The Chicago White Sox have released 25-year old righty reliever Gregory Infante. Infante pitched in 21 games (0 starts) in AA+AAA-ball this year and was 4-1 with 1 save, a 3.55 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP. He has pitched in 180 games (45 starts) in his first seven years in the minors and he is 21-24 with 24 saves, a 3.79 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP. Infante got into 5 games (0 starts) for the White Sox in 2010 (his only major league appearances) and he was 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP. It will be interesting to see who takes a chance on him as someone will give him another shot.

The White Sox have placed 29-year old righty starting pitcher Gavin Floyd on the 15-day disabled list due to a strained right elbow. Floyd has pitched in 24 games (all starts) for the Pale Hose so far this year and he is 9-9 with a 4.55 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP. Contrary to Floyd’s career splits, he has not pitched well late in the year in 2012. He has started 5 games for the White Sox in August and he was 1-0 with a 5.96 ERA and a 1.85 WHIP. Even though Floyd has been pitching poorly lately, the White Sox are going to miss him while he’s out of action.

25-year old righty swinging 2B Gordon Beckham showed so much potential in 2009, when he finished 5th in the voting for the Rookie of the Year Award, that the White Sox thought they found a building block for the future. But, he has been going downhill since his rookie season. Beckham has played in 120 games for the Pale Hose so far this year and he is 99 for 432 (.229 avg, .641 OPS) with 53 runs scored, 12 homers, 45 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. He has been really awful since July 1st. He has played in 45 games since July 1st, and he is only 31 of 153 (.203 avg) with 15 runs scored, 3 homers and 11 RBIs. The White Sox could be looking for a new 2B for 2013 if Beckham doesn’t pick up the pace with the bat soon.

20-year old switch-hitting SS/2B Carlos Sanchez came into this season as the White Sox’ #21 prospect according to Baseball America. Sanchez has played in 122 games in A+AA-ball so far this year and he is 159 of 484 (.329 avg, .797 OPS) with 75 runs scored, 1 homer, 55 RBIs and 26 stolen bases. He has now played in 264 games in his first four years in the minors and he is 286 of 952 (.300 avg, .755 OPS) with 156 runs scored, 3 homers, 106 RBIs and 42 stolen bases. Sanchez will be playing for the White Sox in the near future if he keeps raking in the minors.

The White Sox have placed 28-year old lefty swinging, starting CF Alejandro De Aza on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to August 18th, due to bruised left ribs. De Aza has played in 111 games for the White Sox so far this year and he is 125 of 445 (.281 avg, .744 OPS) with 73 runs scored, 6 homers, 44 RBIs and 21 stolen bases. The White Sox have called up 26-year old lefty swinging outfielder Jordan Danks to replace De Aza on the active roster. Danks has played in 29 games for the White Sox already this year and he is 13 of 49 (.265 avg, .621 OPS) with 8 runs scored, 1 homer, 3 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. Danks will likely share P.T. in CF with Dewayne Wise until De Aza returns to action.

34-year old switch-hitting outfielder Dewayne Wise has proved to be a good signing for the White Sox so far. He has played in 7 games for the White Sox so far this year and he is 7 for 26 (.269 avg, .808 OPS) with 3 runs scored, 2 homers, 7 RBIs and 1 stolen base. Wise has now played in 63 games overall this year for the Yankees and White Sox in which he is 23 of 87 (.264 avg, .787 OPS) with 14 runs scored, 5 homers, 15 RBIs and 8 stolen bases. Wise will continue to play a lot until Alejandro De Aza is ready to return to action.

The White Sox have placed 34-year old switch-hitting infielder Orlando Hudson on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to August 16th due to a bruised left toe. Hudson has played in 36 games for the Pale Hose so far this year and he is 20 for 110 (.182 avg, .516 OPS) with 7 runs scored, 1 homer, 11 RBIs and 1 stolen base. He has now played in 71 games overall for the White Sox and Padres this year and he is 46 of 233 (.197 avg, .548 OPS) with 18 runs scored, 2 homers, 22 RBIs and 4 stolen bases. The White Sox won’t likely miss him too much while he’s out of action.

The White Sox have placed 27-year old lefty reliever Leyson Septimo on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to August 14th due to left biceps inflammation. Septimo has pitched in 12 games (0 starts) for the White Sox so far this year and he is 0-2 with a 6.00 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP. The Pale Hose have called up 24-year old lefty reliever Hector Santiago to replace Septimo on the pen. Santiago pitched in 32 games (0 starts) earlier this year for the White Sox and he was 2-1 with 4 saves, a 3.66 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP.

The White Sox have signed 28-year old righty swinging infielder Jose Lopez to a minor league deal. He played in 66 games earlier this year for the Indians and he was 53 of 213 (.249 avg, .639 OPS) with 16 runs scored, 4 homers and 28 RBIs. Lopez has now played in 1,021 games in his first 9 years in the majors and he is 1,000 of 3,818 (.262 avg, .689 OPS) with 419 runs scored, 92 homers, 480 RBIs and 25 stolen bases. This was a good move for the Pale Hose as Lopez can play any position on the infield defensively except shortstop, and he has some pop in his bat.

23-year old righty rookie reliever Addison Reed was not the first or even second choice to close for the Pale Hose coming out of spring training. But, he pitched well and earned a shot and he hasn’t looked back since. Reed has pitched in 44 games (0 starts) for the White Sox so far this year and he is 2-1 with 20 saves, a 3.83 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP. He has only given up 36 hits and 14 walks while whiffing 39 batters in only 40 innings this year, which is pretty impressive. The White Sox traded for Brett Myers, who was the closer for the Astros earlier this year, but he has been no threat to Reed and he won’t be…..as long as Reed keeps pitching well.