The White Sox have signed 32-year old righty reliever Orber Moreno to a minor league deal. He pitched in 34 games (0 starts) in the Mexican League last season and he was 2-1 with 1 save, a 3.41 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP. He last pitched in the majors in 2004 with the Mets. Moreno has pitched in 47 games (0 starts) in his major league career and he is 3-1 with 1 save, a 4.44 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP. It never hurts to give a few guys like Moreno a chance every spring.

The White Sox have signed 36-year old righty swinging outfielder Brady Clark to a minor league deal. He last played in the majors in 2008 with the Mets. Clark has played in 785 games in his major league career and he is 559 for 2,015 (.277 avg, .744 OPS) with 264 runs scored, 36 homers, 210 RBIs and 48 stolen bases. If he can earn his way back to the majors with a good start in AAA he could help the White Sox some in 2010.

The White Sox have signed 28-year old righty starting pitcher Daniel Cabrera. He pitched in 15 games (9 starts) for the D-Backs and Nationals in which he was 0-6 with a 6.00 ERA and a 1.98 WHIP. Cabrera has now pitched in 162 games (155 starts) in his major league career and he is 48-65 with 1 save, a 5.10 ERA and a 1.57 WHIP. The White Sox should really consider converting Cabrera to the bullpen where his outstanding stuff might play better than is does when he is in the rotation. Maybe his control would improve out of the pen where he can just let the ball fly for an inning at a time. I like this signing for the White Sox.

The White Sox have designated 26-year old lefty swinging catcher Cole Armstrong for assignment to make room on the roster for Ramon Castro. Armstrong played in 69 games in AAA-ball last season and he was 62 for 246 (.252 avg, .714 OPS) with 28 runs scored, 10 homers and 32 RBIs. He has played 7 years in the minors for the Pale Hose and he is 431 for 1,683 (.256 avg, .713 OPS) with 179 runs scored, 46 homers and 233 RBIs. Losing Armstrong shouldn’t hurt the White Sox at all in 2010 and beyond.

The White Sox have re-signed 33-year old righty swinging catcher Ramon Castro to a 1-year deal worth $1 million bucks with a club option for 2011. Castro played in 31 games for the White Sox last season and he was 14 for 76 (.184 avg, .683 OPS) with 8 runs scored, 4 homers and 12 RBIs. Castro has now played in 507 games in his major league career and he is 290 for 1,243 (.233 avg, .723 OPS) with 131 runs scored, 55 homers and 186 RBIs. Castro should be a decent back-up for A.J. Pierzynski in 2010 as he has some pretty big time random power.