The Chicago White Sox sign catcher Damaso Espino
The White Sox have signed 28-year old righty swinging catcher Damaso Espino to a minor league deal. Espino played in 65 games in AAA-ball last year and he was 59 of 202 (.292 avg, .728 OPS) with 28 runs scored, 4 homers, 32 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. He has now played in 894 games in his first 12 years in the minors and he is 826 of 3,100 (.266 avg, .658 OPS) with 314 runs scored, 16 homers, 398 RBIs and 33 stolen bases. The White Sox will likely stash Espino in AAA in 2012.