27-year old righty swinging IF/OF Brent Lillibridge is off to a good start for the White Sox and he’s starting to earn more P.T. His speed and versatility in the field are getting him his P.T., but he’s also showing surprising power so far in 2011. Lillibridge has played in 32 games for the Pale Hose so far this year and he is 17 for 59 (.288 avg, .987 OPS) with 14 runs scored, 5 homers, 9 RBIs and 1 stolen bases. Lillibridge has career highs of 19 runs scored, 16 RBIs and 6 stolen bases….those are all in reach. He has also set a career high with his 5 homers already this year (he had never hit more than 2 in a season).

The White Sox have designated 30-year old lefty swinging 3B Dallas McPherson for assignment. McPherson played in 11 games for the White Sox this year and he was 2 for 15 (.133 avg, .267 OPS) with 1 run scored and a stunning 7 whiffs. He has played in 139 games in parts of five years in the majors and he is 93 for 386 (.241 avg, .748 OPS) with 54 runs scored, 18 homers, 45 RBIs and 5 stolen bases.

UPDATE: (6/3/2011) - Dallas McPherson has accepted an outright assignment to AAA.

The Chicago White Sox have placed 29-year old righty reliever Tony Pena on the 15-day disabled list due to right elbow tendinitis. Pena has pitched in 17 games (0 starts) for the White Sox so far this year and he is 1-1 with a 6.20 ERA and a 1.72 WHIP. The White Sox hope that Pena gets healthy soon because he’s usually the first reliever to come in when things start to go bad.

The White Sox have dealt 26-year old righty starting pitcher Brandon Hynick to the Reds for cash considerations. Hynick pitched in 7 games (all starts) in AAA-ball for the White Sox this year and he was 1-4 with a 7.85 ERA and a 1.69 WHIP. He gave up 51 hits (10 homers) in only 36 2/3 innings this year so he was essentially throwing B.P. Hynick was lost this season so the White Sox probably made a good deal here.

Righty closer Bobby Thigpen was one of the best relievers in White Sox’ history. Back in 1990, he was one of the best relievers on the planet. In 1990, Thigpen pitched in 77 games (0 starts) in which he was 4-6 with 57 saves, a 1.83 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP. He gave up only 60 hits in 88 2/3 innings in 1990 as he led the majors in saves. Thigpen pitched in 424 games (0 starts) for the White Sox in his 8 years with the team and he worked in 424 games (0 starts) in which he was 28-33 with 201 saves, a 3.26 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP. Thigpen is the White Sox’ all-time leader in saves (201) and he is #6 in games pitched (424).

Lefty starting pitcher Jim Kaat only pitched three years with the White Sox and he won 20 games twice. His best year with the Pale Hose came back in 1975. Kaat pitched in 43 games (41 starts) for the White Sox in 1975 and he was 20-14 with a 3.11 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP. Kaat was 4th in the voting for the A.L. Cy Young Award in 1975. Kaat pitched in 92 games (87 starts) in his three years with the White Sox and he was 45-28 with a 3.10 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP. Kaat’s time was short with the Pale Hose, but he certainly made his mark with them.

Righty starting pitcher Tom Seaver pitched some solid baseball for the White Sox in his short time with the team. In 1985, at the age of 40, Tom Seaver won his 300th career game as a member of the Pale Hose. He pitched in 35 games (33 starts) for the White Sox that season and he was 16-11 with a 3.17 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP. Seaver pitched in 81 games (78 starts) in his three years with the White Sox and he was 33-28 with a 3.67 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP. Seaver won 311 games in his major league career which is #18 in the history of baseball. He was inducted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1992.

Righty swinging DH Bo Jackson injured himself in 1990 while playing with the Oakland Raiders. With his NFL career over due for the need to have a hip replacement, Jackson turned to baseball to make his comeback. He got back to the majors in 1991 with the White Sox and it didn’t go too well. He sat out the 1992 season and came back in full force in 1993 with the Pale Hose. Jackson played in 85 games for the White Sox in 1993 and he was 66 for 284 (.232 avg, .722 OPS) with 32 runs scored, 16 homers and 45 RBIs. Jackson was named the American League Comeback Player of the Year in 1993. Jackson played in 108 games in parts of two years with the Pale Hose and he was 82 for 355 (.231 avg, .727 OPS) with 40 runs scored, 19 homers and 59 RBIs. Jackson proved with the White Sox that he could get back to the top, with hard work and a lot of heart.

Veteran righty starting pitcher Jake Peavy was awesome in his second start off the D.L. last night. He threw a complete game shutout in a game that was won 1-0 over the Indians last night. He only gave up 3 hits and he didn’t walk any batters while whiffing 8 of them. Peavy threw 78 of 111 (70.3%) pitches for strikes last night as he was on his game. Peavy has now started 2 games for the White Sox so far this year and he is 1-0 with a 2.40 ERA and a 0.67 WHIP. Things are looking good for both Peavy and the White Sox’ starting rotation going forward.

27-year old righty reliever Sergio Santos has been unhittable this season for the White Sox. Santos has pitched in 16 games (0 starts) for the White Sox so far this year and he is 2-0 with 6 saves, a 0.00 ERA and a 0.85 WHIP. He has only given up 8 hits in his first 20 innings pitched while whiffing 23 batters so far this year, which is pretty darn impressive. Since taking over as the White Sox’ closer, Santos has pitched in 9 games (0 starts) and he is 2-0 with 6 saves, a 0.00 ERA and a 0.68 WHIP as he has only given up 3 hits in 10 1/3 innings in his new role. The most amazing thing about Santos is that he was a shortstop in the minors until 2 years ago. He didn’t start pitching until the 2009 season. Imagine how good he could be right now if he was a pitcher his whole career.