Mike Vasil embraces new role as White Sox cheerleader during recovery from Tommy John surgery

Mike Vasil embraces new role as White Sox cheerleader during recovery from Tommy John surgery

PHOENIX — Right-hander Mike Vasil did it all last season for the White Sox’ pitching staff, serving as a spot starter, long reliever, high-leverage man and closer.But Vasil, a former Rule 5 Draft pick, has a new role this season and one he certainly didn’t ask for.Clubhouse cheerleader.With his second season in the big leagues lost to a catastrophic elbow injury and Tommy John surgery, Vasil has traveled with the Sox and embraced the little thin…