Name: Jeff Nelson
Rank: 283
Position: P
Year With White Sox: 2006
Jeff Nelson joined the White Sox as a free agent on May 2, 2006. Exactly one month later, he made his final major league appearance thanks to an elbow injury.
Nelson’s numbers in a White Sox uniform were:
Name: Nick Masset
Rank: 284
Position: P
Years With White Sox: 2007-2008
Nick Masset came to the White Sox, along with fellow pitcher John Danks, on December 23, 2006 in a trade with the Rangers for Brandon McCarthy. He broke camp with the big league club in 2007, but like the rest of the bullpen, struggled mightily. On July 16, he was sent back to Triple A Charlotte after allowing 78 base runners in his 39 1/3 innings.
Masset returned to the White Sox in 2008, making the team despite a 7.06 ERA during spring training. He was improved over the previous year, but his ERA was still north of 4.50. However, the White Sox themselves were much improved and found themselves fighting for a division title. At the trade deadline, GM Kenny Williams looked to improve his post season chances and packaged Masset along with Danny Richar to the Reds in exchange for future Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr.
Masset’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:
Name: Luis Terrero
Rank: 285
Position: CF
Year With White Sox: 2007
Luis Terrero joined the White Sox organization as a free agent on March 30, 2007. One month and a day later, his contract was purchased from Triple A Charlotte and he joined the big league club. Few things went right for the White Sox in 2007, and Terrero benefited from that with additional playing time. After the disastrous year came to an end, so did Terrero’s time with the White Sox, and in the major leagues.
Terrero’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:
Name: Shawn Hillegas
Rank: 286
Position: P
Years With White Sox: 1988-1990
Shawn Hillegas joined the White Sox on August 30, 1988 from the Dodgers in exchange for Ricky Horton. He made his White Sox debut on September 6, taking the place of an injured Jack McDowell in the starting rotation. Hillegas ended up starting six games that September, going 3-2 with a 3.15 ERA.
Hillegas broke camp in 1989 as part of the starting rotation, but he struggled early, going 1-6 by May. Hillegas went to manager Jeff Torborg and asked to be used in relief. “I told him I didn’t feel like I was doing the job starting,” Hillegas told the Chicago Tribune. “I’m putting the team behind in the game.” Hillegas moved to the bullpen, where he made 37 appearances, and finished the year with an ERA of 4.74.
Hillegas spent most of 1990 at Triple A Vancouver, only making 7 appearances for the big league club. That December, he was packaged, along with fellow pitcher Eric King, to the Indians in exchange for Cory Snyder.
Hillegas’ numbers in a White Sox uniform were:
Name: D’Angelo Jimenez
Rank: 287
Position: 2B
Years With White Sox: 2002-2003
D’Angelo Jimenez came to the White Sox via a July 12, 2002 trade with the Padres for two minor leaguers, one of which eventually became Humberto Quintero. Jimenez was optioned to Triple A, but he rejoined the big league club in September, appearing in 27 games and hitting .287.
Jimenez became the everyday second baseman for the club in 2003, and, as of early June, he led the team in multi-hit games and joined Frank Thomas as the only two regulars hitting over .280. However, a June slump combined with a July 1 trade that brought Roberto Alomar back to the south side made Jimenez expendable. 5 days later, on July 6, he was sent to the Reds for Scott Dunn.
Jimenez’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were: Continue reading →
Name: Shawn Abner
Rank: 288
Position: RF
Year With White Sox: 1992
Shawn Abner, the overall number one pick in the 1984 draft, joined the White Sox as a free agent on April 3, 1992. He enjoyed his finest season as a major leaguer with the White Sox, batting .279 in a career high 97 games. After the season, he was released by the Sox and, thanks to knee injury suffered the following year in the minor leagues, he never played in the major leagues again.
Abner’s numbers in a White Sox uniform were:
Name: Jeff Carter
Rank: 289
Position: P
Year With White Sox: 1991
Jeff Carter came to the White Sox organization in the Decmber 23, 1990 trade that sent Tim Raines from the Expos in exchange for Ivan Calderon and Barry Jones. Carter made it to the big leagues on July 29, 1991, replacing an ineffective Greg Hibbard on the roster. He made his major league debut 2 days later, getting the start in the White Sox 10-8 victory over the Rangers at new Comiskey Park.
Carter appeared in 4 other games over the course of the season, finishing up with 2 innings of relief in the second game of a double header against the Twins on October 3rd, which ended up being the final appearance of his White Sox, and major league, career.
Carter’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:
Name: Jason Bourgeois
Rank: 290
Position: 2B
Year With White Sox: 2008
Jason Bourgeois joined the White Sox organization as a minor league free agent prior to the 2007 season. He made his major league debut for the White Sox on September 9, 2008, pinch running for Paul Konerko in a 3-1 loss to the Blue Jays. Bourgeois made it into 6 games during the final month of 2008 as the White Sox battled the Twins for the AL Central crown and his one claim to fame is that he became the last player to get his first major league hit at the original Yankee Stadium.
Following the season, Bourgeois became a free agent and his brief tenure on the South Side came to an end.
Bourgeois’s numbers in a White Sox uniform were:
Name: Carlos Castillo
Rank: 291
Position: P
Years With White Sox: 1997-1999
Carlos Castillo joined the White Sox organization after being drafted in the 3rd round of the 1994 draft. Castillo worked mostly as a starter in the minor leagues, but joined the bullpen when he made the jump to the major leagues after impressing everyone during spring training in 1997. Castillo spent the majority of the year in the majors, putting up a 2-1 record with a 4.48 ERA in 37 games.
Castillo again spent the most of 1998 in the White Sox bullpen, appearing in 54 games, but saw his ERA jump up to 5.11. In 1999, Castillo’s troubles continued as his ERA continued to rise, up to 5.71, and he split the season between Chicago and Triple A Charlotte. Things boiled over after a double-header loss August 30 at Comiskey Park, when Castillo lashed out at the fans, blaming them for booing Frank Thomas and Greg Norton.
The next spring, Castillo competed for a spot in the rotation, but his struggles continued and, on March 29, 2000, he was released and his time with the White Sox came to an end.
Castillo’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:
Overall, it was a pretty good week with 4 days over the 5000 step mark and a 5th just missing. Most of the days involved trips from South to North plaza, either for meetings or smoothies. Friday also had the ramp from the UD down to the parking lot following another disappointing White Sox loss. Saturday’s total is actually pretty impressive considering I was up all night thanks to release issues.
Total steps: 39,664
Weekly average: 5709