A.J. Pierzynski News

Josh Phegley didn't mind that most of the catching attention in spring training surrounded Tyler Flowers' ability to replace fan favorite A.J. Pierzynski as the White Sox's regular.

It's been quite a journey for the 33-year-old left-handed reliever, who had his contract purchased by the Texas Rangers on Tuesday.

On a beautiful Sunday afternoon that doubled as a getaway day, John Hirschbeck brought a wide strike zone to speed up affairs.

Justin Verlander's 2.2 innings, meet Anibal Sanchez's 2.2 innings. Just don't say "nice to know you." In a 7-2 loss to the Texas Ranges on Saturday night, Sanchez lasted exactly as long as Verlander did Thursday night.

When the Chicago White Sox moved on from AJ Pierzynski, it was Tyler Flowers' job to lose.

Six weeks into the Tyler Flowers experience, the White Sox stand firmly behind their catcher.

The month of April couldn't have gone much worse for Tyler Flowers . After becoming the Chicago White Sox ' everyday catcher this spring, Flowers had the difficult job of replacing A.J. Pierzynski .

With the White Sox in town, they could have given out the world's first profanity-spewing, bat-throwing bobbleheads, to honor what Ozzie Guillen and A.J. Pierzynski brought to this dearly departed rivalry.

True, he was batting a promising .316 before fracturing his left hamate bone while swinging during an April 9 interleague game at Washington.

But the White Sox catcher, hitting .188 overall entering Saturday's game vs. the Angels, feels in good hitting position.

Houston, Texas The Texas Rangers today officially placed catcher A.J. Pierzynski on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 6, with a strained left oblique muscle.

The Texas Rangers have placed catcher A.J. Pierzynski on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left oblique muscle.

The Texas Rangers placed catcher A.J. Pierzynski on the 15-day disabled list Friday with a strained left oblique muscle.

Ryan Madson will be back next weekend but it remains to be seen how effective he will be.

Rangers right-hander Colby Lewis will begin his medical rehabilitation assignment on Thursday when he pitches for Triple-A Round Rock against Las Vegas.

After a hot start to the season, new Texas Rangers catcher A.J. Pierzynski has cooled off in a big way recently, but the Rangers hope a lot of that can be chalked up to a nagging injury the veteran catcher is dealing with.

The Texas Rangers stop in town to make up the April 17 rainout, on their way to Milwaukee to face the Brewers tomorrow.

Chicago Cubs' Michael Barrett, right, scuffles Chicago White Sox's A.J. Pierzynski during a brawl in the second inning of a baseball game in a Saturday, May 20, 2006 photo at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago.

Tyler Flowers had no reason to go there with an "in your face" reaction after hitting a three-run homer that carried the White Sox to a 3-1 victory against Pierzynski and the Texas Rangers on Thursday night.

Who wants a free-agent-to-be catcher that doesn't hit or field well? Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sport is putting together his usual year so far this season.