Another day,
another eulogy to write:
CHICAGO (AP) -- Outfielder Scott Podsednik was cut Tuesday by the Chicago White Sox, who no longer had a spot for the 2005 World Series hero. [...]
The White Sox also purchased the contracts of catcher Cole Armstrong and right-handers Jack Egbert, Lucas Harrell and Adam Russell.
That last note means the 40-man roster is full, and
Fernando Hernandez is not on it. That he's unprotected might be somewhat troubling, because Hernandez seemed to have some potential, with an ERA of 3.06 and a 1.13 WHIP as a 22-year-old in Birmingham last year.
Furthermore, he excelled in the Arizona Fall League, allowing only two unearned runs on five hits over 12 2/3 innings. None of these numbers necessarily indicate greatness, especially since Hernandez doesn't have dynamite stuff. I just find the decision mildly interesting, since Kenny Williams had great interest in Gavin Floyd and Nick Masset based on winter league performances only a year ago.
I probably would've left
Cole Armstrong unprotected, since he had his first decent year as a 23-year-old in Winston-Salem, a tad old for that kind of breakthrough, and not much of one at that (.816 OPS). He
does have a great baseball player name, one fitting of a character in a
Major League sequel. Anyway, that Hernandez didn't make this cut may not matter, because although he made one, he might not have made another if Williams made another deal.
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Speaking of eulogies, I bid
a fond farewell to Jon Garland. Pods will be No. 17, which seems like an awful lot in two years.