Omar Vizquel has been a godsend for the Chicago White Sox so far this year
When the White Sox signed 43-year old switch hitting 2B/SS/3B Omar Vizquel they thought they wouldn’t need to use him a whole lot. He was brought in to pretty much mentor 2B Gordon Beckham and SS Alexei Ramirez. But when starting 3B Mark Teahan went down with a broken finger Vizquel found himself getting a lot of starts at 3B and he has been holding his own there. Vizquel has played in 33 games for the White Sox so far this season and he is 28 of 108 (.259 avg, .656 OPS) with 15 runs scored, 1 homer, 14 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. It will be interesting to see how the Hall of Fame voters handle Vizquel five years after he retires. He likely won’t get to 3,000 hits as he currently has 2,732. Vizquel also has 391 stolen bases and 11 Gold Gloves. His career resembles that of Ozzie Smith who made the Hall in his first year on the ballot.