The White Sox made a long-awaited move in their bullpen Wednesday, designating the struggling Bruce Rondon for assignment and bringing Jeanmar Gomez up from Triple-A.
Gomez has been the subject of many queries this season as he's put up fantastic numbers in a relief role at Charlotte, with a 2.02 ERA in 40 innings of work. Given the White Sox 4.49 bullpen ERA heading into Wednesday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals, it's been a wonder to a number of social-media using fans why Gomez wasn't added to the relief corps sooner.
Gomez was one of several veteran relievers signed to minor league contracts over the winter, players who looked like ideal sign-and-flip candidates after Rick Hahn's front office traded away so many relievers last summer.