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Brian Giles - OF - Padres The Padres will announce the signing of Brian Giles to a three-year, $30 million contract tomorrow. Included in the deal is an option that could make it worth $36 million over four years. Giles will make $9 million each of the next three years. The club option for 2009 is also worth $9 million and includes a $3 million buyout. Nov. 30 - 10:56 pm et Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

Good memories.

Sorry for your loss.

Good ol` Hi8is, right when you think something is normal it won't be for very long.

Joey Gathright - OF - Devil Rays The Dodgers, White Sox, Cubs, Angels and Giants can be added to the list of teams that have asked about Joey Gathright, according to the St. Petersburg Times. It's believed the Padres and Marlins have expressed the most interest. The Rays are also open to moving closer Danys Baez and catcher Toby Hall, who has received interest from the Dodgers, Mets, Marlins, Rockies and Diamondbacks. Nov. 28 - 3:33 am et Source: St. Petersburg Times

The way it was stated i could see how it would seem classless.

QUOTE(White Sox Josh @ Nov 26, 2005 -> 11:10 PM) here is my question. Can Rafael Furcal pitch? Can he play Center Field? He won't help them that much if they don't do something about those Question marks. I understand the reasoning of your question, but with the arm he has i wouldn't be surprised if he could pitch.

QUOTE(Felix @ Nov 26, 2005 -> 10:39 PM) Thats what I thought at first too, but I think the guy who suggested it is serious. I know, i think he is serious too.

QUOTE(chisox2334 @ Nov 26, 2005 -> 04:19 PM) Brent Abernathy, 2B 28 Signed Minnesota Milwaukee Minor Lg. Terry Adams, RP 32 Signed Philadelphia Pittsburgh Minor Lg. Antonio Alfonseca, RP 33 Free Agent Florida -- Roberto Alomar, 2B 37 Free Agent Tampa Bay -- Sandy Alomar Jr., C 39 Free Agent Texas -- Wilson Alvarez, RP 35 Free Agent LA Dodgers -- Alfredo Amezaga, SS 27 Signed Pittsburgh Florida 1 $340,000 Brian Anderson, SP 33 Free Agent Kansas City -- Marlon Anderson, 2B 31 Signed NY Mets Washington 2 $1,850,000 Tony Armas, SP 27 Free Agent Washington -- Player Age Status Old Team New Team Years Dollars Pedro Astacio, SP 35 Free Agent San Diego -- Rich Aurilia, SS 34 Free Agent Cincinnati -- Brad Ausmus, C 36 Free Agent Houston -- Carlos Baerga, 1B 37 Free Agent Washington -- Paul Bako, C 33 Free Agent LA Dodgers -- James Baldwin, RP 34 Free Agent Baltimore -- Danny Bautista, RF 33 Free Agent Tampa Bay -- Gary Bennett, C 33 Free Agent Washington -- Adam Bernero, RP 28 Signed Atlanta Kansas City Minor Lg. Geoff Blum, 3B 32 Signed Chicago Sox San Diego 1 $650,000 Player Age Status Old Team New Team Years Dollars Doug Brocail, RP 38 Free Agent Texas -- Kevin Brown, SP 40 Free Agent NY Yankees -- A.J. Burnett, SP 28 Free Agent Florida -- Jeromy Burnitz, RF 36 Free Agent Chicago Cubs -- Paul Byrd, SP 34 Free Agent LA Angels -- Miguel Cairo, 2B 31 Free Agent NY Mets -- Hector Carrasco, RP 36 Free Agent Washington -- Raul Casanova, C 33 Free Agent Chicago Sox -- Alberto Castillo, C 35 Free Agent Oakland -- Jason Christiansen, RP 36 Free Agent LA Angels -- Player Age Status Old Team New Team Years Dollars Jeff Cirillo, 3B 36 Signed Milwaukee Milwaukee 1 $850,000 Royce Clayton, SS 35 Free Agent Arizona -- Roger Clemens, SP 43 Free Agent Houston -- Greg Colbrunn, 1B 36 Free Agent Texas -- Jeff Conine, LF 39 Free Agent Florida -- Deivi Cruz, 2B 33 Free Agent Washington -- Jacob Cruz, RF 32 Free Agent Cincinnati -- Brian Dallimore, 2B 32 Signed San Francisco Milwaukee Minor Lg. Johnny Damon, CF 32 Free Agent Boston -- Elmer Dessens, SP 34 Free Agent LA Dodgers -- Player Age Status Old Team New Team Years Dollars Einar Diaz, C 32 Free Agent St. Louis -- Mike DiFelice, C 36 Free Agent NY Mets -- Octavio Dotel, RP 32 Free Agent Oakland -- Darren Dreifort, RP 33 Free Agent LA Dodgers -- Erubiel Durazo, DH 30 Free Agent Oakland -- Damion Easley, 2B 36 Free Agent Florida -- Joey Eischen, RP 35 Free Agent Washington -- Scott Elarton, SP 29 Free Agent Cleveland -- Cal Eldred, RP 38 Free Agent St. Louis -- Alan Embree, RP 35 Free Agent NY Yankees -- Player Age Status Old Team New Team Years Dollars Juan Encarnacion, RF 29 Free Agent Florida -- Shawn Estes, SP 32 Free Agent Arizona -- Seth Etherton, SP 29 Signed Oakland Kansas City Minor Lg. Carl Everett, DH 34 Free Agent Chicago Sox -- Scott Eyre, RP 33 Signed San Francisco Chicago Cubs 3 $11,000,000 Kyle Farnsworth, RP 29 Free Agent Atlanta -- Jared Fernandez, RP 33 Signed Philadelphia Milwaukee Minor Lg. Robert Fick, C 31 Free Agent San Diego -- John Flaherty, C 38 Free Agent NY Yankees -- Chad Fox, RP 35 Free Agent Chicago Cubs -- Player Age Status Old Team New Team Years Dollars Julio Franco, 1B 47 Free Agent Atlanta -- Rafael Furcal, SS 27 Free Agent Atlanta -- Nomar Garciaparra, SS 32 Free Agent Chicago Cubs -- Brian Giles, RF 34 Free Agent San Diego -- Gary Glover, SP 28 Free Agent Milwaukee -- Alex Gonzalez, SS 28 Free Agent Florida -- Alex S. Gonzalez, 3B 32 Free Agent Tampa Bay -- Juan Gonzalez, RF 36 Free Agent Cleveland -- Tom Gordon, RP 38 Free Agent NY Yankees -- Tony Graffanino, 3B 33 Free Agent Boston -- Player Age Status Old Team New Team Years Dollars Danny Graves, RP 32 Free Agent NY Mets -- Todd Greene, C 34 Free Agent Colorado -- Jason Grimsley, RP 38 Free Agent Baltimore -- Buddy Groom, RP 40 Free Agent Arizona -- Mark Grudzielanek, 2B 35 Free Agent St. Louis -- Chris Hammond, RP 39 Free Agent San Diego -- Jeffrey Hammonds, RF 34 Free Agent Washington -- Dave Hansen, 3B 37 Free Agent Seattle -- Lenny Harris, LF 41 Free Agent Florida -- Chad Harville, RP 29 Signed Boston Tampa Bay 1 $525,000 Player Age Status Old Team New Team Years Dollars Shigetoshi Hasegawa, RP 37 Free Agent Seattle -- Scott Hatteberg, 1B 35 Free Agent Oakland -- Rick Helling, SP 34 Signed Milwaukee Milwaukee 1 $800,000 Wes Helms, 3B 29 Free Agent Milwaukee -- Felix Heredia, RP 30 Free Agent NY Mets -- Jose Hernandez, 3B 36 Free Agent Cleveland -- Ramon Hernandez, C 29 Free Agent San Diego -- Roberto Hernandez, RP 41 Free Agent NY Mets -- Richard Hidalgo, RF 30 Free Agent Texas -- Bobby Higginson, RF 35 Free Agent Detroit -- Player Age Status Old Team New Team Years Dollars Denny Hocking, LF 35 Free Agent Kansas City -- Trevor Hoffman, RP 38 Free Agent San Diego -- Todd Hollandsworth, LF 32 Free Agent Atlanta -- Bob Howry, RP 32 Signed Cleveland Chicago Cubs 3 $12,000,000 Kazuhisa Ishii, SP 32 Free Agent NY Mets -- Jason Johnson, SP 32 Free Agent Detroit -- Mark Johnson, C 30 Signed Chicago Cubs Milwaukee Minor Lg. Jacque Jones, RF 30 Free Agent Minnesota -- Todd Jones, RP 37 Free Agent Florida -- Brian Jordan, LF 38 Free Agent Atlanta -- Player Age Status Old Team New Team Years Dollars Steve Karsay, RP 33 Free Agent Texas -- Byung-Hyun Kim, SP 26 Free Agent Colorado -- Paul Konerko, 1B 29 Free Agent Chicago Sox -- Matt Lawton, RF 34 Free Agent NY Yankees -- Travis Lee, 1B 30 Free Agent Tampa Bay -- Al Leiter, SP 40 Free Agent NY Yankees -- Jose Lima, SP 33 Free Agent Kansas City -- Esteban Loaiza, SP 33 Free Agent Washington -- Kenny Lofton, CF 38 Free Agent Philadelphia -- Braden Looper, RP 31 Free Agent NY Mets -- Player Age Status Old Team New Team Years Dollars Luis Lopez, 1B 32 Free Agent Cincinnati -- John Mabry, RF 35 Free Agent St. Louis -- Matt Mantei, RP 32 Free Agent Boston -- Eli Marrero, LF 32 Free Agent Baltimore -- Ramon Martinez, SS 33 Free Agent Philadelphia -- Tino Martinez, 1B 37 Free Agent NY Yankees -- Joe Mays, SP 29 Free Agent Minnesota -- Joe McEwing, 3B 33 Free Agent Kansas City -- Brian Meadows, RP 30 Free Agent Pittsburgh -- Jim Mecir, RP 35 Free Agent Florida -- Player Age Status Old Team New Team Years Dollars Ramiro Mendoza, RP 33 Free Agent NY Yankees -- Lou Merloni, 3B 34 Free Agent LA Angels -- Jose Mesa, RP 39 Free Agent Pittsburgh -- Dan Miceli, RP 35 Free Agent Colorado -- Doug Mientkiewicz, 1B 31 Free Agent NY Mets -- Kevin Millar, 1B 34 Free Agent Boston -- Kevin Millwood, SP 30 Free Agent Cleveland -- Brian Moehler, SP 33 Free Agent Florida -- Bengie Molina, C 31 Free Agent LA Angels -- Mike Mordecai, 3B 37 Free Agent Florida -- Player Age Status Old Team New Team Years Dollars Matt Morris, SP 31 Free Agent St. Louis -- Jamie Moyer, SP 43 Free Agent Seattle -- Bill Mueller, 3B 34 Free Agent Boston -- Terry Mulholland, RP 42 Free Agent Minnesota -- Mike Myers, RP 36 Free Agent Boston -- Jeff Nelson, RP 39 Free Agent Seattle -- Abraham Nunez, RF 28 Free Agent St. Louis -- Jose Offerman, 1B 37 Free Agent NY Mets -- John Olerud, 1B 37 Free Agent Boston -- Ramon Ortiz, SP 32 Free Agent Cincinnati -- Player Age Status Old Team New Team Years Dollars Orlando Palmeiro, LF 36 Free Agent Houston -- Rafael Palmeiro, 1B 41 Free Agent Baltimore -- Eddie Perez, C 37 Free Agent Atlanta -- Eduardo Perez, 1B 36 Free Agent Tampa Bay -- Mike Piazza, C 37 Free Agent NY Mets -- Jay Powell, RP 33 Free Agent Atlanta -- Todd Pratt, C 38 Free Agent Philadelphia -- Paul Quantrill, RP 37 Free Agent Florida -- Joe Randa, 3B 35 Free Agent San Diego -- Pokey Reese, SS 32 Free Agent Seattle -- Player Age Status Old Team New Team Years Dollars Al Reyes, RP 35 Free Agent St. Louis -- Ricardo Rincon, RP 35 Free Agent Oakland -- Michael Rivera, C 29 Signed Milwaukee Milwaukee Minor Lg. Felix Rodriguez, RP 33 Free Agent NY Yankees -- Kenny Rogers, SP 41 Free Agent Texas -- B.J. Ryan, RP 29 Free Agent Baltimore -- Olmedo Saenz, 1B 35 Free Agent LA Dodgers -- Tim Salmon, DH 37 Free Agent LA Angels -- Rey Sanchez, 2B 38 Free Agent NY Yankees -- Reggie Sanders, LF 37 Free Agent St. Louis -- Player Age Status Old Team New Team Years Dollars Rudy Seanez, RP 37 Free Agent San Diego -- Ruben Sierra, DH 40 Free Agent NY Yankees -- J.T. Snow, 1B 37 Free Agent San Francisco -- Sammy Sosa, RF 37 Free Agent Baltimore -- Russ Springer, RP 37 Free Agent Houston -- Scott Strickland, RP 29 Signed Houston Pittsburgh Minor Lg. Tanyon Sturtze, RP 35 Option Picked Up NY Yankees NY Yankees 1 $1,500,000 Scott Sullivan, RP 34 Free Agent Kansas City -- B.J. Surhoff, LF 41 Free Agent Baltimore -- Mark Sweeney, 1B 36 Free Agent San Diego -- Player Age Status Old Team New Team Years Dollars Shingo Takatsu, RP 37 Free Agent NY Mets -- Julian Tavarez, RP 32 Free Agent St. Louis -- Frank Thomas, DH 37 Free Agent Chicago Sox -- Brett Tomko, SP 32 Free Agent San Francisco -- Michael Tucker, RF 34 Free Agent Philadelphia -- Ugueth Urbina, RP 31 Free Agent Philadelphia -- Ismael Valdez, SP 32 Free Agent Florida -- Jose Valentin, 3B 36 Free Agent LA Dodgers -- Fernando Vina, 2B 36 Free Agent Detroit -- Jose Vizcaino, 1B 37 Free Agent Houston -- Player Age Status Old Team New Team Years Dollars Billy Wagner, RP 34 Free Agent Philadelphia -- Larry Walker, RF 38 Free Agent St. Louis -- Daryle Ward, 1B 30 Free Agent Pittsburgh -- John Wasdin, SP 33 Free Agent Texas -- Jarrod Washburn, SP 31 Free Agent LA Angels -- Jeff Weaver, SP 29 Free Agent LA Dodgers -- Rick White, RP 36 Free Agent Pittsburgh -- Rondell White, LF 33 Free Agent Detroit -- Bob Wickman, RP 36 Free Agent Cleveland -- Chris Widger, C 34 Free Agent Chicago Sox -- Player Age Status Old Team New Team Years Dollars Bernie Williams, CF 37 Free Agent NY Yankees -- Gerald Williams, RF 39 Free Agent NY Mets -- Preston Wilson, CF 31 Free Agent Washington -- Tim Worrell, RP 38 Free Agent Arizona -- Jamey Wright, SP 30 Free Agent Colorado -- Eric Young, 2B 38 Signed San Diego San Diego 1 $700,000 I thought he retired? Time for KW to bring him out of retirement.

This topic is a joke.

I've been suggesting that when Frank is done playing that he become the hitting coach for the team. He was only one of the best hitters in all of baseball, so he may know a thing or to about hitting.

I don't think i will ever get used to that.

This just looks weird to me. Any one else feel the same.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Nov 25, 2005 -> 06:32 PM) Thome press conference is 1:00 Monday Will it be on comcast or any other station?

QUOTE(EvilJester99 @ Nov 24, 2005 -> 06:31 PM) I am sure this won't be a popular thought but hell I will ask it anyway. What if the Sox were to possibly go after Corey Patterson? The kid has tons of talent and has a much better arm than most already being discussed. If they can put him in the 7 or 8 hole and take the pressure off of him maybe he would be able to produce. I'm not saying here, I'm just saying. Thoughts? Thats okay, he can stay on the Cubs.

QUOTE(fattyguy78 @ Nov 24, 2005 -> 02:20 PM) Didnt see this posted, sorry if it already is but I thought i was interesting: http://www.twnpnews.com/messages/13769.shtml Happy Thanksgiving to all the White Sox Nation! It was mentioned somewhere else, but i'm not sure where.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Nov 22, 2005 -> 10:09 PM) . . . which it's not . . . i know and understand why they didn't go after him, but as i have stated previously, i wouldn't mind having him in the pen for us next year.

QUOTE(White Sox Josh @ Nov 23, 2005 -> 11:21 PM) might rival Big Papi/Ramirez That's assuming that Manny still stays with the bo sox for next year.

QUOTE(HoosierSox @ Nov 23, 2005 -> 06:14 PM) With Rowand gone now we lose a Gold Glove caliber CF IMO. I think that Anderson can put compareble numbers offensively with Rowand and maybe better. My question is is he an everyday CF. I have not seen him enough in the field to know what kind of jumps he gets and what kind of arm he has. I think we might find out next season wether we like it or not.

I'm a glove man myself.

Since ARow was traded for thome, i would assume this would put all of the Pierre talks to rest.

QUOTE(tonyho7476 @ Nov 23, 2005 -> 05:29 PM) Konerko will be back...I feel it. We can have both. This does probaby mean FRank is gone. I can't see how not. I didn't look at it that way, but if Konerko is back with Thome that would make us better. I would be sorry to see Frank go though.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Nov 23, 2005 -> 09:19 AM) Wow, interesting. Any weather predictions for an April 2nd evening game in Chicago? Cold

QUOTE(shakes @ Nov 23, 2005 -> 10:56 AM) Could the Sox be considering Mueller as a first base alternative if Konerko doesn't return? It's a relatively easy transition. They bring in Thome and Mueller can play first and spell Crede at third when his back is bothering him. Thome can still play first occasionally. This gives Ozzie the flexibility that he loves and the Sox have a lefty power bat and the .300 hitter they have been looking for. Just a thought. I wouldn't think so anymore since Thome is on the team.

Thanks ARow, you will be remembered and have a great career.