Eloy Jimenez admits he was pressing in his bid to make the White Sox opening-day roster.
“I accept it and I'm going to work hard,” Jimenez said Saturday of his demotion to minor-league camp earlier in the week. “I tried to compete. They gave me the chance to be the best player I can be.”
“I tried to do too much. I think that's why I don't have the good results,” he said.
Jimenez, the centerpiece of a trade made in 2017 that sent pitcher Jose Quintana across town to the Cubs, has been the subject of speculation as to his arrival in the big leagues.