The defending World Series champion, Chicago White Sox, made a big and perhaps bold move in acquiring Kansas City Royals closer, Mike MacDougal, who has only appeared in 4.0 innings of work this season after starting it on the disabled list.  Howver, the White Sox were sorely in need of middle relief pitching to bridge the gap between their starters to closer, Bobby Jenks and MacDougal could prove to be a very effective set-up man.  The Pale Hose’s bullpen was the least used in the majors thanks to a lack of faith in the relievers, but to be fair, also because of the effectiveness of the starting rotation.  However, if the White Sox plan to go deep in the playoffs, they’ll need to rest their staff for the long stretch.  In return, the Royals received two minor league pitchers - Tyler Lumsden and Daniel Cortes, who do not project to make it into the majors for at least one or two more seasons.