With the White Sox pretty much out of contention in the A.L. Central, they have decided to shut down 30-year old righty starting pitcher Jake Peavy early. Peavy pitched in 19 games (18 starts) for the White Sox this year and he was 7-7 with a 4.92 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP. He has now pitched in 39 games (38 starts) in his first three years with the White Sox and he is 17-13 with a 4.49 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP. This was a smart move for the White Sox due to how fragile Peavy has been for them since coming over in a big deal with the Padres.

27-year old righty swinging IF/OF Brent Lillibridge for the rest of the 2011 season after suffering a broken right hand after getting hit by a pitch by the Indians last night. Lillibridge played in 97 games for the White Sox this year and he was 48 for 186 (.258 avg, .845 OPS) with 38 runs scored, 13 homers, 29 RBIs and 10 stolen bases. He has now played in 207 games in his first three years with the White Sox and he is 85 for 379 (.224 avg, .691 OPS) with 66 runs scored, 15 homers, 48 RBIs and 21 stolen bases.

The White Sox have placed 28-year old righty swinging RF Carlos Quentin on the 15-day disabled list due to a sprained left shoulder. Quentin has played in 117 games for the White Sox so far this year and he is 107 for 419 (.255 avg, .842 OPS) with 53 runs scored, 24 homers, 77 RBIs and 1 stolen base. 22-year old righty swinging outfielder Dayan Viciedo has been called up from AAA to essentially replace Quentin in the starting lineup in RF. Viciedo has played in 119 games in AAA-ball so far this year and he is 134 for 452 (.296 avg, .856 OPS) with 60 runs scored, 20 homers, 78 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. He played in 38 games in his first taste of the majors last year for the White Sox and he was 32 for 104 (.308 avg, .840 OPS) with 17 runs scored, 5 homers, 13 RBIs and 1 stolen bases. White Sox’ GM has been waiting to call up Viciedo and now he gets his wish.

The White Sox have placed 28-year old righty starting pitcher Philip Humber on the 15-day disabled list due to a facial contusion. He was hit in the forehead with a linedrive off the bat of Cleveland Indians’ outfielder Kosuke Fukudome in Thurstday Night’s game. Humber has pitched in 23 games (21 starts) for the White Sox so far this year and he is 8-8 with a 3.63 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP. Humber will be replaced in the rotation by 24-year old righty Zach Stewart. Stewart has pitched in 4 games (2 starts) for the White Sox so far this year and he is 1-1 with a 2.65 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP. He has now pitched in 7 games (5 starts) for the Jays & White Sox this year and he is 1-2 with a 3.74 ERA and a 1.63 WHIP. I have a feeling that Stewart is going to pitch well while Humber is out of action. The Pale Hose have called up 32-year old righty reliever Josh Kinney to replace Humber on the pitching staff. Kinney has pitched in 49 games (0 starts) in AAA-ball so far this year and he is 6-3 with 14 saves, a 2.77 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP. He has not pitched in the majors since the 2009 season with the St. Louis Cardinals. He has pitched in 45 games (0 starts) in parts of three years in the majors and he is 1-0 with a 4.56 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP.

The White Sox have placed 34-year old lefty swinging catcher A.J. Pierzynski on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured right wrist. Pierzynski has played in 105 games for the White Sox so far this year and he is 110 for 371 (.296 avg, .750 OPS) with 32 runs scored, 6 homers and 39 RBIs. With Ramon Castro also on the D.L. with a broken hand, the Pale Hose are going to have to go with 25-year old righty swinging Tyler Flowers and 29-year old righty swinging Donny Lucy behind the plate until Pierzyski or Castro come off the D.L. Tyler Flowers came into this season as the White Sox’ #17 prospect according to Baseball America. Flowers has played in 8 games for the White Sox so far this year and he is 6 for 20 (.300 avg, .841 OPS) with 2 runs scored, 1 homer and 1 RBI. He has also played in AAA-ball this year and he was 58 for 222 (.261 avg, .890 OPS) with 36 runs scored, 15 homers, 32 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. Flowers will likely get the bulk of the P.T. behind the plate for the time being. Donny Lucy played in 7 games earlier this year for the Pale Hose and he is 5 for 15 (.333 avg, 1.178 OPS) with 2 runs scored, 1 homer, 2 RBIs and 1 stolen base. He also played in 40 games in AAA-ball this year and he was 21 for 133 (.158 avg, .489 OPS) with 11 runs scored, 4 homers and 9 RBIs.