Politte Designated For Assignment

The White Sox have designated Cliff Politte for assignment. Replacing Politte will be Sean Tracey. Ozzie Guillen took a lot of heat for supposedly demoting Tracey after Tracey failed to hit Hank Blaylock of Texas in retalliation for The Rangers targeting AJ Pierzynski. However, the recall of Tracey proves that Tracey was actually demoted because of the David Riske trade as Ozzie and Kenny Williams claimed.

This move probably signals an immenent trade. The Sox have given up on Politte, and Dustin Hermanson's return is still a big question mark. Tracey did not pitch particularly well in his first call up, so more help will be likely be needed.