Black Sox Blog

The White Sox shored up their bullpen yesterday when they traded utility man Ross Gload to the Kansas City Royals for Andrew Sisco.  After a very solid rookie season in 2005, Sisco regressed a bit in 2006.  His strikeout rate was down and his ERA ballooned to 7.10 in 58 1/3 innings.

Sisco is a lefty and he’ll most likely be used as a left handed specialist out of the pen.  This is a solid pickup at a small price if Sisco can put together a season closer to what he did in 2005.

The White Sox also signed Toby Hall to a two year deal to back up A.J. Pierzynski.  The deal is for $3.5 million and I like this pickup.  While A.J. has been pretty durable, Hall makes for some nice insurance and it gives the White Sox an even better option when Pierzynski sits.  Hall never lived up to his hype when he broke into the big leagues early in 2000 and he’s a career .265 hitter in 2,107 at bats.