“José pulled out his phone last night and had the phone numbers of our entire team,” Crane said with a laugh. “So, I guess he knows some of the guys.”
He’ll take over at first base for Yuli Gurriel, the 2021 AL batting champ who has spent the past seven years with the team. Gurriel is a free agent, but could remain with the team in a utility role. Crane said Tuesday that they are talking with his agent about a new contract. “The numbers speak for themselves,” Crane said. “He’s been a consistent player for a number of years. And you throw his bat in the lineup and with his statistics, he’s going to put some pop in the lineup and that’s why we were attracted to him. Plus, he’s a first-rate guy.”
Abreu and Gurriel are both from Cuba and played against each other for years in the country’s national league before coming to America. He shared his feelings on his relationship with Gurriel and being in the position of replacing him with the Astros. The White Sox were disappointed to lose Abreu and team chairman Jerry Reinsdorf called him one of the franchise’s all-time greats.
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