4-24 W L GB AVG SLG OBP FLD ERA
KC 11-7 --- .262 .428 .343 .987 2.98
CLE 10 8 1 .249 . 412 .328 .991 3.41
CWS 9 8 1,5 .279 .551 .298 .988 5.07
DET 9 8 1.5 ,280 .465 .352 .978 2.71
MIN 7 10 3.5 .266 .453 .340 .987 5.62
TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2012 ALL-STAR BREAK
TEAM W L GB AVG SLG OBP FLD ERA
CLE 57 36 --- .268 .444 .338 .987 3.54
DET 50 42 6.5 .275 .458 .347 .983 4.08
KC 49 43 7.5 .279 .467 .352 .984 4.48
MIN 49 44 8 .281 .479 .347 .986 4.37
CWS 45 47 11.5
TEAM STATS-HITTING
PLAYER GP AVG R 2B HR RBI SB
D YOUNG 48 .291 28 17 8 27 0
A CONNER 84 .287 59 19 26 65 11
M HOLLIDAY 84 .285 55 19 20 43 11
P ALVAREZ 69 .284 33 13 13 50 4
A GORDON 22 .217 11 4 3 8 2
W BETAMIT 83 .277 48 15 20 57 0
M STANTON 78 .276 37 18 18 14 3
B ZOBRIST 73 .271 32 11 11 28 6
A FERNANDEZ 74 .271 43 18 20 46 9
W GOMEZ 26 .271 11 3 4 12 5
A LIND 85 .246 51 15 19 46 2
K MORESCO 69 .240 29 14 19 29 4
A GORDON 22 .277 11 5 3 8 2
PLAYER GP W L ERA GS QS
D O'DAY 41 1 3 2.10 0 0
R PINTO 41 3 3 4.29 0 0
PERALTA 39 1 0 4.79 0 0
PEREZ 36 3 1 2.72 0 0
CHMBRLN 26 2 2 4.85 0 0
FRANCIS 21 3 2 3.47 12 10
FLOYD 20 7 8 4.05 16 11
LESTER 20 11 3 3.05 20 14
ROGERS 19 5 5 2.49 18 15
VERLANDER 15 9 3 2.81 15 10
JURRJENS 14 4 2 3.43 14 8
HUMPHREY 9 0 0 2.79 0 0
ESQUIVEL 9 0 1 3.72 0 0
KERSHAW 9 2 4 3.83 9 3
TUESDAY, 9-18-12
TEAM W L GB AVG SLG OBP FLD ERA
CLE 85 63 ---- .267 .442 .335 .985 3.94
KC 83 66 2.5 .281 .463 .352 .985 4.51
CWS 79 69 6 .264 .483 .318 .987 4.19
DET 75 74 10.5 .272 .451 .344 ,984 4,08
WILD CARD
KC 83 66 ---
TEX 81 67 1.5
CWS 79 69 3.5
CHICAGO WHITE SOX FRANCHISE MODE FOR "THE SHOW" FROM 2011-?
Wednesday
2012 TRANSACTIONS
9-17
RC RP R CHOATE AND OPT RP A BASTARDO TO AA
9-16
SIGNED SP K COFMAN TO 2YR/230K DEAL
8-12
RC SP C KERSHAW FROM AA
8-11
PLACED SP J JURRJENS ON 60-DAY DL WITH FRACTURED HAND
8-1
ACQ C D VICIEDO, 1B B ROSA AND RP G MOTA FROM PADRES FOR LF A GORDON AND RP J CHAMBERLAIN
4-25
OPT OF H MORTON AND C DAYAN VICIEDO TO AAA AND RC C W GOMEZ AND UTIL D YOUNG
4-24
ACQ CP G CHAVEZ, RP J McARTHUR AND RP J FURILLO FOR CP J NATHAN AND RP C ESCALONA
4-22
OPT RP W CORDOVA AND SP E PETTIT TO AAA AND RC RP F HIDALGO AND SP C LEWIS
4-18
ACQ CF P LEON, RF E WELLER AND LF J GARLAND FROM BREWERS FOR SP C TILLMAN, CF C WELLS AND CF B HARRIS
4-17
ACQ RP R PEREZ, 3B B HENDLEY AND CF M CARSON FROM DODGERS FOR RP D SCHLEREJH AND RP A CABRERA
1-13
HIRED ROGER AVILES AS MANAGER AFTER OZZIE GUILLEN TOOK FARM DIRECTOR POST WITH MARINERS.
HITTING COACH-GREG WALKER
PITCHING COACH-MANNY ACTA
1ST BASE COACH-HAROLD BAINES
3RD BASE COACH-LEE MATOS
FARM DIECTOR-FABIO ROGERS
RC RP R CHOATE AND OPT RP A BASTARDO TO AA
9-16
SIGNED SP K COFMAN TO 2YR/230K DEAL
8-12
RC SP C KERSHAW FROM AA
8-11
PLACED SP J JURRJENS ON 60-DAY DL WITH FRACTURED HAND
8-1
ACQ C D VICIEDO, 1B B ROSA AND RP G MOTA FROM PADRES FOR LF A GORDON AND RP J CHAMBERLAIN
4-25
OPT OF H MORTON AND C DAYAN VICIEDO TO AAA AND RC C W GOMEZ AND UTIL D YOUNG
4-24
ACQ CP G CHAVEZ, RP J McARTHUR AND RP J FURILLO FOR CP J NATHAN AND RP C ESCALONA
4-22
OPT RP W CORDOVA AND SP E PETTIT TO AAA AND RC RP F HIDALGO AND SP C LEWIS
4-18
ACQ CF P LEON, RF E WELLER AND LF J GARLAND FROM BREWERS FOR SP C TILLMAN, CF C WELLS AND CF B HARRIS
4-17
ACQ RP R PEREZ, 3B B HENDLEY AND CF M CARSON FROM DODGERS FOR RP D SCHLEREJH AND RP A CABRERA
1-13
HIRED ROGER AVILES AS MANAGER AFTER OZZIE GUILLEN TOOK FARM DIRECTOR POST WITH MARINERS.
HITTING COACH-GREG WALKER
PITCHING COACH-MANNY ACTA
1ST BASE COACH-HAROLD BAINES
3RD BASE COACH-LEE MATOS
FARM DIECTOR-FABIO ROGERS
Sunday
RETIREES-2011
PLAYERS WHO RETIRED AFTER THE 2011 SEASON INCLUDE:
L RICH CWS
A SANDOVAL CWS
O VIZQUEL
J CONTRERAS
A RHODES
J THOME
T WAKEFIELD
J MOYER
T HELTON
ICHIRO
T GLAUS
I RODRIGUEZ
B MOLINA
M MORA
J PAYTON
M STAIRS
J GIAMBI
J EDMONDS
L RICH CWS
A SANDOVAL CWS
O VIZQUEL
J CONTRERAS
A RHODES
J THOME
T WAKEFIELD
J MOYER
T HELTON
ICHIRO
T GLAUS
I RODRIGUEZ
B MOLINA
M MORA
J PAYTON
M STAIRS
J GIAMBI
J EDMONDS
RECAP 2011
AL EAST
TOR 86-76 ----
BAL 84-79 2.5
BOS 80-82 6
TB 78-84
NYY 70-92 16
AL CENTRAL
MIN 92-70 ---
CWS 82-80 10
CLE 80-82 12
DET 76-86 16
KC 75-87 17
AL WEST
SEA 88-74
TEX 83-80 5.5
OAK 76-85 12
ANA 71-91 17
WILD CARD
BAL 84-79 --
TEX 83-80 1
CWS 8280 .9
BOS 80-82 3.5
CLE 80-82 3.5
NL EAST
FLA 84-79 ---
NYM 83-80 1
WAS 81-81 2,5
ATL 81-81 2.5
PHI 74-88 9.5
NL CENTRAL
STL 93-79 ---
CIN 90-73 3.5
HOU 89-74 4.5
CHI 85-77
NL WEST
SD 87-75 ---
LAD 83-79 4
ARI 75-97
WILD CARD
CIN 90-73 ---
HOU 90-72
PLAYOFFS
MIN 0
BAL 3
BAL 4
SEA 2 TOR 2
TOR 3
STL 3 CIN 4
FLA 2 BAL 2
CIN 4
STL 0
CIN 3
SD O
STL
FLA
SD
CIN
WORLD SERIES
MVP HITTER: B GARDNER, CIN, .367, 4, 11, 9 SB, 14 R, 13 Gs
MVP PITCHER: J LESTER, CIN, 4-0 3.21 34 IP 34K
LEAGUE LEADERS
HITTING
AL
AD GONZALES MIN .350
ZOBRIST CWC .322
V MARTINEZ BAL 320
NL
J VOTTO LAD .351
A PUJOLS HOU .346
J ELLSURY PHIL .332
AL HITS
A GONZALES 221
M CABRERA ANA .203
DeJESUS CLE 198
NL
PUJOLS HOU 211
ICHIRO PHI 209
ZMMERMAN HOU 203
2B AL
J PIERRE TEX 51
CRAWFORD BAL 48
A JONES BOS 46
M HOLLIDAY CWS 47
NL
D WRIGHT CIN 49
ICHIRO CIN 49
JETER WAS 45
3B AL
S FIGGINS TB 14
A McCOTCHEN KV 14
HR AL
A GONZALEZ MIN 52
M CABRERA ANA 52
A LIND CWS 42
NL
D ORTIZ COL 47
PUJOLS HOU 45
RBI AL
A GONALEZ 135
M CABRERA 129
C UTLEY TB 123
RUNS AL
A GONZALEZ MIN 128
P SANDOVALL MIN 113
M CABRERA 102
NL
PUJOLS 112
B ROBERTS MIL 109
ORTIZ 108
SB AL
PIERRE TEX 72
FIGGINS TB 70
C CRAWFORD BAL 69
NL
BOURN MIL 58
R DAVIS SF 53
ELLSBURY PHIL 50
SLG PCT AL
A GONZALEZ .664
A LIND .614
M CABRERA .612
NL
VOTTO .644
PUJOLS .644
ORTIZ .605
WINS AL
J WEAVER BAL 18
M CAIN TEX 17
THREE TIED AT 16
NL
C ZAMBRANO SF 18
J SANCHEZ HOU 18
J SANTANA STL 17
T LILLY CIN 17
SAVES AL
C MARMOL CLE 48
JP HOWELL MIN 46
RIVERA SEA 45
NL
F RODRIGUEZ NYM 47
J VALVERDE MIN 45
MacDOUGAL HOU 45
RODNEY STL 44
ERA AL
J JOHNSON NYY 3.16
J WEAVER 3.19
T STAUFFER MIN 3.24
NL
C LEE SD 2.86
ROMERO NYM 3.10
U JIMINEZ CHI 3.17
SO AL
J WEAVER 202
Y GALLARDO TEX 201
J JOHNSON 195
NL
R HARDEN NYM 211
U JIMINEZ 199
J SANCHEZ 194
AWARDS
MV AL
A GONZALEZ MIN .350, 52, 135
NL
A PUJOLS STL .346 45 128
CY YOUNG AL
J WEAVER 18-4, 3.19. 202
NL
J SANCHEZ HOU 18-8, 4.02, 194
SS AL
A GONZALEZ
NL
J VOTTO LAD .351 41 125
ROY AL
A CONNNER CWS .326 37 79
NL
J HARDWICK MIL .309 34 98
TOR 86-76 ----
BAL 84-79 2.5
BOS 80-82 6
TB 78-84
NYY 70-92 16
AL CENTRAL
MIN 92-70 ---
CWS 82-80 10
CLE 80-82 12
DET 76-86 16
KC 75-87 17
AL WEST
SEA 88-74
TEX 83-80 5.5
OAK 76-85 12
ANA 71-91 17
WILD CARD
BAL 84-79 --
TEX 83-80 1
CWS 8280 .9
BOS 80-82 3.5
CLE 80-82 3.5
NL EAST
FLA 84-79 ---
NYM 83-80 1
WAS 81-81 2,5
ATL 81-81 2.5
PHI 74-88 9.5
NL CENTRAL
STL 93-79 ---
CIN 90-73 3.5
HOU 89-74 4.5
CHI 85-77
NL WEST
SD 87-75 ---
LAD 83-79 4
ARI 75-97
WILD CARD
CIN 90-73 ---
HOU 90-72
PLAYOFFS
MIN 0
BAL 3
BAL 4
SEA 2 TOR 2
TOR 3
STL 3 CIN 4
FLA 2 BAL 2
CIN 4
STL 0
CIN 3
SD O
STL
FLA
SD
CIN
WORLD SERIES
MVP HITTER: B GARDNER, CIN, .367, 4, 11, 9 SB, 14 R, 13 Gs
MVP PITCHER: J LESTER, CIN, 4-0 3.21 34 IP 34K
LEAGUE LEADERS
HITTING
AL
AD GONZALES MIN .350
ZOBRIST CWC .322
V MARTINEZ BAL 320
NL
J VOTTO LAD .351
A PUJOLS HOU .346
J ELLSURY PHIL .332
AL HITS
A GONZALES 221
M CABRERA ANA .203
DeJESUS CLE 198
NL
PUJOLS HOU 211
ICHIRO PHI 209
ZMMERMAN HOU 203
2B AL
J PIERRE TEX 51
CRAWFORD BAL 48
A JONES BOS 46
M HOLLIDAY CWS 47
NL
D WRIGHT CIN 49
ICHIRO CIN 49
JETER WAS 45
3B AL
S FIGGINS TB 14
A McCOTCHEN KV 14
HR AL
A GONZALEZ MIN 52
M CABRERA ANA 52
A LIND CWS 42
NL
D ORTIZ COL 47
PUJOLS HOU 45
RBI AL
A GONALEZ 135
M CABRERA 129
C UTLEY TB 123
RUNS AL
A GONZALEZ MIN 128
P SANDOVALL MIN 113
M CABRERA 102
NL
PUJOLS 112
B ROBERTS MIL 109
ORTIZ 108
SB AL
PIERRE TEX 72
FIGGINS TB 70
C CRAWFORD BAL 69
NL
BOURN MIL 58
R DAVIS SF 53
ELLSBURY PHIL 50
SLG PCT AL
A GONZALEZ .664
A LIND .614
M CABRERA .612
NL
VOTTO .644
PUJOLS .644
ORTIZ .605
WINS AL
J WEAVER BAL 18
M CAIN TEX 17
THREE TIED AT 16
NL
C ZAMBRANO SF 18
J SANCHEZ HOU 18
J SANTANA STL 17
T LILLY CIN 17
SAVES AL
C MARMOL CLE 48
JP HOWELL MIN 46
RIVERA SEA 45
NL
F RODRIGUEZ NYM 47
J VALVERDE MIN 45
MacDOUGAL HOU 45
RODNEY STL 44
ERA AL
J JOHNSON NYY 3.16
J WEAVER 3.19
T STAUFFER MIN 3.24
NL
C LEE SD 2.86
ROMERO NYM 3.10
U JIMINEZ CHI 3.17
SO AL
J WEAVER 202
Y GALLARDO TEX 201
J JOHNSON 195
NL
R HARDEN NYM 211
U JIMINEZ 199
J SANCHEZ 194
AWARDS
MV AL
A GONZALEZ MIN .350, 52, 135
NL
A PUJOLS STL .346 45 128
CY YOUNG AL
J WEAVER 18-4, 3.19. 202
NL
J SANCHEZ HOU 18-8, 4.02, 194
SS AL
A GONZALEZ
NL
J VOTTO LAD .351 41 125
ROY AL
A CONNNER CWS .326 37 79
NL
J HARDWICK MIL .309 34 98
WHITE SOX STATS-2011
PLAYER GP AB AVG H R 2B 3B HR RBI SB
M HOLLIDAY 146 600 .313 188 86 47 7 32 105 16
M WIETERS 136 501 .263 132 67 19 3 25 65 4
A LIND 134 534 .305 183 90 35 2 42 103 6
S SCHUMAKER 134 483 .257 124 57 28 3 16 52 17
B ZOBRIST 131 500 .322 161 86 28 1 30 76 16
W BETAMIT 129 468 .323 151 63 30 1 22 77 2
A CONNOR 120 448 .326 146 75 28 4 37 79 11
A FERNANDEZ 102 335 .296 99 67 14 3 31 64 11
E CABRERA 91 343 .303 104 55 14 0 8 26 27
A GORDON 89 324 .315 102 45 13 2 14 44 10
W GOMEZ 54 171 .263 45 19 13 0 6 18 4
J SONG 29 88 .284 25 12 2 0 4 7 1
J COUCH 21 69 .261 18 8 7 0 2 13 0
J NOBLES 14 45 .311 14 7 2 0 1 7 1
PLAYER GP W L ERA GS QS SV BSV HLD IP H
R CHOATE 77 9 2 2.76 0 0 0 5 18 85 78
D O'DAY 74 2 4 3.14 0 0 6 3 16 86 66
J CHAMBERLAIN 74 11 3 2.57 0 0 0 1 15 105 80
T SIPP 66 3 0 3.09 0 0 5 4 12 79 55
J NATHAN 53 1 0 3.50 0 0 36 2 8 46 38
W CORDOVA 46 1 2 4.06 0 0 0 3 10 44 52
J VERLANDER 34 16 7 3.46 34 23 0 0 0 224 212
J DUCHSHERER 33 14 8 4.30 33 16 0 0 0 184 193
D SCHLERETH 33 1 3 4.59 0 0 0 2 5 33 32
S STRASBURG 28 6 13 5.80 28 8 0 0 0 132 153
K MEDLEN 27 7 6 4.77 20 6 0 0 0 122 137
D HUFF 4 0 0 3.60 1 0 0 0 0 10 11
M HOLLIDAY 146 600 .313 188 86 47 7 32 105 16
M WIETERS 136 501 .263 132 67 19 3 25 65 4
A LIND 134 534 .305 183 90 35 2 42 103 6
S SCHUMAKER 134 483 .257 124 57 28 3 16 52 17
B ZOBRIST 131 500 .322 161 86 28 1 30 76 16
W BETAMIT 129 468 .323 151 63 30 1 22 77 2
A CONNOR 120 448 .326 146 75 28 4 37 79 11
A FERNANDEZ 102 335 .296 99 67 14 3 31 64 11
E CABRERA 91 343 .303 104 55 14 0 8 26 27
A GORDON 89 324 .315 102 45 13 2 14 44 10
W GOMEZ 54 171 .263 45 19 13 0 6 18 4
J SONG 29 88 .284 25 12 2 0 4 7 1
J COUCH 21 69 .261 18 8 7 0 2 13 0
J NOBLES 14 45 .311 14 7 2 0 1 7 1
PLAYER GP W L ERA GS QS SV BSV HLD IP H
R CHOATE 77 9 2 2.76 0 0 0 5 18 85 78
D O'DAY 74 2 4 3.14 0 0 6 3 16 86 66
J CHAMBERLAIN 74 11 3 2.57 0 0 0 1 15 105 80
T SIPP 66 3 0 3.09 0 0 5 4 12 79 55
J NATHAN 53 1 0 3.50 0 0 36 2 8 46 38
W CORDOVA 46 1 2 4.06 0 0 0 3 10 44 52
J VERLANDER 34 16 7 3.46 34 23 0 0 0 224 212
J DUCHSHERER 33 14 8 4.30 33 16 0 0 0 184 193
D SCHLERETH 33 1 3 4.59 0 0 0 2 5 33 32
S STRASBURG 28 6 13 5.80 28 8 0 0 0 132 153
K MEDLEN 27 7 6 4.77 20 6 0 0 0 122 137
D HUFF 4 0 0 3.60 1 0 0 0 0 10 11
EPIC CHOKE
TUESDAY, OCT. 4, 2011 PAGE 4
BY PAT DORWIN
SPORTSWRITER
WHITE SOX BASEBALL WEEKLY
CHICAGO - THE REFLECTIONS ON THE 2011 SEASON DON'T GET ANY BETTER A FEW DAYS AFTER IT ENDED BITTERLY.
THE SOX BUMBLED TO A 4-13 FINISH - PART OF A 10-16 SEPTEMBER, WHICH ON THE HEELS OF A .500 AUGUST - LEFT THEM ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE PLAYOFFS LOOKING IN.
AN 82-80 RECORD LEFT THEM TWO GAMES OUT OF TAKING A WILD CARD SPOT AHEAD OF BALTIMORE.
"IT WAS SHAMEFUL, REALLY," SOX MANAGER OZZIE GUILLEN SAYS, "NOBODY'S TO BLAME BUT MYSELF."
THAT'S GUILLEN JUST PLAYING THE EXPECTED ROLE OF A MARTYR OF, HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO ONE SCOUT.
"OZZIE COULDN'T PITCH FOR THEM, HE COULDN'T FIELD FOR THEM," SAID THE AL SCOUT. "HE DUG THEM OUT OF SN EARLY-SEASON HOLE TO BEGIN WITH."
AFTER ALL, THE SOX LED THE MAJORS WITH A .290 BATTING AVERAGE, 844 RUNS, 1711 HITS, A WHOPPING 324 HOME RUNS, 833 RBIs, SLUGGING PERCENTAGE AND TOTAL BASES, 3071.
"THIS IS A TEAM THAT RIPPED 11 DOUBLES IN A GAME AND SMASHED A RECORD DOZEN HOMERS IN A SINGLE GAME," THE SCOUT SAYS. "OZZIE AND (HITTING COACH HAROLD) BAINES HAD A WORLD-CLASS OFFENSE."
BUT CHICAGO RANKED 27TH IN ERRORS AND FIELDING PERCENTAGE. PITCHING-WISE, A 4.79 ERA WAS THE MAJORS' SECOND-WORST.
"OUR PITCHERS HAD THE MOST WALKS IN THE MAJORS, AS WELL," SAYS GM LARRY FEENEY.
AARON CONNER, 18, WAS NAMED NL ROY, POSTING .326, 37, 79 NUMBERS.
SEPTEMBER SWOON RUINS SEASON
POOR FINISH KEEPS SOX OUT OF PLAYOFFS
BY PAT DORWIN
SPORTSWRITER
WHITE SOX BASEBALL WEEKLY
CHICAGO - THE REFLECTIONS ON THE 2011 SEASON DON'T GET ANY BETTER A FEW DAYS AFTER IT ENDED BITTERLY.
THE SOX BUMBLED TO A 4-13 FINISH - PART OF A 10-16 SEPTEMBER, WHICH ON THE HEELS OF A .500 AUGUST - LEFT THEM ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE PLAYOFFS LOOKING IN.
AN 82-80 RECORD LEFT THEM TWO GAMES OUT OF TAKING A WILD CARD SPOT AHEAD OF BALTIMORE.
"IT WAS SHAMEFUL, REALLY," SOX MANAGER OZZIE GUILLEN SAYS, "NOBODY'S TO BLAME BUT MYSELF."
THAT'S GUILLEN JUST PLAYING THE EXPECTED ROLE OF A MARTYR OF, HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO ONE SCOUT.
"OZZIE COULDN'T PITCH FOR THEM, HE COULDN'T FIELD FOR THEM," SAID THE AL SCOUT. "HE DUG THEM OUT OF SN EARLY-SEASON HOLE TO BEGIN WITH."
AFTER ALL, THE SOX LED THE MAJORS WITH A .290 BATTING AVERAGE, 844 RUNS, 1711 HITS, A WHOPPING 324 HOME RUNS, 833 RBIs, SLUGGING PERCENTAGE AND TOTAL BASES, 3071.
"THIS IS A TEAM THAT RIPPED 11 DOUBLES IN A GAME AND SMASHED A RECORD DOZEN HOMERS IN A SINGLE GAME," THE SCOUT SAYS. "OZZIE AND (HITTING COACH HAROLD) BAINES HAD A WORLD-CLASS OFFENSE."
BUT CHICAGO RANKED 27TH IN ERRORS AND FIELDING PERCENTAGE. PITCHING-WISE, A 4.79 ERA WAS THE MAJORS' SECOND-WORST.
"OUR PITCHERS HAD THE MOST WALKS IN THE MAJORS, AS WELL," SAYS GM LARRY FEENEY.
AARON CONNER, 18, WAS NAMED NL ROY, POSTING .326, 37, 79 NUMBERS.
Saturday
AA STATS-2011
PLAYER AVG HR RBI SB
L RICH .378 1 10 8
O CARDENAS .367 1 9 1
J SKATTUM .308 1 18 10
S HULL .298 4 32 0
M McKENRY .297 14 42 7
N CRAIG .285 14 83 28
J HESTER .284 2 13 4
E DE LA CRUZ .276 4 31 14
J BOWKER .273 4 16 0
AJ ELLIS .269 2 16 0
O SALAZAR .254 2 13 1
J JARAMILLO .253 0 9 2
D YOUNG .245 6 41 0
C PAXTON .226 15 61 0
TEAM .280 115 648 127
PLAYER W L ERA
H BLANCO 4 6 3.91
S HERRERA 0 0 1.88
S BRASSARD 5 6 2.42
F MATA 4 1 1.47
JJ HUMPHREY 3 1 2.94
D RODRIGUEZ 3 3 4.61
A ESQUIVEL 1 2 2.59
K PERALTA 6 3 2.26
M GARCIA 5 5 3.10
A CHAPMAN 1 1 2.55
E PETIT 4 2 2.29
C TILLMAN 5 2 2.58
G SMITH 2 1 5.75
TEAM 83 56 3.16
SAVES: HERRERA 30
L RICH .378 1 10 8
O CARDENAS .367 1 9 1
J SKATTUM .308 1 18 10
S HULL .298 4 32 0
M McKENRY .297 14 42 7
N CRAIG .285 14 83 28
J HESTER .284 2 13 4
E DE LA CRUZ .276 4 31 14
J BOWKER .273 4 16 0
AJ ELLIS .269 2 16 0
O SALAZAR .254 2 13 1
J JARAMILLO .253 0 9 2
D YOUNG .245 6 41 0
C PAXTON .226 15 61 0
TEAM .280 115 648 127
PLAYER W L ERA
H BLANCO 4 6 3.91
S HERRERA 0 0 1.88
S BRASSARD 5 6 2.42
F MATA 4 1 1.47
JJ HUMPHREY 3 1 2.94
D RODRIGUEZ 3 3 4.61
A ESQUIVEL 1 2 2.59
K PERALTA 6 3 2.26
M GARCIA 5 5 3.10
A CHAPMAN 1 1 2.55
E PETIT 4 2 2.29
C TILLMAN 5 2 2.58
G SMITH 2 1 5.75
TEAM 83 56 3.16
SAVES: HERRERA 30
AAA STATS
PLAYER GP AVG HR RBI SB
S CAIRO 102 .330 12 56 15
F JIMENEZ 98 .270 8 39 1
B CUELLAR 89 .231 1 22 0
C WELLS 86 .249 11 31 6
S ROHDE 84 .286 5 37 1
E CHAVEZ 80 .239 6 34 0
R JOHNSON 78 .319 4 35 7
M McCOY 64 .252 3 15 10
D VICIEDO 46 .231 4 19 0
M STANTON 36 .290 12 30 2
TEAM .271 128 614 82
PLAYER GP W L ERA
C DAIGLE 60 6 1 3.86
H HUMPHREY 57 5 3 4.02
A CABRERA 43 2 2 3.44
A BASTARDO 36 4 2 4.14
F HIDALGO 33 0 1 2.27
G MANUEL 28 3 1 4.70
G RUBIO 27 3 7 4.54
A SANCHEZ 25 6 6 4.70
R RAINEY 20 8 7 3.53
B BASS 19 4 9 5.18
M HAMPTON 6 2 3 4.21
K MULVEY 5 0 2 5.02
C LEWIS 2 0 2 6.00
144 64 79 4.36
SAVES: F HIDALGO 25
S CAIRO 102 .330 12 56 15
F JIMENEZ 98 .270 8 39 1
B CUELLAR 89 .231 1 22 0
C WELLS 86 .249 11 31 6
S ROHDE 84 .286 5 37 1
E CHAVEZ 80 .239 6 34 0
R JOHNSON 78 .319 4 35 7
M McCOY 64 .252 3 15 10
D VICIEDO 46 .231 4 19 0
M STANTON 36 .290 12 30 2
TEAM .271 128 614 82
PLAYER GP W L ERA
C DAIGLE 60 6 1 3.86
H HUMPHREY 57 5 3 4.02
A CABRERA 43 2 2 3.44
A BASTARDO 36 4 2 4.14
F HIDALGO 33 0 1 2.27
G MANUEL 28 3 1 4.70
G RUBIO 27 3 7 4.54
A SANCHEZ 25 6 6 4.70
R RAINEY 20 8 7 3.53
B BASS 19 4 9 5.18
M HAMPTON 6 2 3 4.21
K MULVEY 5 0 2 5.02
C LEWIS 2 0 2 6.00
144 64 79 4.36
SAVES: F HIDALGO 25
Thursday
HIGH PRICE?
TUESDAY, AUG, 16, 2011 PAGE 4
BY PAT DORWIN
SPORTSWRITER
WHITE SOX BASEBALL WEEKLY
CHICAGO - SOX GM LARRY FEENEY SAYS IT WAS ONE OF HIS TOUGHEST DECISIONS EVER - AND HE ADMITS IT COULD STILL BACKFIRE
IN LATE MAY, FEENEY STRUCK AN INTERLEAGUE DEAL, SENDING C JAMES HARDWICK NORTH ALONG WITH PROMISING PITCHER CJ BRADEN. HARDWICK, ACQUIRED EARLIER IN THE SEASON FROM ATLANTA, WAS - AND IS - THE LEADING CANDIDATE FOR ROOKIE-OF-THE-YEAR - DURING HIS TIME IN BOTH LEAGUES.
"JAMES IS CERTAINLY TALENTED (.302, 22, 74), PLUS HE'S ONLY 20 AND IS SIGNED FOR TWO MORE SESASONS AFTER THIS ONE," FEENEY SAID
WIETERS, A CATCHER, WAS HITTING JUST .215 AT THE TIME OF THE TRADE WITH THREE HOME RUNS. ZOBRIST, A SWITCH-HITTING UTILITY PLAYER, WAS SLIGHTLY ABOVE .250 - BUT BOTH HAVE JOINED THE ONGOING CHICAGO SLUGGING PARADE.
WIETERS, 24, HAS PUMPED HIS AVERAGE UP TO ,249 WHILE UPPING HIS LONGBALL TOTAL TO 19 WITH 47 RBI'S.
"IF HITTING IS CONTAGIOUS, WE'RE ALL SICK," SAYS WIETERS WITH A GRIN.
ZOBRIST'S AVERAGE HAS SKYROCKETED ALL THE WAY TO .319 AND HIS 25 TOTAL DINGERS IS THIRD-BEST ON THE TEAM, WHILE HE'S FIFTH IN RUNS DRIVEN IN WITH 56.
"I THINK THE FACT I FELT COMFORTABLE HERE FROM DAY ONE HAS REALLY HELPED ME," SAYS ZOBRIST, WHO'S SEEMIMGLY TAkEN UP RESIDENCE IN THE NO. 2 SPOT IN THE ORDER.
TRADE GRADES
FOR THE MOST PART, FEENEY EXCELLED AT GETTING GOOD VALUE IN HIS TRADES. A LOOK AT HOW THW WHITE SOX ROSTER CHANGED AND KEY PLAYERS INVOLVED:
--TRADED HIGHLY-REGARDED CF L CAIN AND ML CATCHER FOR RP J CHAMBERLAIN, CF J GERUT AND C-1B M McKENRY. CHAMBERLAIN WAS A LEADING CY YOUNG CANDIDATE FOR MOST OF THE SEASON, UNUSUAL FOR A LONG RELIEVER. HE POSTED 11 WINS AND HAD AN ERA BELOW 1.00 FOR ABOUT 2/3 OF THE SEASON. GERUT, AND BIG SALARY, WAS WISELY TRADED LATER WHILE C-1B McKENRY WILL BATTLE TO MAKE BIGD OUT OF SPRING
GRADE-SOLID A
==SS A FERNANDEZ WAS KEY PLAYER INVOLVED IN TRADE WITH TORONTO THAT SENT PROMISING P T HUNTER TO BLUE JAYS. FERNANDEZ FINISHED 2ND IN ROY VOTING TO TEAMMATE A CONNER AS THE STOCKI INFIELDER POKED MORE THAN 30 HOMERS.
GRADE-A
-- TRADED JETER AND RP P MOYLAN TO NATIONALS FOR SP R DEMPSTER AND SS Y ESCOBAR.
GRADE-
--AROD, CP R FRANKLIN AND GERUT WENT TO SAN FRANCISCO FOR SP J VERLANDER, CP J NATHAN AND 3B-LF A GORDON.
GRADE; ANOTHER SOLID A
--BRAVES TRADED C J HARDWICK AND 3B W BETAMIT FOR ESCOBAR, N FIGUEROA AND 1B J THOME
GRADE-
--DEALT SP R WOLF AND ML CLOSER TO PADRES FOR J DUCHSHERER.
GRADE: B+
--SENT HARDWIXK PAXKING TO MILWAUKEE ALONG WITH SP CJ BRADEN FOR C M WIETERS AND UTIL B ZOBRIST. HARDWICK PLAYED WELL ENOUGH TO PARLAY A FAST START TO NL ROY, BUT SCOUTS AREN;T SOLD ON HIM. WIETERS AND ZOBRIST CRANKD IT UP FOR CHICAGO.
CURRENT GRADE: A-
FUTURE GRADE: UNKNOWN
CLUB DEALT LIKELY NL ROY
BUT WIETERS, ZOBRIST HAVE STEPPED UP
BY PAT DORWIN
SPORTSWRITER
WHITE SOX BASEBALL WEEKLY
CHICAGO - SOX GM LARRY FEENEY SAYS IT WAS ONE OF HIS TOUGHEST DECISIONS EVER - AND HE ADMITS IT COULD STILL BACKFIRE
IN LATE MAY, FEENEY STRUCK AN INTERLEAGUE DEAL, SENDING C JAMES HARDWICK NORTH ALONG WITH PROMISING PITCHER CJ BRADEN. HARDWICK, ACQUIRED EARLIER IN THE SEASON FROM ATLANTA, WAS - AND IS - THE LEADING CANDIDATE FOR ROOKIE-OF-THE-YEAR - DURING HIS TIME IN BOTH LEAGUES.
"JAMES IS CERTAINLY TALENTED (.302, 22, 74), PLUS HE'S ONLY 20 AND IS SIGNED FOR TWO MORE SESASONS AFTER THIS ONE," FEENEY SAID
WIETERS, A CATCHER, WAS HITTING JUST .215 AT THE TIME OF THE TRADE WITH THREE HOME RUNS. ZOBRIST, A SWITCH-HITTING UTILITY PLAYER, WAS SLIGHTLY ABOVE .250 - BUT BOTH HAVE JOINED THE ONGOING CHICAGO SLUGGING PARADE.
WIETERS, 24, HAS PUMPED HIS AVERAGE UP TO ,249 WHILE UPPING HIS LONGBALL TOTAL TO 19 WITH 47 RBI'S.
"IF HITTING IS CONTAGIOUS, WE'RE ALL SICK," SAYS WIETERS WITH A GRIN.
ZOBRIST'S AVERAGE HAS SKYROCKETED ALL THE WAY TO .319 AND HIS 25 TOTAL DINGERS IS THIRD-BEST ON THE TEAM, WHILE HE'S FIFTH IN RUNS DRIVEN IN WITH 56.
"I THINK THE FACT I FELT COMFORTABLE HERE FROM DAY ONE HAS REALLY HELPED ME," SAYS ZOBRIST, WHO'S SEEMIMGLY TAkEN UP RESIDENCE IN THE NO. 2 SPOT IN THE ORDER.
TRADE GRADES
FOR THE MOST PART, FEENEY EXCELLED AT GETTING GOOD VALUE IN HIS TRADES. A LOOK AT HOW THW WHITE SOX ROSTER CHANGED AND KEY PLAYERS INVOLVED:
--TRADED HIGHLY-REGARDED CF L CAIN AND ML CATCHER FOR RP J CHAMBERLAIN, CF J GERUT AND C-1B M McKENRY. CHAMBERLAIN WAS A LEADING CY YOUNG CANDIDATE FOR MOST OF THE SEASON, UNUSUAL FOR A LONG RELIEVER. HE POSTED 11 WINS AND HAD AN ERA BELOW 1.00 FOR ABOUT 2/3 OF THE SEASON. GERUT, AND BIG SALARY, WAS WISELY TRADED LATER WHILE C-1B McKENRY WILL BATTLE TO MAKE BIGD OUT OF SPRING
GRADE-SOLID A
==SS A FERNANDEZ WAS KEY PLAYER INVOLVED IN TRADE WITH TORONTO THAT SENT PROMISING P T HUNTER TO BLUE JAYS. FERNANDEZ FINISHED 2ND IN ROY VOTING TO TEAMMATE A CONNER AS THE STOCKI INFIELDER POKED MORE THAN 30 HOMERS.
GRADE-A
-- TRADED JETER AND RP P MOYLAN TO NATIONALS FOR SP R DEMPSTER AND SS Y ESCOBAR.
GRADE-
--AROD, CP R FRANKLIN AND GERUT WENT TO SAN FRANCISCO FOR SP J VERLANDER, CP J NATHAN AND 3B-LF A GORDON.
GRADE; ANOTHER SOLID A
--BRAVES TRADED C J HARDWICK AND 3B W BETAMIT FOR ESCOBAR, N FIGUEROA AND 1B J THOME
GRADE-
--DEALT SP R WOLF AND ML CLOSER TO PADRES FOR J DUCHSHERER.
GRADE: B+
--SENT HARDWIXK PAXKING TO MILWAUKEE ALONG WITH SP CJ BRADEN FOR C M WIETERS AND UTIL B ZOBRIST. HARDWICK PLAYED WELL ENOUGH TO PARLAY A FAST START TO NL ROY, BUT SCOUTS AREN;T SOLD ON HIM. WIETERS AND ZOBRIST CRANKD IT UP FOR CHICAGO.
CURRENT GRADE: A-
FUTURE GRADE: UNKNOWN
Tuesday
STAT GLANCE 7-26-11
NAME AVG HR RBI SB
J SONG .455 1 1 0
W BETAMIT .339 13 56 1
A CONNER .332 26 49 9
M HOLLIDAY .327 22 72 12
B ZOBRIST .319 19 45 10
A LIND .293 22 50 4
A GORDON .273 6 22 5
A FERNANDEZ .272 13 21 5
W GOMEZ .265 3 8 2
S SCHUMAKER .256 14 33 15
M WIETERS .248 16 40 2
J BOWKER .205 3 6 0
J COUCH .196 0 8 0
.280 204 498 91
J SONG .455 1 1 0
W BETAMIT .339 13 56 1
A CONNER .332 26 49 9
M HOLLIDAY .327 22 72 12
B ZOBRIST .319 19 45 10
A LIND .293 22 50 4
A GORDON .273 6 22 5
A FERNANDEZ .272 13 21 5
W GOMEZ .265 3 8 2
S SCHUMAKER .256 14 33 15
M WIETERS .248 16 40 2
J BOWKER .205 3 6 0
J COUCH .196 0 8 0
.280 204 498 91
Thursday
ROOKIE EPITOME OF 'RELAXED'
TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2011 PAGE 3
BY PAT DORWIN
SPORTSWRITER
WHITE SOX BASEBALL WEEKLY
CHICAGO - AUSTIN CONNER NEVER SEEMS OUT OF PLACE: NOT AS AN 18-YEAR-OLD SLUGGING AT A RECORD PACE AND NOT IN SPRING TRAINING WHEN HE SAW HIMSELF ATOP THE DEPTH CHART IN CENTERFIELD AFTER JUST SEVEN DAYS.
CERTAINLY NOT A SEASON AGO, WHEN AFTER LEADING HIS HIGH SCHOOL TEAM TO ITS THIRD STRAIGHT STATE TITLE, HE RIPPED 31 HOMERS IN 42 ROOKIE-LEAGUE GAMES.
WHY, CONNER COULD EARLIER MANAGE "ONLY" 28 DINGERS IN 45 HIGH SCHOOL GAMES, FOR GOSH SAKE. HE WAS A THREE-YEAR STARTER FOR FARRAGUT, STARTING AT THREE DIFFERENT POSITIONS FOR THE ADMIRALS, LOCATED IN A TOWN NEXT TO KNOXVILLE, TENN.
CONNER, WHO TOTALED A CAREER 52 HOME RUNS, SHIFTED FROM FIRST BASE (10 HOMERS AS A SOPHOMORE) TO RIGHTFIELD AND FINALLY CENTERFIELD FOR HIS BIG SENIOR SEASON.
SO 59 HOME RUNS IN HIS LAST 57 GAMES DIDN'T MAKE CONNER STICK OUT? NOT TO SOX MANAGER OZZIE GUILLEN.
"THE ONLY THING I NOTICED ABOUT HIM WAS THAT HIS JERSEY NUMBER (14) WAS ONE (NUMBER) HIGHER THAN MINE," SAYS GUILLEN, WHO HAS LONG WORN NO. 13. "I JUST THOUGHT HE WAS MAYBE SOME DOUBLE-A GUY WHO'S DAD MUST HAVE LIKED PETE ROSE (WHO WORE NO. 14)."
INDEED, CONNER LOOKS ABOUT "25 YEARS OLD," ACCORDING TO ONE SOURCE.
CONNER.
"I'VE HAD THE SAME GOATEE AND CHOPS (LONG SIDEBURNS) SINCE I WAS 15," CONNER SAYS. "I'M JUST USED TO THEM AND DON'T REALLY THINK MUCH ABOUT (MY LOOKS)."
KEEPING UP HIS CURRENT PACE OF 20 HOME RUNS IN HIS FIRST 44 WHITE SOX GAMES UNTIL HE REALLY IS 25 YEARS OLD WOULD PROPEL CONNER (WHO IS SLUGGING AT A WHOPPING .799 PERCENTAGE) INTO ELITE COMPANY.
CONNER, PARTY OF ONE.
"GIVEN THE FACT HE HASN'T EVEN PLAYED IN 20 OF CHICAGO'S GAMES, MAKES HIS STATS ALL THE MORE IMPRESSIVE," SAYS AN AL SCOUT. "I'D SAY HE'S WORN DOWN SOME FROM THE LAST YEAR, BUT THE BALL STILL ROCKETS OFF HIS BAT. IT'S ELECTRIC.
"WHAT, 300 HOMERS BY THE TIME HE'S 25? THAT'S RUTHIAN."
ARE THE 20 MISSED GAMES A RED FLAG SOMETHING'S AMISS?
"DON'T THINK SO," SAYS GUILLEN, WHOSE CLUB IS 32-32. "HE JUST NEEDS MORE REST AT THIS TIME OF HIS LIFE."
CHICAGO TRAINERS AND DOCTORS HAVE PUT CONNER THROUGH A BATTERY OF TESTS, BUT HAVE FOUND NO CAUSE FOR HIS PHYSICAL UPS AND DOWNS.
"I CAN'T REALLY EXPLAIN IT," SAYS CONNER. "I'VE NEVER HAD THE DAILY UPS AND DOWNS I HAVE BEEN HAVING. ON MY BAD DAYS, WHEN I WAKE UP, IT FEELS LIKE MY SHADES ARE SHUT AND IT'S A CLOUDY DAY, EVEN IF THEY'RE WIDE OPEN AND IT'S A SUNNY DAY."
HIS ENERGY SAPPED, CONNER CAN ONLY SIT AND WATCH HIS TEAMMATES AT TIMES, BUT GUILLEN ALSO SAYS CONNER WAS BENCHED TOO MUCH AT THE START OF THE SEASON.
"HE WAS AN UNKNOWN COMMODITY TO ME," GUILLEN SAYS OF CONNER LOSING OUT ON EARLY PLAYING TIME.
"I'M NOT BUYING THAT ONE," THE SCOUT SAYS. "AARON HIT 15 HOMERS IN 26 SPRING GAMES. SURE, FOUR (OF THE HOME RUNS) WERE IN 'B' GAMES, BUT OZZIE HAD EVERY NOTION WHO CONNER WAS."
A WORKOUT REGIME CONNER BEGAN IN EARLY APRIL IS STARTING TO SHOW POSITIVE RESULTS, PUTTING HIS WEIGHT UP FOUR POUNDS TO 191 ON HIS 6-1 FRAME.
"REALLY, THE LAST YEAR HAS BEEN KIND OF DRAINING, SO I HOPE I'M JUST FEELING A SORT OF EXTENDED 'JET LAG.'" CONNER SAYS. "IT'S NOT PRESSURE, I KNOW THAT, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN CALM AND LAID-BACK. IT'S KIND OF FUNNY, BUT I PLAYED IN FRONT OF MORE PEOPLE AT FARRAGUT THAN I DID IN ROOKIE-LEAGUE BALL."
DESPITE DROPPING TO THE NINTH-ROUND OF THE DRAFT, CONNER SAYS HE WAS READY TO GO PRO DESPITE A SCHOLARSHIP TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, JUST 25 MINUTES FROM HIS HOME.
"WELL, EVERYBODY TOLD ME MY DRAFT STOCK FELL BECAUSE ALL THE TEAMS THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO UT," SAYS CONNER. "I NEVER TOLD A SINGLE SCOUT THAT."
THE AL SCOUT, WHOSE OWN TEAM CONSIDERED CONNER TO LAST AT LEAST A DOZEN ROUNDS, SAYS MOST TEAMS WERE SCARED OFF BY CONNER'S LACK OF BULK.
"TRUTHFULLY, HE WAS ABOUT 165 POUNDS AFTER THEY WON THE STATE," HE SAYS. "LOOKING AT HIM AND HIS FAMILY, WE DIDN'T SEE HIM GETTING BUT ABOUT 10 POUNDS HEAVIER.
"A BIG MISREAD ON OUR PART."
THE SCOUT SAYS CONNER PROJECTED "AS A 15- TO 18-HOMER GUY, AND THAT WAS FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD."
CONNER BULKED UP OVER THE WINTER.
"I CAN THANK DAILY DOSES OF MY MOM'S CHEESE GRITS FOR THAT," CONNER SAYS WITH A SMILE.
NOW, IF HE CAN ONLY FIND A SOUTHERN-FRIED DINER IN CHICAGO.
"IF THAT HAPPENS, AARON MAY JUST START BEING COMPARED TO ANOTHER AARON," THE SCOUT SAYS. "HENRY AARON, THAT IS."
SLUGGER SHOWS HUGE PROMISE
AUSTIN CONNER PRODUCT OF LAID-BACK SOUTH
BY PAT DORWIN
SPORTSWRITER
WHITE SOX BASEBALL WEEKLY
CHICAGO - AUSTIN CONNER NEVER SEEMS OUT OF PLACE: NOT AS AN 18-YEAR-OLD SLUGGING AT A RECORD PACE AND NOT IN SPRING TRAINING WHEN HE SAW HIMSELF ATOP THE DEPTH CHART IN CENTERFIELD AFTER JUST SEVEN DAYS.
CERTAINLY NOT A SEASON AGO, WHEN AFTER LEADING HIS HIGH SCHOOL TEAM TO ITS THIRD STRAIGHT STATE TITLE, HE RIPPED 31 HOMERS IN 42 ROOKIE-LEAGUE GAMES.
WHY, CONNER COULD EARLIER MANAGE "ONLY" 28 DINGERS IN 45 HIGH SCHOOL GAMES, FOR GOSH SAKE. HE WAS A THREE-YEAR STARTER FOR FARRAGUT, STARTING AT THREE DIFFERENT POSITIONS FOR THE ADMIRALS, LOCATED IN A TOWN NEXT TO KNOXVILLE, TENN.
CONNER, WHO TOTALED A CAREER 52 HOME RUNS, SHIFTED FROM FIRST BASE (10 HOMERS AS A SOPHOMORE) TO RIGHTFIELD AND FINALLY CENTERFIELD FOR HIS BIG SENIOR SEASON.
SO 59 HOME RUNS IN HIS LAST 57 GAMES DIDN'T MAKE CONNER STICK OUT? NOT TO SOX MANAGER OZZIE GUILLEN.
"THE ONLY THING I NOTICED ABOUT HIM WAS THAT HIS JERSEY NUMBER (14) WAS ONE (NUMBER) HIGHER THAN MINE," SAYS GUILLEN, WHO HAS LONG WORN NO. 13. "I JUST THOUGHT HE WAS MAYBE SOME DOUBLE-A GUY WHO'S DAD MUST HAVE LIKED PETE ROSE (WHO WORE NO. 14)."
INDEED, CONNER LOOKS ABOUT "25 YEARS OLD," ACCORDING TO ONE SOURCE.
CONNER.
"I'VE HAD THE SAME GOATEE AND CHOPS (LONG SIDEBURNS) SINCE I WAS 15," CONNER SAYS. "I'M JUST USED TO THEM AND DON'T REALLY THINK MUCH ABOUT (MY LOOKS)."
KEEPING UP HIS CURRENT PACE OF 20 HOME RUNS IN HIS FIRST 44 WHITE SOX GAMES UNTIL HE REALLY IS 25 YEARS OLD WOULD PROPEL CONNER (WHO IS SLUGGING AT A WHOPPING .799 PERCENTAGE) INTO ELITE COMPANY.
CONNER, PARTY OF ONE.
"GIVEN THE FACT HE HASN'T EVEN PLAYED IN 20 OF CHICAGO'S GAMES, MAKES HIS STATS ALL THE MORE IMPRESSIVE," SAYS AN AL SCOUT. "I'D SAY HE'S WORN DOWN SOME FROM THE LAST YEAR, BUT THE BALL STILL ROCKETS OFF HIS BAT. IT'S ELECTRIC.
"WHAT, 300 HOMERS BY THE TIME HE'S 25? THAT'S RUTHIAN."
ARE THE 20 MISSED GAMES A RED FLAG SOMETHING'S AMISS?
"DON'T THINK SO," SAYS GUILLEN, WHOSE CLUB IS 32-32. "HE JUST NEEDS MORE REST AT THIS TIME OF HIS LIFE."
CHICAGO TRAINERS AND DOCTORS HAVE PUT CONNER THROUGH A BATTERY OF TESTS, BUT HAVE FOUND NO CAUSE FOR HIS PHYSICAL UPS AND DOWNS.
"I CAN'T REALLY EXPLAIN IT," SAYS CONNER. "I'VE NEVER HAD THE DAILY UPS AND DOWNS I HAVE BEEN HAVING. ON MY BAD DAYS, WHEN I WAKE UP, IT FEELS LIKE MY SHADES ARE SHUT AND IT'S A CLOUDY DAY, EVEN IF THEY'RE WIDE OPEN AND IT'S A SUNNY DAY."
HIS ENERGY SAPPED, CONNER CAN ONLY SIT AND WATCH HIS TEAMMATES AT TIMES, BUT GUILLEN ALSO SAYS CONNER WAS BENCHED TOO MUCH AT THE START OF THE SEASON.
"HE WAS AN UNKNOWN COMMODITY TO ME," GUILLEN SAYS OF CONNER LOSING OUT ON EARLY PLAYING TIME.
"I'M NOT BUYING THAT ONE," THE SCOUT SAYS. "AARON HIT 15 HOMERS IN 26 SPRING GAMES. SURE, FOUR (OF THE HOME RUNS) WERE IN 'B' GAMES, BUT OZZIE HAD EVERY NOTION WHO CONNER WAS."
A WORKOUT REGIME CONNER BEGAN IN EARLY APRIL IS STARTING TO SHOW POSITIVE RESULTS, PUTTING HIS WEIGHT UP FOUR POUNDS TO 191 ON HIS 6-1 FRAME.
"REALLY, THE LAST YEAR HAS BEEN KIND OF DRAINING, SO I HOPE I'M JUST FEELING A SORT OF EXTENDED 'JET LAG.'" CONNER SAYS. "IT'S NOT PRESSURE, I KNOW THAT, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN CALM AND LAID-BACK. IT'S KIND OF FUNNY, BUT I PLAYED IN FRONT OF MORE PEOPLE AT FARRAGUT THAN I DID IN ROOKIE-LEAGUE BALL."
DESPITE DROPPING TO THE NINTH-ROUND OF THE DRAFT, CONNER SAYS HE WAS READY TO GO PRO DESPITE A SCHOLARSHIP TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, JUST 25 MINUTES FROM HIS HOME.
"WELL, EVERYBODY TOLD ME MY DRAFT STOCK FELL BECAUSE ALL THE TEAMS THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO UT," SAYS CONNER. "I NEVER TOLD A SINGLE SCOUT THAT."
THE AL SCOUT, WHOSE OWN TEAM CONSIDERED CONNER TO LAST AT LEAST A DOZEN ROUNDS, SAYS MOST TEAMS WERE SCARED OFF BY CONNER'S LACK OF BULK.
"TRUTHFULLY, HE WAS ABOUT 165 POUNDS AFTER THEY WON THE STATE," HE SAYS. "LOOKING AT HIM AND HIS FAMILY, WE DIDN'T SEE HIM GETTING BUT ABOUT 10 POUNDS HEAVIER.
"A BIG MISREAD ON OUR PART."
THE SCOUT SAYS CONNER PROJECTED "AS A 15- TO 18-HOMER GUY, AND THAT WAS FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD."
CONNER BULKED UP OVER THE WINTER.
"I CAN THANK DAILY DOSES OF MY MOM'S CHEESE GRITS FOR THAT," CONNER SAYS WITH A SMILE.
NOW, IF HE CAN ONLY FIND A SOUTHERN-FRIED DINER IN CHICAGO.
"IF THAT HAPPENS, AARON MAY JUST START BEING COMPARED TO ANOTHER AARON," THE SCOUT SAYS. "HENRY AARON, THAT IS."
Wednesday
STAT GLANCE
PLAYER AVG HR RBI SB
A CONNER .387 15 27 3
A LIND .344 10 24 0
S CAIRO .333 0 0 0
M HOLLIDAY .330 16 43 5
W BETAMIT .329 5 28 1
A FERNANDEZ .327 3 5 5
W AYBAR .323 5 7 0
E CABRERA .317 3 11 9
A GORDON .286 6 22 5
W GOMEZ .275 3 8 2
S SCHUMAKER .272 4 18 11
B ZOBRIST .267 5 18 3
M WIETERS .215 5 15 1
R JOHNSON .132 0 5 1
PLAYER GP W L ERA GS QS SV BSV HLD
R CHOATE 31 3 1 3.29 0 2 10
D WHEELER 27 3 1 5.55 0 1 7
J CHAMBERLAIN 27 4 0 0.96 0 1 2
J NATHAN 19 0 0 2.12 14 0 3
D SCHLERETH 18 0 2 4.76 0 2 3
J DUCHSHERER 11 7 1 2.93 11 7
J VERLANDER 11 4 3 4.33 11 6
M GARCIA 11 0 1 2.89 1 1 3
S STRASBURG 10 3 3 3.93 10 3
R DEMPSTER 10 4 2 4.56 10 3
M HAMPTON 10 2 2 3.38 9 2
G MANUEL 3 1 0 1.69 0 0 0
A CONNER .387 15 27 3
A LIND .344 10 24 0
S CAIRO .333 0 0 0
M HOLLIDAY .330 16 43 5
W BETAMIT .329 5 28 1
A FERNANDEZ .327 3 5 5
W AYBAR .323 5 7 0
E CABRERA .317 3 11 9
A GORDON .286 6 22 5
W GOMEZ .275 3 8 2
S SCHUMAKER .272 4 18 11
B ZOBRIST .267 5 18 3
M WIETERS .215 5 15 1
R JOHNSON .132 0 5 1
PLAYER GP W L ERA GS QS SV BSV HLD
R CHOATE 31 3 1 3.29 0 2 10
D WHEELER 27 3 1 5.55 0 1 7
J CHAMBERLAIN 27 4 0 0.96 0 1 2
J NATHAN 19 0 0 2.12 14 0 3
D SCHLERETH 18 0 2 4.76 0 2 3
J DUCHSHERER 11 7 1 2.93 11 7
J VERLANDER 11 4 3 4.33 11 6
M GARCIA 11 0 1 2.89 1 1 3
S STRASBURG 10 3 3 3.93 10 3
R DEMPSTER 10 4 2 4.56 10 3
M HAMPTON 10 2 2 3.38 9 2
G MANUEL 3 1 0 1.69 0 0 0
Sunday
SUPERSTARS ON THE GO
TUESDAY, MAY L0, 2011 PAGE 3
BY PAT DORWIN
SPORTSWRITER
WHITE SOX BASEBALL WEEKLY
CHICAGO - IT WAS "DEAL OR NO DEAL" IN THE WHITE SOX FRONT OFFFICE THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
GONE ARE FUTURE HALL-OF-FAMERS ALEX RODRIGUEZ AND DEREK JETER. NEW TO THE SOUTHSIDE IS 20-YEAR-OLD CATCHER JAMES HARDWICK, WHO HAD BEEN RUNNING STEADILY IN THIRD PLACE FOR THE NL MVP IN USA TODAY'S BASEBALL WEEKLY VOTING AS A MEMBER OF THE BRAVES.
HARDWICK HAS A STATLINE OF .339, 5, 26.
OTHER NEW TO CHICAGO INCLUDE SP JUSTIN VERLANDER, 28, (FIRST YEAR OF A 4-YEAR DEAL WORTH JUST OVER $40 MILLION, VETERAN CLOSER JOE NATHAN, PITCHING IN A CONTRACT YEAR WITH AN $8.5 MOLLION SALARY, AND SP RYAN DEMPSTER, 33, IN THE FIRST YEAR OF A TWO-SEASON CONTRACT CALLING FOR $16.3 MILLION TOTAL.
OTHER NEWCOMERS WHO HAVE IMMEDIATELY CONTRIBUTED INCLUDE LONG RELIEVER JOBA CHAMBERLAIN. 25, ON A ONE-YEAR DEAL WORTH AN EVEN MILLION BUCKS, 3B-LF ALEX GORDON, 27, BEING PAID A SHADE UNDER $2 MILLION THIS SEASON AND WILSON BETAMIT, 29, MAKING $200,000 WHILE HITTING .350 FOR ATLANTA.
"THE BOTTOM LINE IS RODRIGUEZ AND JETER WERE A COUPLE OF HIGH=SALARIED GUYS WITH LONG ERM CONTRACTS WHO WERE BOTH IN THEIR MID-30s," SAID SOX GM LARRY FEENEY. "SURE, WE WERE CONCERNED SOME ABOUT THEIR SLOW STARTS, BUT MORESO IN HOW LONG THEY PLANNED TO STAY IN CHICAGO (IN REGARD TO RETIRING)."
FEENEY SAIDF THE TRADES ALSO OPENED UP ROOM FOR YOUNG INFIELDERS EVERTH CABRERA AND ADRIAN FERNANDEZ TO SEE MORE PLAYING TIME.
"THEY'LL HELP MAKE UP FOR THE LOSS OF (ADAM) LIND (TORN HAMSTRING)," FEENEY SAID. "WE'D BEEN LOOKING TO BRING UP FERNANDEZ SINCE SHORTLY AFTER WE TRADED FOR HIM."
STATISTICS THROUGH MONDAY, APRIL 9 (COMBINED WITH PREVIOUS TEAMS)
PLAYER G AB AVG H R 2B 3B HR RBI SB
W AYBAR 18 49 .367 18 9 6 0 3 3 0
W BETAMIT 32 114 .351 40 12 11 0 2 23 1
M HOLLIDAY 31 129 .349 45 19 15 0 8 25 2
W GOMEZ 10 29 .345 10 3 3 0 1 4 1
J HARDWICK 33 109 .339 37 19 7 0 5 26 3
A LIND 31 121 .339 41 15 8 0 10 24 0
E CABRERA 18 66 .333 22 9 1 0 0 3 4
A CONNER 19 64 .328 21 10 2 0 5 10 1
A GORDON 31 116 .310 36 16 9 0 3 12 1
C WELLS 14 46 .283 13 5 2 0 1 5 1
S SCHUMAKER 31 126 .254 32 15 4 1 3 11 7
M STANTON 30 103 .252 26 14 1 1 6 11 3
A FERNANDEZ 3 12 .250 3 1 0 0 0 0 1
J BOWKER 2 5 .200 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
PLAYER GP W L ERA IP H BB
D WHEELER 22 3 1 4.95 20 22 7
R CHOATE 21 2 1 2.70 20 17 9
CHAMBERLAIN 16 2 0 0.94 28.2 19 8
A CHAPMAN 12 0 2 3.18 17 13 11
D BRADEN 8 1 3 4.99 30.2 40 18
J NATHAN 8 0 0 1.13 8 3 5
K DRABEK 7 3 3 4.24 34 35 16
VERLANDER 7 4 1 2.28 51.1 47 11
STRASBURG 6 2 1 1.51 29.2 24 8
DEMPSTER 6 1 1 4.15 34.2 36 11
WOLF 6 1 1 4.84 22.1 22 17
HAMPTON 6 1 2 3.86 25.2 28 28
LINCOLN 2 0 0 9.00 2 3 1
MATA 2 0 0 INF 0.1 2 1
AROD, JETER MOVED ON
WHITE SOX GET YOUNGER, FASTER
BY PAT DORWIN
SPORTSWRITER
WHITE SOX BASEBALL WEEKLY
CHICAGO - IT WAS "DEAL OR NO DEAL" IN THE WHITE SOX FRONT OFFFICE THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
GONE ARE FUTURE HALL-OF-FAMERS ALEX RODRIGUEZ AND DEREK JETER. NEW TO THE SOUTHSIDE IS 20-YEAR-OLD CATCHER JAMES HARDWICK, WHO HAD BEEN RUNNING STEADILY IN THIRD PLACE FOR THE NL MVP IN USA TODAY'S BASEBALL WEEKLY VOTING AS A MEMBER OF THE BRAVES.
HARDWICK HAS A STATLINE OF .339, 5, 26.
OTHER NEW TO CHICAGO INCLUDE SP JUSTIN VERLANDER, 28, (FIRST YEAR OF A 4-YEAR DEAL WORTH JUST OVER $40 MILLION, VETERAN CLOSER JOE NATHAN, PITCHING IN A CONTRACT YEAR WITH AN $8.5 MOLLION SALARY, AND SP RYAN DEMPSTER, 33, IN THE FIRST YEAR OF A TWO-SEASON CONTRACT CALLING FOR $16.3 MILLION TOTAL.
OTHER NEWCOMERS WHO HAVE IMMEDIATELY CONTRIBUTED INCLUDE LONG RELIEVER JOBA CHAMBERLAIN. 25, ON A ONE-YEAR DEAL WORTH AN EVEN MILLION BUCKS, 3B-LF ALEX GORDON, 27, BEING PAID A SHADE UNDER $2 MILLION THIS SEASON AND WILSON BETAMIT, 29, MAKING $200,000 WHILE HITTING .350 FOR ATLANTA.
"THE BOTTOM LINE IS RODRIGUEZ AND JETER WERE A COUPLE OF HIGH=SALARIED GUYS WITH LONG ERM CONTRACTS WHO WERE BOTH IN THEIR MID-30s," SAID SOX GM LARRY FEENEY. "SURE, WE WERE CONCERNED SOME ABOUT THEIR SLOW STARTS, BUT MORESO IN HOW LONG THEY PLANNED TO STAY IN CHICAGO (IN REGARD TO RETIRING)."
FEENEY SAIDF THE TRADES ALSO OPENED UP ROOM FOR YOUNG INFIELDERS EVERTH CABRERA AND ADRIAN FERNANDEZ TO SEE MORE PLAYING TIME.
"THEY'LL HELP MAKE UP FOR THE LOSS OF (ADAM) LIND (TORN HAMSTRING)," FEENEY SAID. "WE'D BEEN LOOKING TO BRING UP FERNANDEZ SINCE SHORTLY AFTER WE TRADED FOR HIM."
STATISTICS THROUGH MONDAY, APRIL 9 (COMBINED WITH PREVIOUS TEAMS)
PLAYER G AB AVG H R 2B 3B HR RBI SB
W AYBAR 18 49 .367 18 9 6 0 3 3 0
W BETAMIT 32 114 .351 40 12 11 0 2 23 1
M HOLLIDAY 31 129 .349 45 19 15 0 8 25 2
W GOMEZ 10 29 .345 10 3 3 0 1 4 1
J HARDWICK 33 109 .339 37 19 7 0 5 26 3
A LIND 31 121 .339 41 15 8 0 10 24 0
E CABRERA 18 66 .333 22 9 1 0 0 3 4
A CONNER 19 64 .328 21 10 2 0 5 10 1
A GORDON 31 116 .310 36 16 9 0 3 12 1
C WELLS 14 46 .283 13 5 2 0 1 5 1
S SCHUMAKER 31 126 .254 32 15 4 1 3 11 7
M STANTON 30 103 .252 26 14 1 1 6 11 3
A FERNANDEZ 3 12 .250 3 1 0 0 0 0 1
J BOWKER 2 5 .200 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
PLAYER GP W L ERA IP H BB
D WHEELER 22 3 1 4.95 20 22 7
R CHOATE 21 2 1 2.70 20 17 9
CHAMBERLAIN 16 2 0 0.94 28.2 19 8
A CHAPMAN 12 0 2 3.18 17 13 11
D BRADEN 8 1 3 4.99 30.2 40 18
J NATHAN 8 0 0 1.13 8 3 5
K DRABEK 7 3 3 4.24 34 35 16
VERLANDER 7 4 1 2.28 51.1 47 11
STRASBURG 6 2 1 1.51 29.2 24 8
DEMPSTER 6 1 1 4.15 34.2 36 11
WOLF 6 1 1 4.84 22.1 22 17
HAMPTON 6 1 2 3.86 25.2 28 28
LINCOLN 2 0 0 9.00 2 3 1
MATA 2 0 0 INF 0.1 2 1
Friday
TRANSACTIONS
8-15
OPT C M McKENRY AND ACT C W GOMEZ
8-14
OPT OF J BOWKER, SP JJ HUMPHREY AND SP C TILLMAN AND RC 1B J COUCH, RC A CHAPMAN AND RC SP E PETIT
7-26
OPT C D VICIEDO, OF M STANTON, SP K MULVEY AND SP E PETIT. REC C W GOMEZ, OF A GORDON AND SP G SMITH
7-25
ACQ 1B JOHNNY COUCH, SP COLBY LEWIS AND SP GREG SMITH FROM BLUE JAYS FOR 1B G SANCHEZ, RF M BOSWELL AND 3B D WIRTH
7-20
ACT RP W CORDOVA FROM DL AND OPT B J SKATTUM. SIGNED UTIL JAMES SONG
7-17
RC SPs E PETIT AND K MULVEY AND OPT SPs S STRASBURG M GARCIA
7-12
OPT OF R JOHNSON AND RC OF J BOWKER
7-11
OPT RP D SCHLERETH
7-10
ACT RP R CHOATE FROM DL
7-6
OPT SS S CAIRO, SP K MEDLIN AND RC RP A BASTARDO, SP L FITZGERALD AND RP A CHAPMAN; PLACED CP W CORDOVA ON 15-DAY DL
7-5
OPT SP M HAMPTON, SP M GARCIA AND RF M STANTON. RC SP R RAINEY, SP C TILLMAN, LF R JOHNSON
7-3
ACQ 2B JACKIE SKATTUM FROM ROCKIES FOR 1B W AYBAR AND SP C REED
6-30
RC C-1B-3B D VICIEDO, OPT RP A BASTARDO
6-27
RC SP E PETIT, SS S CAIRO AND RP A BASTARDO. OPT IF D VICIEDO AND SS E CABRERA
6-26
PLACED RP R CHOATE ON 15-DAY DL
6-20
RC 1B-C G SANCHEZ AND OPT C J JARAMILLO
5-30
OPT LF R JOHNSON TO AA
5-29
ACT 1B A LIND FROM DL
5-28
RC RP D WHEELER FROM AAA, OPT Ps A BASTARDO AND F HIDALGO TO AAA; RC RP D SCHLERETH FROM AAA AND OPT UTIL M McCOY TO AA
5-27
ACQ C M WIETERS, SP G RUBIO AND RF B ZOBRIST FROM BREWERS FOR C J HARDWICK AND SP D BRADEN
5-24
RC SS SULLY CAIRO FROM AAA AND OPT C M McKENRY TO AA
5-23
ACQ SP J DUCHSHERER FROM PADRES FOR SP R WOLF AND CP W MESORACO
OPT RP A CHAPMAN TO AA; RC SP G MANUEL FROM AA; RC RP A BASTARDO FROM AAA AND OPT RP M LINCOLN TO AAA
5-20
SENT CF S ROHDE, CF C WELLS AND RP D WHEELER TO AAA
5-18
OPTIONED OF H MORTON TO AAA
RC RP MIKE LINCOLN, LF REED JOHNSON AND 2B MIKE McCOY FROM AAA
5-17
SENT OF J BOWKER AND RP F MATA TO AAA
5-15
RC CP F HIDALGO, C M McKENRY AND OF H MORTON FROM AAA. RC CF S ROHDE FROM AA AND OPT M STANTON TO AA
5-13
OPT RP M LINCOLN AND SP D BRADEN TO AAA AND AA
5-11
RC SP-LR MIGUEL GARCIA FROM AAA, OPT SP K DRABEK TO AAA
5-10
ACT SP R WOLF FROM DL
5-9
SENT UTIL D YOUNG TO AA
5-7
RC 1B-OF JOHN BOWKER FROM AAA AND PLACED 1B ADAM LIND ON 15-DAY DL W/TORN HAMSTRING
5-6
PURCHASED THE CONTRACT OF RP FRANK MATA FROM AAA
RECALLED SS ADRIAN FERNANDEZ FROM AA
OPTIONED C M McHENRY TO AAA
5-5
ACQ C J HARDWICK AND 3B W BETAMIT FROM BRAVES FOR SS Y ESCOBAR, SP N FIGUEROA AND 1B J THOME
5-3
ACQ SS SAUL CASTRO AND RP FRANK MATA FROM THE REDS FOR SP MIKE MINOR
RECALLED RP MIKE LINCOLN FROM AAA AND DEMOTED RP DAN SCHLERETH TO AAA
5-2
ACQ SP JUSTIN VERLANDER, CP JOE NATHAN AND LF-3B ALEX GORDON FROM GIANTS
FOR 3B ALEX RODRIGUEZ, CP RYAN FRANKLIN AND CF JODY GERUT
4-29
ACQ SP RYAN DEMPSTER AND SS YUNEL ESCOBAR FROM NATIONALS FOR SS DEREK JETER AND RP PETER MOYLAN
4-28
ACQ SP N FIGUEROA FROM NATIONALS FOR C M MONTERO AND RP B SCHLITTER
4-21
OPTIONED 3B DAYAN VICIENDO TO AAA AND RECALLED CF CASPER WELLS
4-19
ACQ SS A FERNANDEZ, SP C REED AND SP J HUMPHREY FROM BLUE JAYS FOR SP TOMMY JUNTER, 1B M JACOBS ABD RP M ROSALES
4-18
ACQ RP J CHAMBERLAIN, CF JODY GERUT AND C M McHENRY FROM THE A'S FOR C D BROWN AND CF L CAIN
4-15
RECALLED RP AROLDIS CHAPMAN FROM AAA AND PLACED SP S STRASBURG ON 15-DAY DL.
4/13
ACT CF AARON CONNER FROM DL
4/12
RECALLLD SS E CABRERA FROM AAA
4-5
RECALLED 2B-OF SKIP SCHUMAKER FROM AAA
OPT C M McKENRY AND ACT C W GOMEZ
8-14
OPT OF J BOWKER, SP JJ HUMPHREY AND SP C TILLMAN AND RC 1B J COUCH, RC A CHAPMAN AND RC SP E PETIT
7-26
OPT C D VICIEDO, OF M STANTON, SP K MULVEY AND SP E PETIT. REC C W GOMEZ, OF A GORDON AND SP G SMITH
7-25
ACQ 1B JOHNNY COUCH, SP COLBY LEWIS AND SP GREG SMITH FROM BLUE JAYS FOR 1B G SANCHEZ, RF M BOSWELL AND 3B D WIRTH
7-20
ACT RP W CORDOVA FROM DL AND OPT B J SKATTUM. SIGNED UTIL JAMES SONG
7-17
RC SPs E PETIT AND K MULVEY AND OPT SPs S STRASBURG M GARCIA
7-12
OPT OF R JOHNSON AND RC OF J BOWKER
7-11
OPT RP D SCHLERETH
7-10
ACT RP R CHOATE FROM DL
7-6
OPT SS S CAIRO, SP K MEDLIN AND RC RP A BASTARDO, SP L FITZGERALD AND RP A CHAPMAN; PLACED CP W CORDOVA ON 15-DAY DL
7-5
OPT SP M HAMPTON, SP M GARCIA AND RF M STANTON. RC SP R RAINEY, SP C TILLMAN, LF R JOHNSON
7-3
ACQ 2B JACKIE SKATTUM FROM ROCKIES FOR 1B W AYBAR AND SP C REED
6-30
RC C-1B-3B D VICIEDO, OPT RP A BASTARDO
6-27
RC SP E PETIT, SS S CAIRO AND RP A BASTARDO. OPT IF D VICIEDO AND SS E CABRERA
6-26
PLACED RP R CHOATE ON 15-DAY DL
6-20
RC 1B-C G SANCHEZ AND OPT C J JARAMILLO
5-30
OPT LF R JOHNSON TO AA
5-29
ACT 1B A LIND FROM DL
5-28
RC RP D WHEELER FROM AAA, OPT Ps A BASTARDO AND F HIDALGO TO AAA; RC RP D SCHLERETH FROM AAA AND OPT UTIL M McCOY TO AA
5-27
ACQ C M WIETERS, SP G RUBIO AND RF B ZOBRIST FROM BREWERS FOR C J HARDWICK AND SP D BRADEN
5-24
RC SS SULLY CAIRO FROM AAA AND OPT C M McKENRY TO AA
5-23
ACQ SP J DUCHSHERER FROM PADRES FOR SP R WOLF AND CP W MESORACO
OPT RP A CHAPMAN TO AA; RC SP G MANUEL FROM AA; RC RP A BASTARDO FROM AAA AND OPT RP M LINCOLN TO AAA
5-20
SENT CF S ROHDE, CF C WELLS AND RP D WHEELER TO AAA
5-18
OPTIONED OF H MORTON TO AAA
RC RP MIKE LINCOLN, LF REED JOHNSON AND 2B MIKE McCOY FROM AAA
5-17
SENT OF J BOWKER AND RP F MATA TO AAA
5-15
RC CP F HIDALGO, C M McKENRY AND OF H MORTON FROM AAA. RC CF S ROHDE FROM AA AND OPT M STANTON TO AA
5-13
OPT RP M LINCOLN AND SP D BRADEN TO AAA AND AA
5-11
RC SP-LR MIGUEL GARCIA FROM AAA, OPT SP K DRABEK TO AAA
5-10
ACT SP R WOLF FROM DL
5-9
SENT UTIL D YOUNG TO AA
5-7
RC 1B-OF JOHN BOWKER FROM AAA AND PLACED 1B ADAM LIND ON 15-DAY DL W/TORN HAMSTRING
5-6
PURCHASED THE CONTRACT OF RP FRANK MATA FROM AAA
RECALLED SS ADRIAN FERNANDEZ FROM AA
OPTIONED C M McHENRY TO AAA
5-5
ACQ C J HARDWICK AND 3B W BETAMIT FROM BRAVES FOR SS Y ESCOBAR, SP N FIGUEROA AND 1B J THOME
5-3
ACQ SS SAUL CASTRO AND RP FRANK MATA FROM THE REDS FOR SP MIKE MINOR
RECALLED RP MIKE LINCOLN FROM AAA AND DEMOTED RP DAN SCHLERETH TO AAA
5-2
ACQ SP JUSTIN VERLANDER, CP JOE NATHAN AND LF-3B ALEX GORDON FROM GIANTS
FOR 3B ALEX RODRIGUEZ, CP RYAN FRANKLIN AND CF JODY GERUT
4-29
ACQ SP RYAN DEMPSTER AND SS YUNEL ESCOBAR FROM NATIONALS FOR SS DEREK JETER AND RP PETER MOYLAN
4-28
ACQ SP N FIGUEROA FROM NATIONALS FOR C M MONTERO AND RP B SCHLITTER
4-21
OPTIONED 3B DAYAN VICIENDO TO AAA AND RECALLED CF CASPER WELLS
4-19
ACQ SS A FERNANDEZ, SP C REED AND SP J HUMPHREY FROM BLUE JAYS FOR SP TOMMY JUNTER, 1B M JACOBS ABD RP M ROSALES
4-18
ACQ RP J CHAMBERLAIN, CF JODY GERUT AND C M McHENRY FROM THE A'S FOR C D BROWN AND CF L CAIN
4-15
RECALLED RP AROLDIS CHAPMAN FROM AAA AND PLACED SP S STRASBURG ON 15-DAY DL.
4/13
ACT CF AARON CONNER FROM DL
4/12
RECALLLD SS E CABRERA FROM AAA
4-5
RECALLED 2B-OF SKIP SCHUMAKER FROM AAA
Wednesday
BY THE NUMBERS
0-A GORDON (A-2011
1-
2-N FOX, RETIRED
3-H BAINES,, RETIRED
4-N FOX, RETIRED
5-R JOHNSON, M McHENRY (RC-2011)
6-
7-M HOLLIDAY
8-E CABRERA
9-MINNIE MINOSO, RETIRED
10-E PETIT
11-LUIS APARICIO
12-R RAINEY
13-C PAXTON
14-A CONNOR
15-L CAIN (T-2011)
16-A ESQUIVEL
17-F HIDALGO
18-M McCOY
19-W MESORACO
20-J BOWKER
21-M HAMPTON
22-K DRABEK
23-
24-D VICIEDO
25-J THOME (T-2011), W BETAMIT (A-2011)
26-
27-M STANTON
28-W GOMEZ
29-M ROSALES, M BOSWELL
30-H MORTON
31-R FRANKLIN (T-2011), A FERNANDEZ (A-2011)
32-
33-D JETER (T-2011), L FITZGERALD
34-M MONTERO (T-2011), N FIGUEROA (A, T-2011)
35-D WHEELER
36-R CHOATE
37-S STRASBURG
38-T HUNTER (T-2011), M McHENRY (RC-2011)
39-M JACOBS (T-2011)
40-W AYBAR
41-A LIND
42- J ROBINSON, RETIRED
43-R WOLF
44-B SKATTUM
45- AROD (T-2011), J NATHAN (A-2011)
46-
47-C WELLS
48-G MANUEL
49-J NOBLESS
50-B BASS
51-D BRADEN
52-D RAINEY
53-E CHAVEZ
54-A CHAPMAN
55-S SCHUMAKER
56-
57-D SCHLERETH
58-P MOYLAN (T-2011)
59-A BASTARDO
60-W CORDERO
61-M MINOR (T-2011)
62-S HULL
63-C DAIGLE
64-K MULVEY
65-B SCHLITTER (T-2011)
66-
67-D RODRIGUEZ
68-D BROWN
69-J WIRTH
70-M GARCIA
71-E DE LA CRUZ
72-C FISK, RETIRED
73-
74-
75-O SALAZAR
76- D YOUNG
77-S ROHDE
78-
79- H SOUSA
80-
81-
82-S BRASSARD
83-
84-
85-
86-C ESCALONA
87-B CUELLAR
88-B CONRAD
89-N CRAIG
90-J HESTER
91-A CABRERA
92-M LINCOLN
93-S HERERRA
94-
95-
96-H BLANCO
97-H HUMPHREY
98-AJ ELLIS
99-
72-
73-
75-
1-
2-N FOX, RETIRED
3-H BAINES,, RETIRED
4-N FOX, RETIRED
5-R JOHNSON, M McHENRY (RC-2011)
6-
7-M HOLLIDAY
8-E CABRERA
9-MINNIE MINOSO, RETIRED
10-E PETIT
11-LUIS APARICIO
12-R RAINEY
13-C PAXTON
14-A CONNOR
15-L CAIN (T-2011)
16-A ESQUIVEL
17-F HIDALGO
18-M McCOY
19-W MESORACO
20-J BOWKER
21-M HAMPTON
22-K DRABEK
23-
24-D VICIEDO
25-J THOME (T-2011), W BETAMIT (A-2011)
26-
27-M STANTON
28-W GOMEZ
29-M ROSALES, M BOSWELL
30-H MORTON
31-R FRANKLIN (T-2011), A FERNANDEZ (A-2011)
32-
33-D JETER (T-2011), L FITZGERALD
34-M MONTERO (T-2011), N FIGUEROA (A, T-2011)
35-D WHEELER
36-R CHOATE
37-S STRASBURG
38-T HUNTER (T-2011), M McHENRY (RC-2011)
39-M JACOBS (T-2011)
40-W AYBAR
41-A LIND
42- J ROBINSON, RETIRED
43-R WOLF
44-B SKATTUM
45- AROD (T-2011), J NATHAN (A-2011)
46-
47-C WELLS
48-G MANUEL
49-J NOBLESS
50-B BASS
51-D BRADEN
52-D RAINEY
53-E CHAVEZ
54-A CHAPMAN
55-S SCHUMAKER
56-
57-D SCHLERETH
58-P MOYLAN (T-2011)
59-A BASTARDO
60-W CORDERO
61-M MINOR (T-2011)
62-S HULL
63-C DAIGLE
64-K MULVEY
65-B SCHLITTER (T-2011)
66-
67-D RODRIGUEZ
68-D BROWN
69-J WIRTH
70-M GARCIA
71-E DE LA CRUZ
72-C FISK, RETIRED
73-
74-
75-O SALAZAR
76- D YOUNG
77-S ROHDE
78-
79- H SOUSA
80-
81-
82-S BRASSARD
83-
84-
85-
86-C ESCALONA
87-B CUELLAR
88-B CONRAD
89-N CRAIG
90-J HESTER
91-A CABRERA
92-M LINCOLN
93-S HERERRA
94-
95-
96-H BLANCO
97-H HUMPHREY
98-AJ ELLIS
99-
72-
73-
75-
OPENING DAY ROSTER
PITCHERS
STEPHEN STRASBURG #37 6-4 220 22 2/839K
RANDY WOLF #43 6-0 200 34 2/2.6.M
DALLAS BRADEN #51 6-1 190 27 1/2.1M
KYLE DRABEK-R #22 6-1 190 23 1/420K
MIKE HAMPTON
MIKE MINOR-R # 6-3 210 23 1/420K
PETER MOYLAN # 6-2 200 32 1/1.3M
DANIEL SCHLERETH-R # 6-0 210 24 1/420K
ROBERT RAINEY-R # 6-0 198 18 2/830K
RANDY CHOATE #36 6-1 200 35 2/2.3M
DAN WHEELER # 6-3 220 33 1/1.6M
RYAN FRANKLIN # 6-3 190 37 1/4.3M
CATCHERS
MIGUEL MONTERO #28 5-11 190 27 1/1M
WILLY GOMEZ-R # 6-0 210 24 3/840K
INFIELDERS
DEREK JETER #33 6-3 195 36 3/29M
ALEX RODRIGUEZ #45 6-3 228 35 7/108M
ADAM LIND #41 6-1 215 27 3/4.7M
JIM THOME #25 6-3 250 40 1.1/1M
WILLY AYBAR # 5-11 205 27 2/340K
DELWYN YOUNG #76 5-10 191 28 1/270K
DAYAN VICIENDO-R #24 5-11 240 21 2/720K
OUTFIELDERS
MATT HOLLIDAY #7 6-4 235 31 6/57.4M
REED JOHNSON #5 5-10 180 34 1/490K
MICHAEL STANTON
HAYWOOD MORTON-R
STEPHEN STRASBURG #37 6-4 220 22 2/839K
RANDY WOLF #43 6-0 200 34 2/2.6.M
DALLAS BRADEN #51 6-1 190 27 1/2.1M
KYLE DRABEK-R #22 6-1 190 23 1/420K
MIKE HAMPTON
MIKE MINOR-R # 6-3 210 23 1/420K
PETER MOYLAN # 6-2 200 32 1/1.3M
DANIEL SCHLERETH-R # 6-0 210 24 1/420K
ROBERT RAINEY-R # 6-0 198 18 2/830K
RANDY CHOATE #36 6-1 200 35 2/2.3M
DAN WHEELER # 6-3 220 33 1/1.6M
RYAN FRANKLIN # 6-3 190 37 1/4.3M
CATCHERS
MIGUEL MONTERO #28 5-11 190 27 1/1M
WILLY GOMEZ-R # 6-0 210 24 3/840K
INFIELDERS
DEREK JETER #33 6-3 195 36 3/29M
ALEX RODRIGUEZ #45 6-3 228 35 7/108M
ADAM LIND #41 6-1 215 27 3/4.7M
JIM THOME #25 6-3 250 40 1.1/1M
WILLY AYBAR # 5-11 205 27 2/340K
DELWYN YOUNG #76 5-10 191 28 1/270K
DAYAN VICIENDO-R #24 5-11 240 21 2/720K
OUTFIELDERS
MATT HOLLIDAY #7 6-4 235 31 6/57.4M
REED JOHNSON #5 5-10 180 34 1/490K
MICHAEL STANTON
HAYWOOD MORTON-R
FREE AGENT DRAFT
TUESDAY, DEC. 17, 2010 PAGE C1
SOX SNAG AROD, STRASBURG
TEAM SURPRISED PITCHER THERE IN THIRD ROUND
ARLINGTON, Texas - THE WHITE SOX NOT ONLY PICKED UP THE LEFT SIDE OF THE YANKEES' INFIELD, BUT THEY ALSO SNARED BASEBALL'S BEST YOUNG PITCHING PROSPECT IN STEPHEN STRASBURG.
"AROD (ALEX RODRIGUEZ) LASTED TO THE 15TH PICK OVERALL, WE GOT (DEREK) JETER IN THE FOURTH ROUND," SAID CHICAGO MANAGER OZZIE GUILLEN. "THOSE GUYS ARE HALL OF FAMERS. (STEPHEN) STRASBURG COULD BE, TOO."
RODRIGUEZ MAY HAVE GONE UNDRAFTED (EARLIER) BECAUSE OF HIS PRICEY - BUT LONG - CONTRACT, AND RUMORS OF HIS RETIRING IN TWO YEARS," AN AL SCOUT SAID.
CHICAGO'S TOP 10 PICKS:
1-ALEX RODRIGUEZ, 3B
2-MATT HOLLIDAY, OF
3-STEPHEN STRASBURG, P
4-DEREK JETER, SS
5-ARNOLDIS CHAPMAN, P
6-ADAM KIND, 1B
7-MICHAEL STANTON, OF
8-MIGUEL MONTERO, C
9-DALLAS BRADEN, P
10-RANDY WOLF, P
SOX SNAG AROD, STRASBURG
TEAM SURPRISED PITCHER THERE IN THIRD ROUND
ARLINGTON, Texas - THE WHITE SOX NOT ONLY PICKED UP THE LEFT SIDE OF THE YANKEES' INFIELD, BUT THEY ALSO SNARED BASEBALL'S BEST YOUNG PITCHING PROSPECT IN STEPHEN STRASBURG.
"AROD (ALEX RODRIGUEZ) LASTED TO THE 15TH PICK OVERALL, WE GOT (DEREK) JETER IN THE FOURTH ROUND," SAID CHICAGO MANAGER OZZIE GUILLEN. "THOSE GUYS ARE HALL OF FAMERS. (STEPHEN) STRASBURG COULD BE, TOO."
RODRIGUEZ MAY HAVE GONE UNDRAFTED (EARLIER) BECAUSE OF HIS PRICEY - BUT LONG - CONTRACT, AND RUMORS OF HIS RETIRING IN TWO YEARS," AN AL SCOUT SAID.
CHICAGO'S TOP 10 PICKS:
1-ALEX RODRIGUEZ, 3B
2-MATT HOLLIDAY, OF
3-STEPHEN STRASBURG, P
4-DEREK JETER, SS
5-ARNOLDIS CHAPMAN, P
6-ADAM KIND, 1B
7-MICHAEL STANTON, OF
8-MIGUEL MONTERO, C
9-DALLAS BRADEN, P
10-RANDY WOLF, P
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