25-year old righty swinging 1B Ian Gac has played in 118 games in A-ball so far this year for the Pale Hose and he is 119 for 435 (.274 avg, .896 OPS) with 81 runs scored, 30 homers and 82 RBIs. Gac has now played in 845 games in his first 9 years in the minors and he is 798 for 3,195 (.250 avg, .772 OPS) with 447 runs scored, 157 homers, 538 RBIs and 16 stolen bases. Gac has whiffed 1,041 games in his minor league career as he seems to have a lot of holes in his swing. Despite all the power he has shown in the minors, Gac has never played in higher than A-ball….which is amazing.

The White Sox have sent 32-year old righty swinging outfielder Michael Restovich to the Diamondbacks. No word yet on what the White Sox got in return but I can’t imagine it being more than a bucket of batting practice balls. Restovich played in 26 games in AAA-ball for the Pale Hose this year and he was 22 for 96 (.229 avg, .646 OPS) with 11 runs scored, 3 homers and 8 RBIs. This is not much of a loss for the White Sox.

22-year old righty swinging outfielder Brandon Short came into this season as the White Sox’ #8 prospect according to Baseball America. They are taking things slow with him right now, which makes sense as the White Sox have no openings yet in the outfield in Chicago. Short has played in 81 games in AA-ball so far this year and he is 95 for 335 (.284 avg, .777 OPS) with 51 runs scored, 9 homers, 38 RBIs and 17 stolen bases. He has now played in 343 games in his first four years in the minors and he is 398 for 1,354 (.294 avg, .796 OPS) with 214 runs scored, 32 homers, 195 RBIs and 50 stolen bases. I look for Short to get his first shot in the majors as early as 2012 with the White Sox if he keeps progressing. He has an impressive toolbox as he has good speed and decent power.

32-year old righty reliever Josh Kinney has been really solid in AAA for the White Sox. Kinney has pitched in 30 games (0 starts) in AAA-ball so far this year and he is 2-2 with 8 saves, a 2.87 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP. Kinney has whiffed 45 batters while only walking 10 of them in 37 2/3 innings this year in AAA. Kinney 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. Kinney will likely get a chance to help out the White Sox’ bullpen at some point in 2011 if he keeps pitching like he is right now.

The White Sox have claimed 25-year old lefty reliever Leyson Septimo off waivers from the Diamondbacks. Septimo pitched in 21 games (0 starts) in AA-ball this year for the D-Backs and he was 2-1 with a 6.37 ERA and a 1.52 WHIP. Septimo has walked 25 batters while only allowing 20 hits in 29 2/3 innings so far this year, so he often doesn’t appear to know where the ball is going when it leaves his hand. Septimo has now pitched in 135 games (0 starts) in his first four years in the minors as a pitcher and he is 6-8 with 14 saves, a 5.79 ERA and a 1.72 WHIP.