"In searching for tips to make the transition from a reliever to starter, Chris Sale sought advice from the pitcher he will be replacing in the White Sox's rotation.

That would be Mark Buehrle,who signed a four-year, $58 million contract with Miami last month.

"I don't like to get caught up in accolades and meeting standards," Sale said Monday during a conference call. "It's good to set goals, but he's done a lot of things in his career and to be looking forward to stuff like that is kind of crazy right now. A few years down the road, maybe.""