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The Chicago White Sox added an assistant pitching coach as part of their revamped major-league staff. Bobby Hearn, formally with the Minnesota Twins organization, will fill that role — one of five hirings the Sox announced Wednesday.
Munetaka Murakami is linked to the Chicago White Sox as his MLB posting window closes Monday. ESPN’s David Schoenfield believes Chicago should gamble on his power. Meanwhile, Bo Bichette has told teams he is open to moving to second base.
The Chicago White Sox are now being linked with a shock move for the top-rated Japanese hitter in baseball's free agency.
With the latest free agent contracts dished out to starting pitchers, the Chicago White Sox could get left behind before addressing their most obvious offseason need.
The Sox announced Wednesday the hirings of Bobby Hearn as assistant pitching coach and Jose Leger as first-base/outfield coach.
The Chicago White Sox have announced the hirings of Bobby Hearn as assistant pitching coach, José Leger (“le-HAIR”) as first base/outfield coach, Chris Denorfia as Major League field coordinator, Bennett Markinson as bullpen catcher and Tony Medina as a Major League assistant,
Shuster was claimed off waivers back in August after the Chicago White Sox had DFA'd him. The southpaw endured his worst season in the big leagues with the Sox, posting an 8.04 ERA across 15 2/3 innings, which is well above his career ERA of 5.27.
Should the White Sox choose to go in another direction, other options at the top of MLB’s draft prospect rankings include Fort Worth Christian (TX) shortstop Grady Emerson, Alabama shortstop Justin Lebron, Gulliver Prep (FL) Jacob Lombard and Georgia Tech outfielder Drew Burress.
A familiar face returns to the Sox after a brief absence, plus a former Brewers infielder joins the mix. Read all about it at MLB Trade Rumors.
The White Sox on Sunday confirmed they have signed infielder Oliver Dunn.
The latest hitter linked to the Pittsburgh Pirates in trade talks is Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr.