White Sox Clayton Richard, a good find from within

  The telltale sign of Richard's success will be his strikeout to walk ratio which was 2:1 prior to entering the rotation.  In his last two starts (15 K's, 4 BB's) it is close to 4:1.  If he stays around three to one he'll be successful because he has the stuff and endurance to go late in games. 

   I always noticed at the end of the year that my walk total closely resembled my earned run total for the year.  Funny how that works. Oh, and Richard's big league totals to date, 48 BB's, 48 earned runs. Start flipping over baseball cards and see how this ratio works for different pitchers.  More often than not, it's in the ballpark.

  So, with Richard establishing himself in the 5th spot, while pitching like a front line starter, there's buzz about the Sox still looking to add another front line guy.  That buzz now surrounds Roy Oswalt?   I'm not sure the Sox would be wise to give up prospects for anyone until they see how this rotation and their division begins to play out.