The White Sox have designated righty reliever Mike MacDougal for assignment. He pitched in 5 games (0 starts) for the White Sox this season and he was 0-0 with a 12.46 ERA and a 3.23 WHIP. He allowed 7 hits and walked 7 batters in only 4 1/3 innings this season for the White Sox. The Pale Hose have recalled 25-year old righty Jack Egbert to replace MacDougal in the bullpen. He has pitched in 5 games (0 starts) in AAA-ball so far this season and he is 1-0 with 1 save, a 6.43 ERA and a 1.57 WHIP. In his debut with the White Sox this season Egbert worked 1 inning and he allowed 1 hit (a homer) and walked 1 batter allowing 2 earned runs.

UPDATE: MacDougal has been released by the White Sox making him a free agent.

The White Sox have acquired 32-year old righty swinging 1B Andy Phillips from the Pirates for 23-year old righty reliever Michael Dubee. Phillips will provide organizational depth at AAA and get a call to Chicago if they suffer some injuries. Phillips has played in 9 games in AAA-ball so far this season and he is 13 for 36 (.361 avg, .859 OPS) with 4 runs scored, 1 homer and 2 RBIs. Phillips has played in 259 games in his major league career and he is 139 for 557 (.250 avg, .678 OPS) with 77 runs scored, 14 homers, 70 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. Dubee has pitched in 3 games (0 starts) in A-ball and he is 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP. Dubee isn’t much of a prospect so this was likely a good trade for the White Sox.

The White Sox have signed 33-year old lefty swinging outfielder Scott Podsednik to a minor league deal. He will likely go to AAA to learn how to play CF and if he can handle it he could wind up being the starter there for the White Sox. Podsednik played in 93 games for the Rockies last year and he was 41 for 162 (.253 avg, .655 OPS) with 22 runs scored, 1 homer, 15 RBIs and 12 stolen bases. He played in 330 games in his three years with the White Sox and he was 336 for 1,245 (.270 avg) with 196 runs scored, 5 homers, 81 RBIs and 111 stolen bases. This was a good signing for the White Sox as Podsednik could help them out in 2009.

The White Sox have placed starting CF Dewayne Wise on the 15-day disabled list with a separated shoulder. He will miss at least 6 weeks. Wise has played in 7 games for the White Sox so far this season and he is 5 for 21 (.238 avg, .476 OPS) without any runs scored or RBIs. Righty swinging Brian Anderson will likely take over as the starting CF while Wise is out. Anderson has played in 5 games for the White Sox this season and he is 1 for 8 (.125 avg, .489 OPS) with 2 stolen bases. The White Sox have called lefty swinging Jerry Owens back up but he has been in Ozzie Guillen’s Dog House since last season. He is 0 for 1 (.000 avg) for the Pale Hose this season. He also has played in 2 AAA games this season in which he was 1 for 7 (.143 avg, .393 OPS) with 1 run scored and 2 RBIs. Owens does have the speed Guillen likes so it will be interesting to see how CF is handled while Wise is out.

The White Sox have signed 27-year old lefty reliever Jimmy Gobble to a minor league deal. Gobble pitched in 39 games (0 starts) for the Royals last season and he was 0-2 with 1 save, a 8.81 ERA and a 1.96 WHIP. He has now pitched in 235 games (43 starts) in his major league career and he is 22-23 with 4 saves, a 5.23 ERA and a 1.49 WHIP. Gobble might be able to help the White Sox later this season.