Brent

Morel

That might bring a quick end to one experiment. Alexei Ramirez was pretty good as a No. 2 hitter last season and certainly didn’t deserve to be dropped to seventh in the new lineup. Morel belongs in the bottom third of the order right now.

White Sox manager Robin Ventura experimented with Morel at the top of the lineup, but will move him back to the bottom-third for now. Brent Lillibridge replaces him in the order. Morel will hit eighth.

It’s just a routine day off for the veteran, as Tyler Flowers will get the start behind the plate. Pierzynski is getting a much-earned breather, having batted .400/.405/.829 with four homers over his first nine games. White Sox manager Robin Ventura is sitting a couple other regulars, as well, as Brent Lillibridge is playing for Morel and Eduardo Escobar is subbing in for Gordon Beckham.

He sat out the last two games with a sore back, but it appears to be a non-issue. Morel is batting just .179 on the year.

Morel said he was fine after sitting out Wednesday’s game, but evidently he’s still not 100 percent. Eduardo Escobar is drawing another start at third base. Consider Morel day-to-day.

Brent Lillibridge started in his place in the first game and went 0-for-4 with a sacrifice fly. Morel is hitting just .188/.225/.212 in 27 games this season and has shown very little reason for optimism recently, so he could continue to lose playing time in the days ahead.

Morel is batting just .188/.225/.212 in 27 games this season and has fanned 32 times in 85 at-bats. Brent Lillibridge will play third base in Game 1 vs. the Tribe.

Morel was removed for a pinch-runner in the sixth inning for precautionary reasons and is considered day-to-day. He should be fine for Opening Day.

Morel was removed from Friday’s game with back stiffness but X-Rays reportedly came back negative. The White Sox fully expect him to be in the lineup on Opening Day.

Morel got another shot out of the No. 2 spot on Monday night and went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts. He’s now 1-for-13 with seven strikeouts to begin the season. He simply needs to put together better at-bats in order to dig his way out of the bottom of the lineup.