Williams switches Regier to scouting to replace Wilder
Looking to step quickly away from the Dave Wilder fiasco, the White Sox on Wednesday announced that Alan Regier, formerly the organization's director of player development, is moving to scouting.
Before being fired Friday for actions in Latin America that violated club policy and standards, Wilder served as senior director of player personnel and also was involved in amateur scouting.
"I mentioned on Friday that I might move Alan over to a scouting role to fill the void in that area,'' said White Sox general manager Kenny Williams on Wednesday.
"I decided to make that move today. Alan has a strong background in scouting, and we have Buddy Bell in place to handle the day-to-day running of our minor-league system.
"We've always tried to have people in place within our organization who have multiple areas of expertise, and this is a case where it helps us move forward seamlessly.''
Bell was hired before the season as director of minor-league instruction. Regier was in his second year in player development, but he also has worked in scouting with the Red Sox, Brewers and Braves.
"It's an unfortunate set of circumstances to cause this to happen, but I can't talk about that,'' Regier said. "Kenny asked me to fill in the gaps created in the scouting department. With my scouting background, he was comfortable in turning to me to get things done.''
No complaints: After going 1-for-5 Wednesday, Orlando Cabrera is batting .219 in his first season with the White Sox.
That's a far cry from the .301 average Cabrera had with the Los Angeles Angels last year, but the 33-year-old shortstop has been batting leadoff instead of his customary No. 2 slot.
"I hope he's not feeling any pressure because he's not hitting .350 like everybody thought he was going to hit,'' manager Ozzie Guillen said. "I just want him to go out and play and do his best he can every day, give me his best at-bat. He controls the infield, and that's what I need.''
Minor matters: Jerry Owens was 0-for-3 for Class AAA Charlotte on Wednesday, dropping his batting average to .219. Starter Lance Broadway pitched 5½ innings and allowed 6 runs on 11 hits, raising his ERA from 1.67 to 2.43.
Class A Winston-Salem starter Aaron Poreda, the White Sox' first-round draft pick last year, was named Carolina League pitcher of the week after going 2-0 and allowing 1 earned run over 13 innings. In 8 starts with Winston-Salem, Poreda is 4-2 with a 2.19 ERA.