Another home run for Brent Morel (video)

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First 5 months: 2 HRs
September: 8 HRs

The guy is on a tear…

UPDATE: Sahadev Sharma:

A closer look at numbers shows that the Chicago White Sox third baseman’s increased power coincided with his developing more patience at the plate.

“Early in the year [pitchers would] kind of just make their pitches and I’d swing at them,” Morel said. “It was tough to do anything. The more patient, the more selective you are, the more they have to come in the zone.”

On Aug. 20, Morel had walked just four times in 309 plate appearances. In his 116 plate appearances since then, he’s drawn 17 walks. …

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Carlos Quentin is out

Scott Merkin:

Out for some time with a sprained left shoulder, Carlos Quentin will not play for the White Sox again this season, manager Ozzie Guillen said on Friday.

After spraining the AC joint in his left shoulder while making a diving catch on Aug. 20, Quentin spent time on the 15-day disabled list. He came back for one game on Sept. 12, but hasn’t played since.

“Every time he [tries to play], it’s just sore and it gets worse and worse. I put him out there, and he went backward — maybe 10 more days,” Guillen said. “I don’t know why we have to take that chance. What’s he got to prove? Can he play in the big leagues? Yeah, he don’t have to prove anything.

“But he’s fine, it’s not like there’s something very serious about it. Just sore. He needs time to recover, and I don’t think we gave him enough time to do it.”

And Q! may very well be traded in the off-season.

Other White Sox links:

• J.J. looks at Mark Buehrle’s feature. Will the Sox re-sign him or will he become a victim of the Peavy-Rios-Dunn salaries?
• James looks at Phil Humber’s struggles and next year’s bullpen.
• colin seizes up Addison Reed.