got the call in a one-run game even though he’d allowed single runs in six of his previous 11 appearances. We wouldn’t suggest picking him up in mixed leagues.

Leasure was summoned in the ninth inning to close out the game with a one-run lead over the Mariners on Tuesday. He worked around one hit, striking out two batters to pick up his first save of the season.

As unlikely a save as we’ve seen all season, Vasil came from the clouds to close this one out for Chicago. While his stuff isn’t anything to write home about, the White Sox don’t necessarily have a closer and don’t win enough games to give us any indication as to who will get their next save opportunity. Lefty Cam Booser got the last chance on Sunday and Jordan Leasure has the best stuff in this bullpen, but is used more as a middle inning fireman. It’s likely more trouble than it’s worth to try and find saves from this bullpen.

After Fraser Ellard allowed two base runners while getting just one out in the bottom of the ninth, Leasure was called on to close out a 3-2 game. Instead, he walked the first batter he saw and then allowed a two-run double to Spencer Torkelson to take the blown save. The White Sox bullpen hierarchy remains unclear and we’d recommend fantasy managers stay away for now.

Leasure had been out since July 20 with a shoulder impingement. It looks like he’ll finish up in the minors, which is a disappointing end for a guy who looked like he might emerge as the White Sox’s closer as a rookie. He has a 6.32 ERA in 31 1/3 innings as a major leaguer.