Monday, February 25, 2013

Conor Gillaspie traded to White Sox

Conor Gillaspie was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Chicago White Sox on February 22, 2013, In exchange the Giants received Jeff Soptic.

Gillaspie is a third baseman with three seasons of minimal MLB experience playing all with the Giants. He split 2012 between Triple A Fresno and the Giants. He hit .281/.345/.441 with 14 HR, 49 RBI, 60 R, 0 SB in 108 games at Fresno and hit .150/.150/.200 with 0 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 6 games with the Giants. For his MLB career he has hit .205/.271/.295 with 1 HR, 4 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 29 games. He was originally drafted by the Giants with the 37th pick of the first round in 2008. Gillaspie will be 26 on July 18.

RHP Soptic pitched in 2012 at Class A Kannapolis. He was 3-2 with a 5.40 ERA, 36 K, 1.27 WHIP in 43.1 IP over 27 games. He was originally drafted by the White Sox in the third round in 2011. Soptic will be 22 on April 8th.

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