Lucas Sims
RP · White Sox
C
D+
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Career StatsC
| Year | Team | GP | ERA | W-L | K | WHIP | IP | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career |  | 272 | 4.8517766 | 23-21 | 376 | 1.3370558 | 0.0 | 12 |
Performance Grade by Season
CareerB| Season | Team | GP | ERA | W-L | K | WHIP | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  | 43 | — | — | — | — | C+ C+ |
| 2023 | | 67 | — | — | — | — | A A |
| 2021 | | 47 | — | — | — | — | B- B- |
| 2020 | | 20 | — | — | — | — | A- A- |
| 2019 | | 24 | — | — | — | — | C+ C+ |
| 2018 | | 6 | — | — | — | — | C C |
| 2017 |  | 14 | — | — | — | — | D+ D+ |
Grades reflect the player's performance in each season. Header grade shows the current season.
Performance Analysis
C
FCA+
Lucas Sims is performing at a middling level among American League relievers right now, and his C performance grade reflects a pitcher who is serviceable in a pinch but not someone a contending staff would build around. The performance grade carries no awards-related lift, which tells you everything you need to know about how 2026 has gone — this is a season defined by survival, not standout moments. His tenure with the White Sox has already included a DFA and a Triple-A assignment, which is the kind of roster turbulence that follows a reliever who has yet to rediscover the form that made him relevant in 2023. The media framing around Sims is blunt: this is a low-risk minor league flier on a faded arm, and the White Sox are essentially cycling through cheap bullpen options on a team that is 11-17 and processing a clear organizational reset. Chicago's recent transaction activity — waiver claims, low-cost signings, and roster shuffles — reinforces that Sims is one piece of a bullpen constructed on volume rather than conviction. He earns a C Contract Value Index (CVI) on a rookie scale contract, which keeps the financial risk negligible, but the CVI also reflects that there's minimal upside being unlocked here. Barring a sharp and sustained turnaround in stuff or command, Sims profiles as a revolving door arm bouncing between Triple-A Charlotte and the South Side bullpen for as long as this White Sox chapter lasts.
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About this player
Lucas Sims is a player on the White Sox roster listed at RP for the White Sox. FanVerdicts maintains four independent grades for every MLB player on an active roster — Contract Value Index for the deal itself, Performance for on-field production, Sentiment for media and fan reaction, and Fan Verdict for community voting. Current grades for Lucas Sims: Contract Value Index pending, Performance C, Sentiment D+, Fan Verdict pending.
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