TEAM STATS
CWS 4.0 R 4.9
.232 AVG .249
165 HR 223
85 SB 161
4.27 ERA 3.79
.248 OAV .239
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Munetaka Murakami CWS #5 - 3B
White Sox manager Will Venable said Friday that he expects Murakami to play "some" at third base, but "most of his time will be spent at first," Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.
Drew Thorpe CWS #33 - P
Thorpe has been slowed by tendinitis in his surgically repaired right elbow, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.
Daniel Palencia CHC #48 - P
Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Wednesday that Palencia will open the season as the team's closer, Bruce Levine of 670TheScore.com reports.
Phil Maton CHC #88 - P
With Daniel Palencia being named Chicago's closer to start the regular season, per Bruce Levine of 670TheScore.com, Maton will likely handle a setup role in the early going.
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