With Manny Ramirez on board with the White Sox, it appears as if 33-year old righty swinging OF/DH Andruw Jones will see a huge drop in playing time. Jones has played in 89 games for the White Sox this year and he is 54 of 251 (.215 avg, .795 OPS) with 39 runs scored, 18 homers, 42 RBIs and 9 stolen bases. Jones has outstanding power still but he just doesn’t make enough solid contact to be a asset in the starting lineup for the Pale Hose.

The White Sox have claimed 38-year old righty swinging LF/DH Manny Ramirez off waivers. The White Sox didn’t have to give up anything for Ramirez but they will pay him the remainder of the $3.8 million bucks that he’s owed for the 2010 season. Ramirez will be the new full time DH for the White Sox. He played in 66 games this year for the Dodgers and he was 61 of 196 (.311 avg, .915 OPS) with 32 runs scored, 8 homers and 40 RBIs. Ramirez has now played in 2,273 games in his major league career and he is 2,555 of 8,158 (.313 avg, 1.000 OPS) with 1,538 runs scored, 554 homers, 1,828 RBIs and 38 stolen bases. This was a outstanding move for the White Sox as Manny ususally plays better when the games mean something down the stretch and in the playoffs.

The White Sox have placed 28-year old lefty reliever Eric Threets on the 15-day disabled list with a torn ligament in his left elbow which will require Tommy John Surgery to correct. Threets pitched in 11 games (0 starts) for the White Sox this year and he was 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA and a 0.97 WHIP. The White Sox have recalled 27-year old righty Carlos Torres to replace Threets in the pen. Torres has pitched in 2 games (1 start) for the Pale Hose earlier this year and he was 0-0 with a 6.75 ERA and a 2.46 WHIP.

The White Sox have placed 33-year old lefty reliever Matt Thornton on the 15-day disabled list due to a sore forearm. Thornton has pitched in 50 games (0 starts) for the Pale Hose and he was 3-4 with 5 saves, a 2.66 ERA and a 1.10 WHIP. He has whiffed 64 batters while only allowing 37 hits in 47 1/3 innings this season for the White Sox. The White Sox have activated 28-year old lefty reliever Eric Threets off the D.L. to replace Thornton in the pen. Threets has pitched in 9 games (0 starts) for the White Sox this year and he is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP. Threets is nowhere near Thornton’s class as a reliever but the White Sox hope he can handle the lefty swingers until Thornton comes back.

The White Sox have placed 33-year old righty reliever J.J. Putz on the 15-day disabled list with a sore knee. Putz has pitched in 50 games (0 starts) for the Pale Hose this year and he is 6-5 with 3 saves, a 2.68 ERA and a 0.96 WHIP. He has only given up 34 hits in 47 innings this season while whiffing 55 batters as his stuff has been very nasty this year. The White Sox have recalled 25-year old righty Lucas Harrell to replace him in the bullpen. Harrell started 1 game earlier this year for the White Sox and he was 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP. Look for Bobby Jenks and Sergio Santos to be the guys pitching at the end of the game until Putz returns to action.