He was added due to the injury to A's ace Sonny Gray and catcher Josh Phegley.
After the 2014 season, the Athletics traded Ynoa and Jeff Samardzija to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Marcus Semien, Chris Bassitt, Rangel Ravelo and Josh Phegley.
After the 2014 season, the White Sox traded Ravelo, Josh Phegley, Marcus Semien, and Chris Bassitt to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Jeff Samardzija and Michael Ynoa.
Terre Haute North grad Josh Phegley is currently a member of the Oakland A's, and Terre Haute South grad A . J . Reed moved up to the Houston Astros in 2016.
With the departure of veteran catcher A . J . Pierzynski in the offseason, Flowers became the starting catcher for the White Sox in 2013 . and Flowers was demoted to backup as the White Sox brought up one of their top prospects, Josh Phegley.