Morel optioned to AAA

[DumpJerry]

Per David Schuster.

[#1swisher]

Sox optioned RHP Deunte Heath & INF Brent Morel to Triple-A Charlotte; LHP Moskos, INF C. Sanchez & RHP Stewart reassigned to minor-league camp.
Hahn: Need for Morel to get at-bats at the Triple-A level, now that he's fully healthy.

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/03/...hite-sox-cuts/

[thomas35forever]

Major bummer for him, but not unexpected. Maybe he can come back as a more versatile player off the bench.

[DumpJerry]

Originally Posted by thomas35forever

Major bummer for him, but not unexpected. Maybe he can come back as a more versatile player off the bench.

Or improve his trade value.

[doublem23]

Or, hopefully, we can close this depressing chapter in White Sox history and never speak of him ever again

[kittle42]

Originally Posted by DumpJerry

Or improve his trade value.

Well, any step up from zero is an improvement.

[RKMeibalane]

Originally Posted by thomas35forever

Major bummer for him, but not unexpected. Maybe he can come back as a more versatile player off the bench.

I see what you did there.

[PalehosePlanet]

Originally Posted by doublem23

Or, hopefully, we can close this depressing chapter in White Sox history and never speak of him ever again

Agreed. You can toss him in the Chris Snopek/Greg Norton/Josh Fields scrapheap of ****ty 3B's we've had in the last 15 years.

[Foulke You]

Originally Posted by doublem23

Or, hopefully, we can close this depressing chapter in White Sox history and never speak of him ever again

I still have nightmares of him coming to the plate with runners in scoring position last April and May. It seemed like the game found him every time.

[TDog]

Originally Posted by DumpJerry

Or improve his trade value.

My feeling was that if Morel were to be a utility infielder who could serve as a true backup shortstop, as opposed to someone who could play shortstop in a pinch, he would be going back to AAA. At the same time, I belived that developing Morel into a utility infielder would increase his trade value, whatever that might be, and expect that the White Sox would option him with an eye to developing a utility infielder or a more attractive piece in a trade.

I pretty much expected this move when the Sox traded for Gillaspie after picking up Keppinger. It looks like the Sox are going to give Gillaspie his first real shot as an everyday player in the majors (similar to the opportunity Morel had coming into last season), but earlier this offseason it looked to me like Keppinger was going to replace Morel.

[DSpivack]

Originally Posted by TDog

My feeling was that if Morel were to be a utility infielder who could serve as a true backup shortstop, as opposed to someone who could play shortstop in a pinch, he would be going back to AAA. At the same time, I belived that developing Morel into a utility infielder would increase his trade value, whatever that might be, and expect that the White Sox would option him with an eye to developing a utility infielder or a more attractive piece in a trade.

I pretty much expected this move when the Sox traded for Gillaspie after picking up Keppinger. It looks like the Sox are going to give Gillaspie his first real shot as an everyday player in the majors (similar to the opportunity Morel had coming into last season), but earlier this offseason it looked to me like Keppinger was going to replace Morel.

When acquired, I imagined Gillespie to be a backup 1B/3B. He seems like the starter now only because Keppinger appears to be injured and possibly not ready to start the season.

[Chez]

So Angel Sanchez gets the other back-up infielder spot?

[DSpivack]

Originally Posted by Chez

So Angel Sanchez gets the other back-up infielder spot?

As Carlos Sanchez was sent down, probably?

[Irishsox1]

Originally Posted by Foulke You

I still have nightmares of him coming to the plate with runners in scoring position last April and May. It seemed like the game found him every time.

I know what you mean by the game finding the weak link. Same thing with Brian Anderson in 2006. In the first 3 months of that year, it seemed like every time the Sox got the bases loaded, Anderson came up to bat and couldn't produce.

[forrestg]

Originally Posted by Chez

So Angel Sanchez gets the other back-up infielder spot?

he's our best ss/2b replacement i hope that kid can play.