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Dayan Viciedo Signed by the White Sox

Stephen Kersey — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:34:32 +0000

Dayan Viciedo, a 19-year-old Cuban baseball prospect, signed an $11 million contract with the Chicago White Sox. Viciedo had recently defected from Cuba and was living in South Florida.

Viciedo will likely play third base for the White Sox, however he also has some experience in the outfield. While in Cuba, he was a star player when he was only 16 years old while playing in the top Cuban league.

The White Sox have had a lot of success with Cubans recently, specifically with Jose Contreras and Alexei Ramirez. Ramirez was second in the American League in the Rookie of the Year voting and was especially successful in the second half of the season.

Although Viciedo could be ready to play in the majors right away, there is also talk that he may begin his American baseball career in the minor leagues.

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Twins play White Sox for spot in 2008 playoffs

Stephen Kersey — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:53:37 +0000

On Tuesday, the Minnesota Twins will play the Chicago White Sox for a spot in the 2008 baseball playoffs. Both teams finished with a record of 88-74 and must play game number 163 to determine who has to right to advance to the postseason.

To even force this final game, the White Sox had to beat the Detroit Tigers on Monday. They did so by a final score of 8-2. The big hit in the game was authored by second baseman Alexei Ramirez in the form of a grand slam.

While the Twins have been playing well recently, the White Sox come limping into this elimination game. Despite that fact, Chicago could be favored due to the fact that they will be playing the game at home.

Pitching for the Twins will be Nick Blackburn. Blackburn so far has an 11-10 record and a 4.14 ERA. The White Sox will send John Danks and his 11-9 record and 3.47 ERA to the mound.

The game will start at 7:30 PM EST. The winner will play the Tampa Bay Rays in a series that starts on Thursday.

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Alexei Ramirez at Spring Training

Geoff Young — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:12:53 +0000

Alexei Ramirez is one of the latest Cuban defectors to land in a big-league organization. He played second base in the game I saw, and didn’t do much to distinguish himself one way or the other, but some folks think he’ll end up in the outfield. As you can see, Ramirez has quite the uppercut swing.

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