Monkey See

Erick Fedde put the White Sox in an early three-run hole Saturday; Noah Schultz put the Sox in an early three-run hole Sunday. The Sox came back to tie the game Saturday and chose to stick with Fedde, a show of faith that led to a Giant’s grand slam. The Sox came back to tie the game Sunday and chose to stick with Schultz, a show of faith that led to a Giants’ grand slam. San Francisco 8 Chicago 5. When Fedde leaves (sooner than later, unless GM Chris Getz is a complete masochist), it’ll be a DFA. If Schultz leaves (and I hope he can figure out things sooner than later), it’ll be a demotion to Triple-A Charlotte. So, there’s that. Speaking of DFAs and Charlotte, the Sox released outfielder Jarred Kelenic and promoted infielder Rikuu Nishida. The 25-year old lefthanded hitter can do two things, get on base and steal bases once he does. Nishida has a .410 career OBP with 110 stolen bases over three-plus seasons. Did I say infielder? Nishida, all 5’6” inches of him, will make his major-league debut today as a right fielder. Fingers crossed.