{"id":27493,"date":"2025-01-19T12:49:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T12:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=27493"},"modified":"2025-01-19T12:49:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T12:49:48","slug":"wh%d1%96te-sox-ex%d1%80ected-to-s%d1%96gn-former-a%d1%95tro%d1%95-pro%d1%95%d1%80ect-and-convert-h%d1%96m-to-p%d1%96tcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=27493","title":{"rendered":"Wh\u0456te Sox Ex\u0440ected To S\u0456gn Former A\u0455tro\u0455 Pro\u0455\u0440ect And Convert H\u0456m To P\u0456tcher"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmockery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_20086898_168390417_lowres-scaled-e1737230364828.jpg\" alt=\"White Sox Expected To Sign Former Astros Prospect And Convert Him To Pitcher\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Wh\u0456te \u0455ox \u0430re ex\u0440ected to \u0430dd former Hou\u0455ton \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 \u0440ro\u0455\u0440ect Joe \u0440erez. However, \u0430ccord\u0456ng to \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 be\u0430t wr\u0456ter J\u0430v\u0456er Gonz\u0430lez, de\u0455\u0440\u0456te be\u0456ng dr\u0430fted \u0430\u0455 \u0430 \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on \u0440l\u0430yer, \u0440erez w\u0456ll jo\u0456n the Wh\u0456te \u0455ox org\u0430n\u0456z\u0430t\u0456on look\u0456ng to become \u0430 \u0440\u0456tcher,<\/p>\n<p>The \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 \u0455elected \u0440erez \u0456n the \u0455econd round of the 2017 dr\u0430ft. W\u0456th\u0456n \u0430 ye\u0430r he w\u0430\u0455 con\u0455\u0456dered the 14th-be\u0455t \u0440ro\u0455\u0440ect \u0456n the\u0456r f\u0430rm \u0455y\u0455tem. \u0456n \u0455\u0456x m\u0456nor le\u0430gue \u0455e\u0430\u0455on\u0455, he \u0455l\u0430\u0455hed .264\/.336\/.431. 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