Oz loves what Hahn has done
Ozzie Guillen was making his way from the White Sox’ dugout to a broadcast booth at Guaranteed Rate Field, where he would work alongside Rodrigo Arana on a Spanish broadcast of the Sox’ game Monday against the Blue Jays on Comcast SportsNet Plus. But the colorful manager of the Sox’ 2005World Series championship team took a left turn toward the batting cage to shake hands with general manager Rick Hahn.
“I congratulated him for doing it the right way,’’ Guillen said of the Sox’ aggressive rebuild. “This is a great idea. The fans have to be patient because not all trades work the way you want them to. But if 50 percent of [ the prospects acquired in trades] play the way they should, it will be great trades for the Sox.’’
Guillen’s only concern is how prospects such as Yoan Moncada handle the lofty expectations from the media and fans in a major sports city.
Guillen, who keeps busy broadcasting for ESPN Deportes, talked to Sox vice president Ken Williams, who was the GM during Guillen’s successful but often stormy tenure from 2004 to 2011, before the game. The two are on friendly terms, Guillen said.
“I talk to Kenny all the time,’’ Guillen said. “We play golf. I talk to Kenny, I talk to Rick. I’m going to steal a couple of cigars from [ chairman] Jerry [ Reinsdorf]. Last time, it wasn’t easy. He told me to take a couple of cigars; I took three. Now I’m going to take any cigar I see. He’s going to pay me somehow someway.’’
Call-up watch
Right- handers Reynaldo Lopez or Lucas Giolito might be close to being called up from Class AAA Charlotte, but it’s not real close, according to manager Rick Renteria.
“Not yet,’’ Renteria said. “We’re still talking about, in terms of time, when that might occur. The discussions are continuing, and our evaluations are continuing to move forward. I’m sure at some point here in the near future, you’ll get an update about any of the transactions that might transpire.
“We still need to allow those guys to have at least a few more starts down there before we decide what’s going to happen and who’s coming and who’s going to be moving.”
Clarkin strains oblique
Class A Winston- Salem lefthander Ian Clarkin, a prospect acquired in the Yankees trade, went on the disabled list with a strained right oblique and will be re- evaluated in 10 days.