RosenBlog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
It’s official: The White Sox traded Chris Getz and Josh Fields for another version of A.J. Pierzynski. Mark Teahen hit .271 with 12 homers and 50 RBIs, so he actually hit worse than Pierzynski with similar power numbers. Combined, Pierzynski...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Trading A.J. Pierzynski made sense. Joe Mauer was thriving in the upper minors, so the Twins had a cheap, young catcher ready to contribute. They had even less payroll flexibility than they do now, and Pierzynski was about to become expensive. Twins GM Terry Ryan obtained prospects Boof Bonser and Francisco Liriano for Pierzynski, but as Ryan told the Minneapolis Star Tribune at the time, Joe Nathan...
Viva El Birdos (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
I'm still in Japan, but the internet situation has gone from worse to bad. Sister blog South Side Sox has its own reasons to wonder about the value of hitting coaches—in this case, of standing pat following Alex Rios's disastrous first year in Chicago. I'm not extremely familiar with the situation, but the case against Greg Walker seems to be the case against Hal McRae and, to be fair, most hitting...
South Side Sox (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
More photos » by Ben Margot - AP Browse more photos » The good people at ACTA Sports provided me a sneak preview at the 2010 Bill James projections, which will be made available the public the the 2010 Bill James Handbook ( available next week ). James tends to have the most optimistic projections of any of the major forecasters, specifically for young players (read: unestablished players,...
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
More photos » by Lori Shepler - AP Browse more photos » 2008 Roster 2006 Roster For the second year in a row I tried to put together a full 25-man roster, and while I made the cut this team has some pretty big holes. Generally it's old, which is surprising, and there's going to be some pretty bad defense in places, but if any of the three outfielders get hurt there's nobody to be a fourth...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Next up in our Offseason Outlook series, the White Sox. Their likely commitments for 2010: C - A.J. Pierzynski - $6.25MM C/DH - Tyler Flowers - $400K 1B - Paul Konerko - $12MM 2B - Chris Getz - $401K SS - Alexei Ramirez - $1.1MM 3B - Gordon Beckham - $400K IF/OF - Brent Lillibridge - $403K IF - Jayson Nix - $400K LF - CF - Alex Rios - $9.7MM RF - Carlos Quentin - $550K+ OF - DH - Dayan Viciedo - $1.25MM...
Pro Ball NW (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
Salaries of all catchers with at least 250 plate appearances in 2009: Jorge Posada, NYY – $13.1M Joe Mauer, MIN – $10.5M Kenji Johjima, SEA – $8M Ramon Hernandez, CIN – $8M A.J. Pierzynski, CHW – $6.25M Benji Molina, SF – $6M Victor Martinez, CLE/BOS (split time between C/1B) – $5.7M Jason Varitek, BOS – $5M Jason Kendall, MIL – $4.25M Russell Martin,...
Nick & Nick's Twins Blog (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Quick Housekeeping: Plenty of game preview stuff below, including Q&A with a Tigers blogger, but before getting started I just wanted to mention a development that I find pretty cool but that many of you may not really care about. Yesterday, you might have noticed the appearance of an ESPN emblem on this blog's right sidebar; that's because Rob Neyer has invited NTB to become part of the SweetSpot...
South Side Sox (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
More photos » by Duane Burleson - AP Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera heads to first base after hitting into a double play against the Chicago White Sox in the eighth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009 in Detroit. Cabrera was hitless in four at-bats with runners on base. The White Sox defeated the Tigers 5-1. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson) Browse more photos » By now you've heard...
South Side Sox (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
More photos » by Carlos Osorio - AP Browse more photos » John Danks reached 200 innings. A.J. Pierzynski protected the first .300 season by a White Sox catcher by not playing. Scott Podsednik will be exploring free agency . The Chairman wants players to show up to Spring Training in shape . That means you, Bobby. OC didn't get his wish . But there will be a Game 163 for the midget title...
South Side Sox (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
More photos » by Nam Y. Huh - AP Browse more photos » Remember the rules. You can't be someone who will be retained for the 2010 season. So that eliminates the coaching staff and front office. You also can't be someone who has an unmovable contract. So Scott Linebrink will have to wait to take the fall for the 2011 season. Essentially, you're looking at guys who are free agents to be or...
South Side Sox (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
Ozzie Was Just Protecting Our Kids - Gregor White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was obviously frustrated by six months of shabby baseball when he went off on his team after Saturday night's ugly loss to the Tigers. Without mentioning any names like, say, A.J. Pierzynski, Guillen lashed out at his players for watching college football in the clubhouse after blowing a 5-0 lead to Detroit and falling 12-5....
Babes Love Baseball (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
Chicago White Sox general manager Ken Williams is not impressed. He echoed his and manager Ozzie Guillen's displeasure with the efforts of the team on Wednesday, calling the players "underachievers" and accusing them of not "playing up to their capabilities" after being swept by the Minnesota Twins in what used to be a heated pennant race. Williams made a handful of genius observations,...
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
First Pitch: 7:11PM TV: FSNorth Radio: Twins Radio Network Know Thine Enemy: South Side Sox Probable Pitchers W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP 2009 - Jeff Manship 0-1 8 3 0 0 0 0 20.1 23 12 12 2 10 12 5.31 1.62 5, 4.1, 4. Those are the innings he has pitched in his three starts. You boys in the bullpen, start warming up early. W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP 2009 -...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
2011 MLB free agents - MLBTR's up-to-date list is below. These are players who are eligible for free agency after the 2010 season. The player's 2011 age is in parentheses and Scott Boras clients are bolded. Players on the current free agent list are not on this one. If you have any corrections or omissions, please contact us. Updated 9-21-09 Catchers John Buck (30) Raul Chavez (38) Gerald Laird (31)...
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