The White Sox have released 25-year old righty starting pitcher Dexter Carter. Carter pitched in 14 games (12 starts) in A-ball for the White Sox last year and he was 3-5 with a 6.65 ERA and a 1.71 WHIP. He has now pitched in 83 games (67 starts) in his first four years in the minors and he is 18-18 with a 4.75 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP. Carter regressed last year in the minors, so the White Sox aren’t going to miss him at all in 2012.

The White Sox have acquired 26-year old righty swinging outfielder Greg Golson from the Royals for cash considerations. Golson played in 9 games for the Yankees last year and he was 2 for 11 (.182 avg, .432 OPS) with 1 run scored and 1 stolen base. He also played in 105 games in AAA-ball last year for the Yankees in which he was 101 of 384 (.263 avg, .716 OPS) with 55 runs scored, 8 homers, 33 RBIs and 15 stolen bases. Golson has now played in 40 games in his first four years in the majors and he is 8 of 41 (.195 avg, .458 OPS) with 6 runs scored, 0 homers, 2 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. The White Sox are looking for backup help in the outfield, so Golson is going to get his chance to win the job the rest of this spring training.

The White Sox have dealt 27-year old righty swinging infielder Greg Paiml to the Atlanta Braves for cash considerations. Paiml played in 108 games in AA-ball last year and he was 78 of 360 (.217 avg, .572 OPS) with 36 runs scored, 2 homers, 32 RBIs and 22 stolen bases. He played in 535 games in his first six years in the minors (all with the Pale Hose) and he is 464 of 1,870 (.248 avg, .644 OPS) with 220 runs scored, 14 homers, 176 RBIs and 54 stolen bases. The White Sox won’t miss Paiml at all as he is no longer considered a prospect by them.

26-year old righty starting pitcher Terry Doyle has been returned to the White Sox from the Twins. The Twins had picked Doyle in the Rule 5 Draft last winter. Doyle pitched in 26 games (all starts) in A+AA-ball for the White Sox last year and he was 8-10 with a 3.07 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP. He has now pitched in 75 games (63 starts) in his first 4 years in the minors and he is 26-23 with a 2.94 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP. Doyle has only walked 97 guys in his first 422 2/3 innings in the minors, so he pounds the strike zone. The White Sox were likely more than happy to get Doyle back as he could help them at some point in 2012.

The White Sox have signed 34-year old lefty swinging outfielder Kosuke Fukudome to a 1-year, $1 million dollar deal. Fukudome played in 146 games for the Cubs & Indians last year and he was 139 of 530 (.262 avg, .712 OPS) with 59 runs scored, 8 homers, 35 RBIs and 4 stolen bases. He has now played in 572 games in his first four years in the majors and he is 491 of 1,888 (.260 avg, .760 OPS) with 262 runs scored, 42 homers, 191 RBIs and 29 stolen bases. Fukudome will challenge Alejandro De Aza for the starting job in LF this spring.