I think Vizquel helped Elvis Andrus last year and think the same can happen with the likes of Gordon and Ramirez. he won't provide anything offensively but he is like having another coach on the team.The White Sox are close to signing free-agent shortstop Omar Vizquel to a one-year contract, according to a major-league source.
Vizquel, 42, will serve largely as a backup to shortstop Alexei Ramirez, but also can spell second baseman Gordon Beckham and third baseman Mark Teahen.
He spent last season with the Rangers in a similar role, appearing in 27 games at short, 20 at third and 16 at second.
The move will unite Vizquel, perhaps the greatest shortstop from Venezuela, with his countryman, White Sox manager — and former shortstop — Ozzie Guillen.
The White Sox's lineage of Venezuelan shortstops goes back even further — all the way to Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio.