21-year old lefty starter Aaron Poreda is a big guy at 6′6″, 240 pounds who can bring the heat. Poreda is the #3 prospect in the White Sox’ system according to Baseball America’s Prospect Handbook. He has started 6 games in A-Ball this season and he is 2-2 with a 2.72 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP. If Poreda keeps showing the control he is right now (25 K’s, 5 walks in 36.1 innings) he will likely be on the fast track to Chicago.

Nick Swisher has been awful so far this season for the White Sox. They have him playing out of position in center field and he isn’t hitting at all. Swisher has played in 32 games for the White Sox this season and he is 22 for 112 (.196 avg, .645 OPS) with 20 runs scored, 3 homers and 8 RBIs. He has also whiffed 28 times this season while walking 24. The White Sox need Swisher to de-program his thinking that the A’s required of him and he needs to get aggressive at the plate. Pitchers now that Swisher looks at a lot of pitches and they are taking advantage of him.

Andy Sisco will miss the 2008 season for the Chicago White Sox because he needs Tommy John Surgery. The fireballing lefty will have a long rehab but he will likely throw the ball even harder when he’s ready to return to action in 2009. The White Sox will be very patient with Sisco because not many people on this planet can throw a baseball left handed like Sisco can.

Jerry Owens will start the season on the 15-day disabled list with a slight tear in his right abductor muscle. This could wind up costing Owens a starting job as Carlos Quentin will get a lot of at bats while he is out. If Quentin tears the cover off of the baseball it will be hard for Owens to bump Nick Swisher out of CF and back to LF.

The White Sox will be without 25-year old lefty swinging 2B Danny Richar for 4-6 weeks with a stress fracture in his rib cage. Richar played in 56 games for the White Sox last season and he was 43 for 187 (.230 avg, .695 OPS) with 30 runs scored, 6 homers and 15 RBIs. Juan Uribe will start while Richar is out and he could wind up taking his job if he plays well.