White Sox add two more pitchers
DETROIT -- Two more players were brought up from Class AAA Charlotte on Tuesday. Excuse White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen for not being overly excited about pitchers Lance Broadway and Heath Phillips.
"I've got the Triple-A team with me right now,'' Guillen said. "Now we're digging down there for what's left.''
In addition to catcher Donny Lucy, who was recalled from Charlotte on Saturday, the Sox are carrying 16 players who started the season in the minor leagues.
Broadway, the White Sox' first-round draft choice in 2005, was 8-9 with a 4.65 ERA in 26 starts with Charlotte. His rotation mate, Phillips, was 13-7 with a 4.30 ERA in 28 starts.
"I was pretty surprised,'' Broadway said. "I didn't end the season as well as I would have liked. I knew we had some other guys who had some big-league time and I figured they were going to get the shot, not me.''
Phillips was 8-0 with a 2.44 ERA in his last 11 starts for Charlotte.
"When they told me (Monday), I couldn't even say anything,'' Phillips said. "I was looking at my manager (Marc Bombard). I thought he was joking around. I'm here now; I've got to make the most of it.''
Guillen already is juggling six starters, but he will try to give Broadway a shot.
"We hope we can do that,'' Guillen said. "This month, we're going to face a lot of people in the pennant race and a lot of people from our division, and that would give us a chance to see how he performs. But one game isn't going to mean anything to me to make a decision.''
Phillips has made 1 relief appearance in each of the past three seasons, but the left-hander is ready for his new role.
"Whatever they want me to do, I'll do it,'' he said.
My kind of town: White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen has been a frequent target of boos at U.S. Cellular Field.
Guillen said he isn't surprised Cubs starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano received similar treatment Monday at Wrigley Field.
"If you don't get booed in Chicago, you have to be Harold Baines,'' Guillen said. "That's it. Everybody else, no matter who plays in Chicago, they've been booed once.
"The only one who never got booed was Harold. You're in Chicago, you better expect to get booed. Fans pay to boo you or fans pay to clap for you. I was booed even when we were winning.''
Staying put: Ozzie Guillen said he has no plans to move struggling rookie Danny Richar to the leadoff spot.
Richar has batted ninth since coming up from Class AAA Charlotte on July 28. After going 0-for-4 against the Tigers, Richar is hitting .196.
"I don't think right now he's ready to do it (lead off),'' Guillen said. "I don't think he's mature enough to do it.
"If we're going to build a club to compete, I don't know if this kid can handle the heat. I don't say he can't play in the big leagues, I say I don't know if he can be a leadoff guy.''