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League | American League | |
Division | Central | |
Ballpark | U.S. Cellular Field | |
City | Chicago, Illinois | |
Record | 85–77 (.525) | |
Divisional place | 2nd | |
Owners | Jerry Reinsdorf | |
General managers | Kenny Williams | |
Managers | Robin Ventura | |
Television | CSN Chicago CSN+ WGN-TV and WGN America WCIU-TV (Ken Harrelson, Steve Stone) | |
Radio | WSCR (Ed Farmer, Darrin Jackson) WNUA HD-2 (Spanish) (Hector Molina, Billy Russo)[1] | |
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The 2012 Chicago White Sox season was the club's 113th season in Chicago and 112th in the American League. On October 6, 2011, Robin Ventura was designated to be the new manager.
Offseason
White Sox GM Kenny Williams called the 2012 season a "rebuilding" year. In doing so, the Sox made some big moves in the offseason by trading away or letting big name free agents leave. Mark Buehrle became a free agent and decided to follow his former manager, Ozzie Guillén, and sign with the Miami Marlins. The White Sox closer during the 2011 season, Sergio Santos, was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays. Left fielder Juan Pierre became a free agent and signed with the Philadelphia Phillies. Power hitting right fielder Carlos Quentin, was traded to the San Diego Padres. The White Sox did however sign or acquire young talent, including players like José Quintana, Néstor Molina, Simón Castro, Pedro Hernández, Jhan Mariñez, Héctor Giménez, Damaso Espino, Erik Morrison and Osvaldo Martínez. The White Sox signed former Cub and Indian, Kosuke Fukudome, to be the team's fourth outfielder.
Offseason additions and subtractions
Subtractions | Additions | |
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Players | LHP Mark Buehrle (signed with Marlins) RHP Sergio Santos (traded to Blue Jays) RHP Jason Frasor (traded to Blue Jays) RHP Josh Kinney (signed with Mariners) C Ramón Castro (free agent) C Donny Lucy (retired) INF Omar Vizquel (signed with Blue Jays) OF Juan Pierre (signed with Phillies) OF Carlos Quentin (traded to Padres) OF Lastings Milledge (signed with NPB Tokyo Yakult Swallows) |
LHP Donnie Veal* (Minor League free agent) LHP José Quintana* (Minor League free agent) LHP Eric Stults** (Minor League free agent) RHP Néstor Molina* (traded from Blue Jays) RHP Simón Castro* (traded from Padres) LHP Pedro Hernández* (traded from Padres) RHP Myles Jaye* (traded from Blue Jays) RHP Daniel Webb* (traded from Blue Jays) LHP Scott Olsen* (Minor League free agent) RHP Jhan Mariñez* (compensation from Marlins) C Héctor Giménez** (Minor League free agent) C Damaso Espino** (Minor League free agent) 1B Dan Johnson** (Minor League free agent) 2B Erik Morrison* (Minor League free agent) SS Osvaldo Martínez (compensation from Marlins) INF Ray Olmedo** (Minor League free agent) INF Corey Smith* (Minor League free agent) OF Delwyn Young** (Minor League free agent) OF Kosuke Fukudome (free agent) |
Personnel | Manager Ozzie Guillén† (released) Bench coach Joey Cora† (released) Hitting coach Greg Walker (released) Third base coach Jeff Cox (released) |
Manager Robin Ventura Bench coach Mark Parent Hitting coach Jeff Manto Third base coach Joe McEwing |
- †Player released during 2011 season
- *Player spent entire 2011 season in Minor Leagues
- **Player was non-roster invitee to Spring training (not on 40-man roster)
2012 Top prospects
# | Player | Position | Top 100 rank | MLB rank | 2012 Starting team (level) |
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1 | Addison Reed | Right-handed pitcher | 66 | 92 | Majors |
2 | Néstor Molina | Right-handed pitcher | - | - | AA |
3 | Simón Castro | Right-handed pitcher | - | - | AA |
4 | Trayce Thompson | Outfielder | - | - | High A |
5 | Jacob Petricka | Right-handed pitcher | - | - | High A |
6 | Keenyn Walker | Outfielder | - | - | Low A |
7 | Jhan Mariñez | Right-handed pitcher | - | - | AAA |
8 | Tyler Saladino | Shortstop | - | - | AA |
9 | Juan Silverio | Third baseman | - | - | High A |
10 | Osvaldo Martínez | Shortstop | - | - | AAA |
* According to Baseball America Top 100 Prospects[2]
* According to 2012 Prospect Watch[3]
* Top 10 White Sox prospects via Baseball America[4]
Transactions
- 03/25/12 – OF Greg Golson traded from the Kansas City Royals to the White Sox for cash.
- 04/03/12 – Traded OF Christian Marrero to the Atlanta Braves for cash.
- 04/06/12 – Signed RHP Kip Wells to a minor league deal.[5] but subsequently agreed to a mutual release on April 16, 2012
- 04/10/12 – Acquired INF Jose Castro from the Cincinnati Reds for cash.[6]
- 05/17/12 – Eric Stults claimed off waivers by the San Diego Padres.[7]
- 05/19/12 – Signed free agent 2B Orlando Hudson.[8]
- 06/24/12 – Acquired 3B Kevin Youkilis from the Boston Red Sox for UT Brent Lillibridge and RHP Zach Stewart.[9]
- 06/26/12 – Released OF Kosuke Fukudome.
- 07/03/12 – Released LHP Will Ohman.
- 07/21/12 – Acquired RHP Brett Myers from the Houston Astros and cash for minor league prospects RHP Matthew Heidenreich and LHP Blair Walters.[10]
- 07/28/12 – Acquired LHP Francisco Liriano from the Minnesota Twins for Eduardo Escobar and Pedro Hernández.[11]
- 08/03/12 – Signed free agent DeWayne Wise to a minor league contract.
Regular season
Season standings
American League Central
AL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Detroit Tigers | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | — | 50–31 | 38–43 |
Chicago White Sox | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 3 | 45–36 | 40–41 |
Kansas City Royals | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 16 | 37–44 | 35–46 |
Cleveland Indians | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 20 | 37–44 | 31–50 |
Minnesota Twins | 66 | 96 | 0.407 | 22 | 31–50 | 35–46 |
American League Wild Card
Division Winners | W | L | Pct. |
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New York Yankees | 95 | 67 | 0.586 |
Oakland Athletics | 94 | 68 | 0.580 |
Detroit Tigers | 88 | 74 | 0.543 |
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) |
Wild Card teamsW | L | Pct. | GB |
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Texas Rangers | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | — |
Baltimore Orioles | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | — |
Tampa Bay Rays | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 3 |
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 4 |
Chicago White Sox | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 8 |
Seattle Mariners | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 18 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 20 |
Kansas City Royals | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 21 |
Boston Red Sox | 69 | 93 | 0.426 | 24 |
Cleveland Indians | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 25 |
Minnesota Twins | 66 | 96 | 0.407 | 27 |