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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 16, 2010 -> 09:06 PM) How many of those were wasted on Kotsay though? And, worth noting, our offense was actually better in 2010 than in 2005. You're right that having a left-handed hitter who sucks is worse than having a right-handed hitter who is good, but I still think there's a clear benefit to some measure of balance. No real disagreement here with your statement other than a good hitter is a good hitter regardless of right/left

2. Ken Williams is talking about the White Sox's need for more "balance'' in the lineup. I can't help but think of the Jim Hendry battle cry before the 2009 season, when he traded Mark DeRosa and added switch-hitter Milton Bradley (better from the right side, by the way) because he and Lou Piniella felt the Dodgers' sweep in the '08 playoffs had exposed the Cubs' lineup as being too right-handed, even if the Cubs' right-handed hitters had handled right-handed pitchers just fine during the regular season. I flash back to 2005 and see the White Sox winning a World Series with a lineup that was loaded with right-handed hitters, with only switch hitter Carl Everett and catcher A.J. Pierzynski breaking up the right-handed hitters. It seems to me that teams sometimes over-complicate matters when they lock in on the quest to add more "balance.'' Teams need good hitters, not right-handed or left-handed hitters. I wonder if Williams isn't trying to give him and his ownership group an excuse for not re-signing Paul Konerko when he talks about needed a left-handed hitter. 3. Does anyone want an arbitration-eligible closer? It seems unlikely that the White Sox can trade Bobby Jenks, but they will listen to any interest in him before non-tendering him at the Dec. 2 deadline. One possibility is to take back an arbitration-eligible hitter from a team needing a closer, or agree to send some money along with Jenks. The Sox have also allowed set-up man J.J. Putz to reach free agency. The bullpen that was the strength of their team in the first half of 2010 has been reduced to a work in progress.

What is positive about this is that Manny is being more realistic than in years past. He could very well still be a force with that bat of his, if healthy. I am not advocating Manny ramirez, but there are worse options for sure and I would not be against signing the Man-ram.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 15, 2010 -> 09:40 PM) Speaking of which, am I the only one who wishes they would ditch the names on the back of the jersey's all together? I love just seeing the numbers. I believe names of the unis was a Bill Veeck, as in wreck, idea so if that is correct you are close to blasphemy

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Nov 15, 2010 -> 04:34 PM) The Sox grays are my favorite and my guess is they will still be. Just win!!! Actually I like the road grays and these new ones are ok in my opinion. I like the home whites though too. Black unis are ok, but not my favorite and I think they over did it with their use

I feel strongly both ways about this uniform change

I think Putz can really put it all together in 2011. I have such mixed emotions about Bobby Jenks though

QUOTE (knightni @ Nov 13, 2010 -> 01:43 AM) A 28 year old project isn't going to be on the 40 man of any mlb team. Was Sergio Santos a project?

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Nov 12, 2010 -> 10:43 PM) I have yet to hear him say he's willing to be a full-time DH. I thought that was one of the reasons he didn't sign with anyone last year. But, he might not have to be a full-time DH. If he can play a couple other positions he can always filin if needed. I love Jim Thome but I don't think Big Jim coulld do that anymore for you

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Nov 12, 2010 -> 06:06 PM) It's a lot different considering Dye had been in a rapid decline every year since his amazing 2006 season. Add to that the guy hasn't played in over a year? And he'll be 37 in a couple months? No thanks. That's what some said about Thome also

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Nov 12, 2010 -> 07:16 AM) We need to get away from the mid to late 30s fixer up pick up. A terrible defensive RF who is older doesn't magically become passible with sitting at home for a year. And as a 1st baseman, uh no. Disagree with your assessment of Dye. We are looking at a DH here with a good bat. No different then a signing of Jim Thome. It's the position you fill to better the team.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Nov 12, 2010 -> 04:32 AM) It's wild that on paper, we have a championship caliber infield in Paulie, Beckham, Alexei and Morel. I mean seriously, that's not a bad infield. Our outfield leaves something to be desired right now. Juan is average at best in left; Rios is fine in center, but very streaky at the plate, while CQ remains the enigma. For our outfield to be above average, Quentin has to hit a TON. I think we aren't too bad.

We should sign J Dye. My guess is that bat is still good and he can platoon in RF and at IB to

This scenario rears its ugly head too often with this organization. We draft and develop talent only to trade them away. Let's not go crazy with this kind os talk though. Gordon Beckham-Alexei Ramirez-maybe Morel and who knws who at IB are mainstays of our ball club for years. It woud make more sense to trade a Mark Buerhle (not that I am advocatig that) then a youngster like Beckham when you consider the return and the potential

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Nov 11, 2010 -> 12:03 AM) DeJesus would have been a nice piece in RF, but we wouldn't have gotten him. We have a RF'er

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Nov 10, 2010 -> 01:39 PM) God if we get AJ back and not Konerko I might kill myself. Can I have your baseball card collection and car?

QUOTE (lostfan @ Nov 10, 2010 -> 02:58 AM) Kotsay used to be a pretty decent ballplayer. It's kind of hard to picture it now though. Sometimes they just have a bad year. I don't foresee him coming back to the Sox, but if he did I have seen worse choices

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 10, 2010 -> 01:03 AM) http://twitter.com/#!/JimBowdenXMFOX Interesting information, but is there anything here we don't already have a good feel for?

I think that you listen to your pitching coach

QUOTE (fathom @ Nov 8, 2010 -> 09:43 PM) You'd be going from one of the worst to one of the best, especially with regards to range. Lee is done and if you think Konerko is one of the worse defenders apparently you don't watch the same games I do

Speculation is all this story is and most stories are at this time of year. I could probably be just as good a reporter as these fellows. Maybe that will be my new career

QUOTE (SEALgep @ Nov 7, 2010 -> 02:34 PM) I love PK, but I think it's time to turn the page. You can't discount his leadership abilities, but I feel it's time for a new group to step up, and a new leader to emerge. Maybe even someone with a little more fire... Besides, I feel Guillen is still the ultimate leader for this team. Don't get me wrong, PK has been extremely valuable, and I appreciate all he's done. I just feel this is the time. Change just for change sake? Doesn't make any sense to me. A new group to step up? Who? You have to have something in place and ready to step in and we don't have that. Plus what you already have may be (and in this case I think it is) better than anything else you can get

QUOTE (hawkubes @ Nov 7, 2010 -> 09:35 AM) I'm sick of all these threads talking about possible replacements for Konerko. I understand that there's a very good chance he's gone. I know that the Sox are strapped for cash. I also gotta believe that Konerko would like to stick around. The talks about Victor Martinez are particularly frustrating. That's fantastic that he's a switch hitter, but you know what? he can switch hit all he wants, but he still is not as good of a hitter as Konerko is. Please re-sign Paulie. I am with you on this and also want AJP back

I hope we can get this done

QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Nov 4, 2010 -> 07:14 PM) Martinez would supply a quality LH/RH bat with power and average. He could replace Konerko at 1B and/or even replace AJ behind the plate. That's a lot to expect