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Trade finalized. http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/press...sp&c_id=cws

Freddy will be a solid 5th starter. If he gets 30 starts, I think the Sox can go 15-15, and that's all you really want from that spot. Hudson can probably start the year in Charlotte to get some innings, and then if the bullpen or rotation needs an arm, you can bring him up in May or June.

Two more NRI's: Greg Aquino, RHP http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/aquingr01.shtml Erick Threets, LHP http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/threeer01.shtml Threets had a decent AAA season in Albuquerque.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Dec 17, 2009 -> 12:47 PM) That 2nd version looks impressive. That's why they need to get another bat. Even if it isn't Gonzalez, they need to get another run producer. Jones and Kotsay aren't going to cut it. I think Kenny knows this, though.

I don't like Ramirez batting 2nd, especially at the beginning of the season. He's been awful in April/beginning of May so far in his career. He should bat 9th to start the season and then they can adjust based on who's hitting well. It's a lineup that can change a lot based on who is hot.

Pierre Beckham Quentin Konerko Pierzynski Rios Jones/Kotsay Teahen Ramirez I agree with daa84, except I'd replace Thome with someone under 35.

QUOTE (supernuke @ Dec 16, 2009 -> 09:58 PM) For some reason I get the feeling the KW was set on getting Bradley and Ozzie doesn't want him on the team. The way the Sox are constructed, he'd actually fit in the lineup right now. It's tempting. It would make things interesting, that's for sure.

Jason Botts will be a non-roster invitee.

QUOTE (GreatScott82 @ Dec 16, 2009 -> 04:22 PM) I wonder why people haven't talked about Flowers possibly being the DH? He could rotate with AJ behind the plate and get a decent amount of ABs in the DH hole. Sounds like a nice transition to me. Just go out and sign a DH next year. . . I really think Flowers will get at least a half year in Charlotte. There are plenty of backup catchers out there right now.

QUOTE (knightni @ Dec 16, 2009 -> 02:38 PM) The decade starts at 2001 and ends with 2010, btw. That makes no sense, and I don't want to hear how this goes back to year 1 A.D., or whatever. In baseball, when you talk about decades, it's the 3rd digit of the year. 1970's were 1970-1979. 1980's were 1980-1989, and so on. I would never say my favorite White Sox team of the 1980's was 1990. I mean, come on. Get real.

Paniagua really packed a lot into that third of an inning, didn't he?

1. Jerry Owens 2. Mike MacDougal 3. Todd Ritchie 4. Andy Gonzalez 5. Joe Borchard 6. Luis Terrero 7. Darin Erstad 8. Boone Logan 9. Josh Fields 10. Billy Koch Honorable mention to Brian Anderson, Kip Wells, Jon Rauch, Brian Daubach, Jose Paniagua, Ben Davis, and Rick White. edit: Forgot Billy Koch. He's got to go on there.

Dunn would fit in perfectly. High OBP, high power, Lefty DH that can be thrown out in the field if you have to.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 15, 2009 -> 11:10 AM) I'll be pretty ticked if one of the guys is Santos. Santos is out of options, so if he doesn't make the team, he'll probably get claimed anyway.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Dec 14, 2009 -> 05:10 PM) I have a gut feeling we're gonna end up with Podsednik in LF and Thome in DH That would really suck.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Dec 14, 2009 -> 04:16 PM) What did he say? Just that he doesn't want him, and that he's good at making outs. My opinion? He's better than Podsednik, but I agree with Bernstein--I'd rather have the cheaper Brett Gardner than take on Pierre's contract.

Let's start a thread for Ian Gac, too.

Hudson, Morel, and Flowers...let's do it.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Dec 10, 2009 -> 09:05 AM) Wow. That Mota one was under everyone's radar. Never heard of him. Cubs picked up Mota from the Nationals for cash.

http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/team/playe...layer_id=449157 Saw this guy on the Sox 40-man. Oops--he was taken by the Cubs today.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 10, 2009 -> 08:01 PM) Gardner as an occassional starter, a pinch runner and a defensive replacement sounds pretty good. Brett Gardner every day leadoff man is pretty, pretty, sad. And those penciling in Putz as a lights out reliever haven't been paying attention. He is auditioning for teams. They still don't know if he can throw 70 MPH. I'm not claiming to be the foremost expert on Brett Gardner, but what makes you say he can't leadoff for the White Sox? He just may need the opportunity he didn't have with the Yankees. His minor league career was pretty good. He has plus speed, plus defense, and he can take a walk. I think it's worth a shot especially when you have some guys on the bench like Kotsay and Jones.

1. Gardner - CF 2. Beckham - 2B 3. Quentin - LF 4. Matsui - DH 5. Konerko - 1B 6. Pierzynski - C 7. Rios - RF 8. Teahen - 3B 9. Ramirez - SS Yeah, that looks right. Get that done. Sign Putz too and were all set.

AA Phase -Sox pass No Sox players taken. Snoozer.

AAA Phase- White Sox pass A couple Sox products taken: Washington took Arismendy Mota-RHP NY Mets took John Lujan-RHP

No White Sox players were taken in the major league phase.