The White Sox announced that they traded left-handed relief pitcher Luis Avilan to the Philadelphia Phillies in return for Double-A pitcher Felix Paulino on Wednesday. Ok, that’s not earth-shattering news nor highly unexpected. I would say that 99 percent of Sox fans had never heard of Paulino before Wednesday morning. So, should they?
Well, he’s just another power arm that Hahn seems to be able to keep stockpiling in the farm system. Not every player on the next championship Sox squad will be a highly rated top prospect. Some come out of nowhere and become an important cog in the machine.