Omar Vizquel To Manage White Sox's Class-A Affiliate
Vizquel had spent the past four seasons as the Tigers' first-base coach.
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Vizquel had spent the past four seasons as the Tigers' first-base coach.
The average time of a nine-inning contest was a record 3 hours, 5 minutes this season, up from 2:56 in 2015. The postseason average was 3:29.
Chicago sent back international signing bonus pool money to Seattle.
"The support has been fantastic," Hahn says. "There seems to be a lot of optimism about were this thing is headed."
Jimenez will report to White Sox spring training next February eyeing a roster spot.
A 23-year-old pitcher and outfielder from Japan, Otani will soon be posted and become an international free agent.
Jose Abreu and Avisail Garcia are the White Sox's two prime trade candidates.
The Cubs need pitching help, and the White Sox will listen to offers for Jose Abreu and Avisail Garcia.
"The good ones have a way of changing those plans," White Sox general manager Rick Hahn says.
The Cubs and White Sox are capped at $300,000 as penalties for exceeding their signing bonus pool under baseball's previous CBA.
Both Lopez and Giolito checked in around the 170-inning mark in 2017 in time split between the minors and big leagues.
Garcia, 26, is under team control through 2019. The question is whether he fits into the plan beyond that.
Harrelson will retire from the broadcast booth after the 2018 season, during which he'll work a reduced 20-game schedule.
The White Sox are looking to protect their young starting pitching staff by fortifying their bullpen.
The three teams are similar in that they're following a step-by-step plan over a few years that prioritizes development over money.
