The White Sox have acquired 27-year old righty reliever Franklyn German from the Pirates for a player to be named later. GM Kenny Williams likes hard throwers and the 6′7″, 260 pound German certainly qualifies as one. He pitched in 17 games (0 starts) this season for the Rangers and he was 1-3 with a 2.08 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP. German was pitching in AAA for the Pirates and that’s where the White Sox will send him for now. German has pitched in 155 games (0 starts) in his major league career and he is 9-7 with 7 saves, a 4.25 ERA and a 1.73 WHIP. German has had big time issues with control as he has walked 119 batters in 158.2 innings in the majors and that’s the reason he has never been able to stick in the majors. Still, this was a nice low risk addition for the White Sox.