Righty reliever Hoyt Wilhelm was only with the White Sox for six years, but he made his mark. He pitched in 361 games (3 starts) for the White Sox and he was 41-33 with 98 saves, a 1.92 ERA and a 0.94 WHIP. His best season with the Pale Hose came back in 1964. Wilhelm pitched in 73 games (0 starts) for the White Sox in 1964 and he was 12-9 with 27 saves, a 1.99 ERA and a 0.94 WHIP. Wilhelm worked 131 1/3 innings in 1964, allowing only 94 hits which helped him finished 19th in the A.L. MVP vote that year. Wilhelm is the White Sox’ all-time leader in WHIP with a 0.94 mark. He is also #2 in ERA (1.92), #5 in saves (98) and #9 in games pitched (361) in White Sox’ history. Wilhelm was elected into Baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1985.

38-year old outfielder Magglio Ordonez is going to retire in Detroit this Sunday. Ordonez played from 1997-2004 with the Chicago White Sox and he was a pretty darn good player for them. Ordonez played in 1,001 games in his 8 years with the Pale Hose and he was 1,167 of 3,807 (.307 avg, .889 OPS) with 624 runs scored, 187 homers, 703 RBIs and 82 stolen bases. Ordonez is tied for 10th in White Sox’ history in batting average (with Frank Thomas) with a .307 mark. He is also #5 in OPS (.889), #5 in homers (187) and #10 in RBIs (703) in White Sox’ history. Ordonez made it to 4 All-Star teams and he won 2 Silver Slugger Awards with the White Sox. Ordonez played in 1,848 games in his fifteen years in the majors overall and he was 2,156 of 6,978 (.309 avg, .871 OPS) with 1,076 runs scored, 294 homers, 1,236 RBIs and 94 stolen bases.

26-year old rookie righty reliever Nate Jones was a longshot to win a job in the White Sox’ pen this spring. He not only made the pitching staff, but he’s pitching really well so far this year. Jones has pitched in 16 games (0 starts) for the White Sox so far this year and he is 2-0 with a 1.23 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. He has given up 17 hits while whiffing 21 batters in his first 22 innings so far this year, which is impressive. He will need to tighten up his control a little bit as he has already walked 10 batters so far this year. Jones pitched in 152 games (49 starts) in his five years in the minors and he is 19-21 with 13 saves, a 4.28 ERA and a 1.44 WHIP. The White Sox hope that Jones can keep up the good work.

The White Sox have placed 27-year old lefty starting pitcher John Danks on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 20th due to a sore left shoulder. Danks has pitched in 9 games (all starts) for the White Sox so far this year and he is 3-4 with a 5.70 ERA and a 1.49 WHIP. The Pale Hose have called up 23-year old rookie lefty Jose Quintana to replace Danks in the rotation. Quintana has pitched in 9 games (all starts) in AA-ball so far this year and he is 1-3 with a 2.77 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP. Quintana made his major league debut earlier this year, working 5 2/3 shutout innings in which he gave up only 1 hit.

28-year old lefty swinging outfielder Alejandro De Aza has looked really sharp so far this year for the White Sox. He has played in 44 games for the White Sox so far this year and he is 48 for 168 (.286 avg, .780 OPS) with 31 runs scored, 3 homers, 13 RBIs and 8 stolen bases. De Aza has now played in 117 games in his first three years with the White Sox and he is 107 of 350 (.306 avg, .836 OPS) with 67 runs scored, 7 homers, 38 RBIs and 22 stolen bases. De Aza looks like a true late bloomer and the Pale Hose are in line to benefit from it.

The White Sox have placed 25-year old righty swinging 3B Brent Morel on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 18th due to a strained back. Morel has played in 35 games for the White Sox so far this year and he is 20 for 113 (.177 avg, .420 OPS) with 14 runs scored, 0 homers, 5 RBIs and 4 stolen bases. 34-year old switch-hitting infielder Orlando Hudson will take over at 3B until Morel is ready to return to action. Don’t be shocked if Hudson puts pressure on Morel for his starting gig at 3B.

Last season, 32-year old lefty swinging 1B/OF/DH Adam Dunn played in 122 games for the White Sox and he was 66 for 415 (.159 avg, .569 OPS) with 36 runs scored, 11 homers and 42 RBIs. He is making up for lost time so far in 2012. Dunn has played in 42 games for the Pale Hose so far this year and he is 36 for 146 (.247 avg, .986 OPS) with 25 runs scored, 14 homers and 32 RBIs. Dunn has whiffed 62 times already this year, while also walking 34 times. The White Sox won’t care about the whiffs as long as Dunn keeps hitting the way he is so far this year.

The White Sox have signed 34-year old switch-hitting 2B Orlando Hudson to a 1-year deal. Hudson played in 35 games for the Padres earlier this year and he was 26 for 123 (.211 avg, .577 OPS) with 11 runs scored, 1 homer, 11 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. He has now played in 1,294 games in his first 11 years in the majors and he is 1,292 of 4,688 (.276 avg, .757 OPS) with 638 runs scored, 91 homers, 525 RBIs and 82 stolen bases. Initially, Hudson will back up Gordon Beckham at 2B and Brent Morel at 3B, but he could push either of them for their starting job if they don’t pick up the pace with the bats.

The two best trade chips the White Sox have on the roster right now are veteran lefty relievers Matt Thornton and Will Ohman. If I were running the show in Chicago, I would deal Thornton to the Baltimore Orioles for young righty starter Chris Tillman and lefty reliever/starter Dana Eveland. I would then ship Will Ohman out to the Los Angeles Angles for 3B Alberto Callaspo. I would then sent Brent Morel to AAA ball, where he belongs and start Callaspo at the hot corner. I think adding Callaspo would help the White Sox now and adding Tillman would help them in the very near future as he has a nice upside.

The White Sox have designated 32-year old lefty starter/reliever Eric Stults for assignment. Stults pitched in 2 games (1 start) for the White Sox this year and he was 0-0 with a 2.70 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP. Stults also has started 5 games in AAA-ball for the Pale Hose in which he was 1-1 with a 2.20 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP. Stults has now pitched in 43 games (25 starts) in his first six years in the majors and he is 8-10 with a 4.84 ERA and a 1.49 WHIP. The White Sox hope that Stults clears waivers and accepts an outright assignment to AAA.

UPDATE: (5/17/2012) - The White Sox have lost Eric Stults on waivers to the San Diego Padres.