Wilder served as the senior director of player personnel before being dismissed for actions in Latin America that were violations of club policy and standards. A large portion of Wilder's most recent responsibilities involved amateur scouting.

After spending part of the past two years as the White Sox director of player development, Alan Regier has been moved into a full-time scouting capacity to help fill that void. It's a move general manager Ken Williams talked about after the announcement was made Friday and then again during a chat with MLB.com prior to Tuesday's series opener against Cleveland.

Buddy Bell takes over Regier's position and ensuing responsibilities dealing with the farm system. Bell was brought on during the offseason as the White Sox director of Minor League instruction.

Williams, who presently is scouting amateur talent for the First-Year Player Draft on June 5, decided to make the aforementioned moves Wednesday.

"Alan has a strong background in scouting, and we have Buddy Bell in place to handle the day-to-day running of our Minor League system," said Williams in a statement from the road. "We've always tried to have people in place within our organization who have multiple areas of expertise, and this is a case where it helps us move forward seamlessly."

"Kenny asked me to fill in the gaps created in the scouting department," added Regier during a phone conversation Wednesday evening from Arizona. "With my scouting background, he was comfortable in turning to me to get things done.

"We are fortunate to have Buddy in position in player development as part of it. It's an unfortunate set of circumstances to cause this to happen, but I can't talk about that."

Regier previously scouted for the Red Sox from 2003-05, with the Red Sox qualifying for the postseason in each of the three years he was with the team, and winning their memorable World Series title in 2004. He has also worked in a scouting capacity with the Brewers, Braves and Rangers.

As of Wednesday, Regier was waiting for his assignment involving the present researching of amateur talent. But he will be working in all areas -- from pro scouting to free agency to the Arizona Fall League -- after the Draft.

"This certainly will not be new territory for me," Regier said. "There's no doubt both jobs are good jobs, but definitely are a little bit different. I enjoyed my opportunity in player development, and I enjoyed scouting before I got that job."

When asked to assess the state of the White Sox Minor League system, Regier stated how there was no doubt in his mind that some talented young hurlers now practicing their craft at lower levels eventually will make the jump to Chicago. He added that if the system needed a specific upgrade, it would focus in on adding dynamic or impact position players.

"For me, it would be nice to have that hang-your-hat player position-player wise," Regier said. "I think we are on solid ground with some of the good arms we have."