Sox designate Jimmy Gobble for assignment following game to make room for Tony Pena.
BTW, here’s Ozzie’s take on the Pena trade:
“I thought Tony Pena was a first base coach,” Guillen joked. “There’s three Tony Penas in baseball. We don’t need a shortstop and our first base coach is pretty good ..”
Pena is a solid righty out of the pen, but is nothing truly special. His K/9 is 6.88, and his BB/9 is 2.91 this season. He also gets ground balls 46% of the time, not bad for a reliever. His fastball clocks in at around 95 MPH, and he also throws a slider and the occasional change up. His slide piece has solid movement on it, as does his change.
Pat Seerey holds the team record with four home runs, set at Philadelphia on July 18, 1948. Konerko is the first White Sox player to go deep three times in a game since Jose Valentin, on July 30, 2003, at Kauffman Stadium, and the first to do it at home since Harold Baines against Detroit — 27 years ago to the day.
While Quentin might like to return from plantar fasciitis for the weekend series in the Metrodome, manager Ozzie Guillen isn’t so sure.
“I’m worried about the artificial grass in Minnesota and I worry about calling him up too quickly,” Guillen said. “Right now we don’t need him. We want him, but we don’t need him.”
… provided he can be located in time:
Where is Bartolo Colon, who had been in Arizona on an injury rehab and is scheduled for a minor-league start Thursday?
“I know where he is supposed to be right now. He’s supposed to be in Charlotte right now, preparing to start Thursday,” White Sox general manager Ken Williams said Tuesday. “Efforts to contact his agent have been successful. Their efforts to contact their client have not been so successful.”
If Colon never arrives? “Somebody will take the mound,” Williams said. “This train is going to keep rolling.”
Kenny added that Colon is a candidate for a start in the July 24 doubleheader against Detroit if he shows up.
The White Sox’s first round draft choice, Jared Mitchell of LSU, took a physical at U.S. Cellular Field Tuesday and is expected to sign sometime this week.
The 23rd pick overall is not yet officially signed. That announcement could come as soon as Wednesday, with Mitchell then reporting to Class A Kannapolis on Thursday. …
White Sox general manager Ken Williams said Tuesday he may not be able to make a big trade this season because of smaller crowds at U.S. Cellular Field. … Before Tuesday’s game against the Indians, Williams cited slumping attendance as a reason the White Sox may not be able to pull off another big move that would add salary to the team’s payroll. “Well, if I’m being completely honest money is more of the issue now. We expected a little more support than we’ve gotten,” he said. “I think it’s a reflection upon the economy of what’s kind of happen with regards to attendance and I don’t know if we’ve played consistent enough, or been exciting enough for people to get behind us. We’re still hopeful.” … Williams noted weak attendance numbers during a three-game series with the Dodgers in late June, where the White Sox averaged 20,814 fans. The White Sox are averaging 26,147 this season, compared with 30,877 last year. “We’ve been probably pretty short or a little aggressive in our projections and we might have to take a lot closer look at it, because, the Dodgers series was certainly an eye opener for us,” Williams said.
Toni Ginetti, Dave van Dyck, Scott Gregor and Scott Merkin have more.
“To bring that guy here, to me one of the best pitchers in the game, you’ve got to give up a lot of things, and I don’t think we can do that. I’m not the general manager, but they’re not going to ask for Ozzie and Oney (Guillen’s sons). They’re going to ask for a good chunk.”
Gregor thinks the Blue Jays will ask for Beckhan, Danks and Poreda. I’d not trade Danks alone. After the current year Halladay has 1 more year on his contract, and he is 32 years old.
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Ken Rosenthal speculates about possible Roy Halladay suitors:
White Sox. Ken Williams arranged a deal for Jake Peavy; why wouldn’t he act on Halladay?
Williams’ offer for Peavy, centered around left-handers Aaron Poreda and Clayton Richard, probably would not be enough. But if the White Sox were willing to move superstar-in-waiting Gordon Beckham, look out.
Hahaha! Gordon Beckham! Freakin’ hilarious Ken!
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