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Feeling good, Frazier back to taking healthy cuts for Sox

Todd Frazier showed up at SoxFest in late January wearing a splint on his left index finger.

He was back to normal three weeks later when spring training opened, but Frazier proceeded to miss nearly a month in spring training with an oblique strain.

On the White Sox's first road trip of the season, Frazier was sidelined six of the nine games with the flu.

Back in the lineup the past six games, Frazier is slowly starting to hit the ball with authority again.

"I feel fine," Frazier said. "I've been feeling like myself for the past couple days. Just making a little adjustment at the plate and getting more on top of the ball instead of underneath, that's my main focus."

He is still stuck on 1 home run after hitting a career-high 40 last season, but Frazier showed he's rounding back into form with 4 doubles and 6 RBI in the Sox's three-game sweep over the Royals.

"I know when I'm going good, I square the ball up," Frazier said. "If I get underneath it too much, it's going to pop fly or foul it off. You sit back like, 'God, how did I miss that?' Just underneath. So it's the timing of getting that top hand on top of the ball and that's what the cage is for, doing those drills."

Thome on TV:

Jim Thome, the White Sox's former designated hitter and current special assistant to general manager Rick Hahn, is joining MLB Network as a studio analyst. He'll work on a part-time basis.

"I'm excited," said Thome, who will be eligible for Hall of Fame induction next year. "When I went there in February and had an opportunity to go and work with Sean Casey and to be around, I was there for three days and didn't really think anything would happen. And then the opportunity came up of maybe doing it and then the first thing I thought of was my job with the White Sox.

"But it all worked out. I think it's a great group of people that share great knowledge to the game. I love baseball. I think being around baseball and talking hitting and maybe sharing some of the stuff that I learned over a 22-year-career, maybe to help kids, coaches, just in general maybe share a little input."

Hawk talk:

White Sox TV broadcaster Ken "Hawk" Harrelson is the headliner on June 15 before the Kane County Cougars play the Peoria Chiefs at Northwestern Medicine Field.

For $75, fans can hear Harrelson and Cougars owner Bob Froehlich speak and answer questions. A Harrelson bobblehead, buffet dinner and Super Suite game ticket are also included.

For more information, call 630 232-8811 or visit kccougars.com.

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