QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Aug 11, 2006 -> 10:56 AM)
Who was the last big name free agent the White Sox signed? Iguchi, Pierzynski are the biggest names, and at the time of their signing it wasn't huge... (unless you count a Freddy Garcia extension, which I don't.)
Colon, Garcia, Vazquez, Thome, all acquired in trade.... Paul Konerko... does that count? He was already our boy, so we had the leg up there.
I think you're missing the point. The Sox didn't have the money to sign that "big" free agent. The Cubs have and did and still haven't signed anyone.