Paul Sullivan: Eloy Jimenez, touted as the best White Sox prospect since Frank Thomas, isn't worried about the hype

After the White Sox called up top prospects Frank Thomas and Alex Fernandez from Double-A Birmingham in August 1990, I asked general manager Larry Himes if he felt as though he was taking a huge risk relying on the kids during a tight divisional race with the A's.

Himes laughed and replied: "I told my wife the other day, 'I'm walking a very fine line. If these guys come up here and fall off the table, it's 'Everyone lynch Larry.'

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