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South Side Sox (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Sox Decline Arb on Dotel, Dye, Castro, and Pods The White Sox have decided against offering salary arbitration to their free agents, outfielder Jermaine Dye, right-handed reliever Octavio Dotel, outfielder Scott Podsednik and backup catcher Ramon Castro, a decision needing to be made by 11 p.m. CT on Tuesday. And in the process of coming to this financial conclusion, they might have helped Dotel's...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
The White Sox will not offer arbitration to Jermaine Dye (A), Octavio Dotel (A), Scott Podsednik (neither), or Ramon Castro (neither), tweets White Sox VP Scott Reifert. None of these decisions come as a surprise. Note that teams interested in Dye and Dotel can now be certain that the players will not cost draft picks.
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The Hardball Times (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
This is a look at baserunning runs, excluding stolen base attempts. Here's the basic method: For all plays, we consider the lead runner only. We figure out the average change in run expectancy for the lead runner for each non-discretionary running event - typically a ball in play (either a hit, error or out). Those plays are grouped by: The number of outs in the inning. The type of event - single,...
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Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
We were just talking about this in the comments and Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi can be added to the list of people who have said the Cubs need to trade Bradley before they can add another player. The Cubs’ offseason truly will kick off only after they trade outfielder Milton Bradley. Only then can they begin, in earnest, their pursuit of a center fielder. A left-handed hitter would fit...
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
The Cubs plan to search for a centerfielder according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FoxSports.com, however the team must first unload Milton Bradley to see how much financial flexibility they'll have. One agent who spoke to the team says that balancing out left and righthanded hitters in the lineup is not as much of a priority as last year. The Fox duo mention Curtis Granderson, Scott Podsednik,...
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Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
More photos » by Luis Alvarez - AP Browse more photos » Yesterday, I posted an idea regarding a potential free agent signing for a Cubs bench position in 2010. Admittedly, this wasn't the most important possible addition to the roster for next year -- however, the Cubs had a very poor bench in 2009 and I still think Chad Tracy (at the right price) would be a good addition. Today, I'm going...
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Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Rem. what an intricate part of the Mets Paul Lo Duca was in 2006, not only was he solid contributor on the field but he was also the emotional leader of the club. I know Lo Duca plans a comeback and while I wish him all the luck in the world, I hope it's not with us ( except on a minor league deal). The Mets have been missing tht ingredient since Lo Duca left, no I'm not saying bring in a .200 hitter...
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SimonOnSports (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here . Today's AL team is the Chicago White Sox and our guest is Ryan from the all things Chicago Site, Mouthpiece Sports . 1. What is the White Sox biggest need this offseason? Hmm, let's roll...
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South Side Sox (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
More photos » by M. Spencer Green - AP Kenny Williams: The Newsmaker Browse more photos » Not much happens at the GM meetings. But this year those meetings are taking place in Chicago -- an unnamed hotel near O'hare, actually -- which means the local Chicago rags can afford to send their writers to cover the relative non-event. So we've got a lot to link to for a week after the World Series...
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Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Ken Williams appreciates Scott Podsednik's contributions, but the White Sox's general manager said he won't sacrifice other needs for the sake of filling the leadoff role.
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Chris De Luca of the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that White Sox GM Kenny Williams flatly denied that Chicago would have enough money to spend on free agent leadoff hitter Chone Figgins. ''We don't have that kind of money," Williams said. "Sometimes the minor [free-agent deals] are the major ones, in my mind. How many Novembers have you heard that line?" De Luca does report, however,...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Let's close out this Sunday evening with a few links... Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune runs down the Cubs' offseason wish list. Unsurprisingly, getting rid of Milton Bradley is the top priority. The agent for Scott Podsednik claims that the lines of communication with the White Sox are still open, despite GM Ken Williams' reluctance to re-sign the 33-year-old. Scotty Pods was made expendable...
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South Side Sox (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
More photos » by Pat Sullivan - AP Browse more photos » Two days ago, as the Yankees marched on to yet another purchased World Series title, the White Sox appeared like they could take any number of routes to fill out their '10 lineup. I had planned on writing an SSS Official Off-Season Plan as I have in the past -- quick synopsis: upgrade IF defense by negotiating with the devil. Buy Adrian...
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Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Jermaine Dye, Scott Podsednik likely gone for good The acquisition of Mark Teahen and move of Gordon Beckham from third to second is just the start of a busy offseason. "Money's tight all over the world, certainly on the South Side," GM Ken Williams said. "Whatever the break-even numbers are, we'll spend whatever we have that's available. But it's not much."
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emerald98c01 | 08/22/2009
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carey8145u | 08/20/2009
OAKLAND, Calif. – Mark Ellis lined a home run just over the left-field wall with two outs in the ninth inning and the Oakland Athletics avoided a three-game sweep with a 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. Ellis hit his third career game-winning homer and first since June 8 last year against the Angels off Bobby Jenks (2-4), who had previously posted five straight scoreless outings. Scott...
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