Hector Gimenez 101

We've spent a lot of time lately, as we do every spring, getting to know the youngsters in the White Sox organization. Lost in that mix is one 30 year-old that most of us don't know much about: Hector Gimenez, who is fully expected to break camp with the major league club as the backup catcher. So, here's a crash course ... Since being signed as an amateur free agent by the Houston Astros in the summer of 1999, the Venezuelan switch-hitter has only been in the big leagues for three very short stints. While he made his debut at the age of 23 for the Astros in 2006, he only had 2 at bats and didn't get called back up until he was with the Dodgers in 2011. There, he had just 7 at bats, and late last year for the White Sox he did pretty well, collecting 5 hits in just 11 at-bats. So, why has Gimenez never gotten a shot? Why has he been in and out of 5 different organizations? To put it simply, he's just been very good at being consistently mediocre - n...