The White Sox have acquired 30-year old righty swinging outfielder Norris Hopper from the Reds in return for 33-year old righty swinging catcher Corky Miller. Norris Hopper has played in 53 games in AAA-ball this season and he is 61 for 218 (.280 avg, .668 OPS) with 22 runs scored, 0 homers, 20 RBIs and 13 stolen bases. Hopper has had some success in his major league career as he has played in 168 games in which he is 125 for 396 (.316 avg, .738 OPS) with 60 runs scored, 1 homers, 20 RBIs and 17 stolen bases. Corky Miller played in 14 games for the White Sox this season and he was 8 for 39 (.205 avg, .542 OPS) with 5 runs scored and 5 RBIs. Miller became expendable after the White Sox acquired Ramon Castro from the Mets to back up A.J. Pierzynski. This was a good move for the White Sox as Hopper could help them at some point this season.

The White Sox have traded 25-year old righty swinging shortstop Javier Castillo to the Mets but no word yet on what they got back. Castillo has played in 50 games in AAA-ball this season and he is 47 for 178 (.264 avg, .722 OPS) with 19 runs scored, 3 homers and 17 RBIs. Castillo was not one of the better prospects in the White Sox’ system so they likely won’t miss him too much.

The White Sox have signed 32-year old righty starting pitcher Freddy Garcia to a minor league deal. Garcia came to spring training with the Mets this season but he didn’t make the final roster. He pitched in 3 games (all starts) with the Tigers last season and he was 1-1 with a 4.20 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP. Garcia has now pitched in 266 games (265 starts) in his major league career and he is 118-77 with a 4.07 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP. Garcia hasn’t been the same since undergoing shoulder surgery a couple of years ago but the White Sox don’t have much to lose in giving him a chance to revive his career.

The White Sox have acquired 33-year old righty swinging catcher Ramon Castro from the Mets for 25-year old righty starter/reliever Lance Broadway. Castro will back up A.J. Pierzynski from the White Sox and add some power when he’s in the lineup. Castro played in 26 games with the Mets this season and he was 20 for 79 (.253 avg, .752 OPS) with 5 runs scored, 3 homers and 13 RBIs. He has now played in 477 games in his major league career and he is 276 for 1,170 (.236 avg, .727 OPS) with 123 runs scored, 51 homers and 174 RBIs. Lance Broadway was the White Sox #28 prospect heading into this season according to Baseball America. He pitched in 8 games (0 starts) for the White Sox this year and he was 0-1 with a 5.06 ERA and a 1.75 WHIP. Broadway finished his career with the White Sox appearing in 19 games (2 starts) in which he was 2-2 with a 4.69 ERA and a 1.56 WHIP.

The White Sox have designated catcher Corky Miller for assignment. Miller played in 14 games for the White Sox this season and he was 8 for 39 (.205 avg, .544 OPS) with 5 runs scored and 5 RBIs. The White Sox felt that they needed a better backup catcher so that they could give A.J. Pierzynski more days off the rest of the year and that was the main reason Miller was let go.