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Injury Knee
Est. Return 2/1/2026
2025 Stats
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0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
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0
2026 Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Schultz was shut down in September with patellar tendinitis in his right knee, which was reportedly an issue for him throughout his disappointing 2025 campaign. The 6-foot-10 southpaw entered 2025 as a consensus top 30 prospect, but after he logged a 9.5 K-BB% and 1.67 WHIP in 73 innings across Double-A and Triple-A, there will be more wide-ranging valuations on Schultz this offseason. He has been handled carefully by the White Sox since they drafted him No. 26 overall out of high school in 2022. He dealt with a flexor strain in 2023 and has only thrown five-plus innings in 10 of his 50 pro starts -- all 10 of which came last year at Double-A. Schultz's fastball and slider are 70-grade pitches when he's on, and it's dangerous to give up on toolsy lefty starters when they're only 22. He made five starts at Triple-A and will surely return there to start 2026. If he's healthy and pounding the zone this spring, Schultz's value will shoot back up. Read Past Outlooks
Should be healthy for camp
Schultz (knee) is having a strong offseason and the team expects him to be fully healthy for the start of spring training, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.
Analysis
Schultz was shut down of for the remainder of the 2025 season due to right patellar tendinitis, but he's been progressing well so far this offseason. If all goes according to plan, he could finish up his rehab at some point over the next month or so. The 6-foot-10 southpaw had a disappointing 2025 campaign, logging a 13.8 percent walk rate and 1.67 WHIP in 73 innings across Double-A and Triple-A. Schultz is not on the 40-man roster and will likely head back to the upper minors to start 2026.
Schultz was shut down of for the remainder of the 2025 season due to right patellar tendinitis, but he's been progressing well so far this offseason. If all goes according to plan, he could finish up his rehab at some point over the next month or so. The 6-foot-10 southpaw had a disappointing 2025 campaign, logging a 13.8 percent walk rate and 1.67 WHIP in 73 innings across Double-A and Triple-A. Schultz is not on the 40-man roster and will likely head back to the upper minors to start 2026.
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Minor League Left/Right Pitching Splits (AAA)
Since 2023
-19%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-19%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .409 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Since 2023vs Right | .333 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
| 2025vs Left | .409 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025vs Right | .333 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2025
2024
Unfortunately, we didn't learn much about Schultz in 2024, despite the fact he was healthy all season. He never threw more than four innings or 67 pitches in a start, so he never got to face a batter a third time. The 6-foot-9 southpaw logged 89.1 innings across High-A and Double-A after logging 27 innings and averaging fewer than three innings per start at Single-A in 2023. His fastball/slider combo is elite, and same-handed batters registered a .449 OPS against him. Schultz's decent changeup is a clear third pitch, and righties did a bit better against him with a .588 OPS, so refining that changeup while building his workload will be the points of emphasis going forward. Despite Chicago's delicate handling of Schultz last year, he should be assigned to Triple-A for his age-21 season after putting up a 1.48 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 58.5 percent groundball rate in 61 innings at Double-A. He may generate buzz early in spring training if he gets to pitch in big-league camp.
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Set to avoid knee surgery
White Sox director of player development Paul Janish said Monday that Schultz is dealing with right patellar tendinitis in his knee but will not require surgery, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.
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Done for 2025
Schultz (knee) won't return to action for Triple-A Charlotte before the end of the season, MLB.com reports.
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Back on injured list
Triple-A Charlotte placed Schultz on the 7-day injured list Thursday due to knee discomfort, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.
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Returns from 7-day IL
Schultz (knee) struck out four and allowed one unearned run on two hits in his two-inning start Sunday after being activated from the 7-day injured list.
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Aiming for late-August return
Schultz is progressing in his recovery from right knee discomfort, and the White Sox are hopeful that he'll be able to return from Triple-A Charlotte's 7-day injured list in late August, MLB.com reports.
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