November 23, 201114 yr Chicago White Sox NEWS: The White Sox have offered salary arbitration to free agent pitcher Mark Buehrle, but the club has declined to offer arbitration to free agent outfielder Juan Pierre. By offering arbitration to Buehrle, 32, the White Sox preserve the right to draft pick compensation should the left-hander sign with another club. The White Sox remain free to negotiate with and sign any of their remaining free agents, regardless of whether arbitration was offered.
November 23, 201114 yr Sox made the right decisions regarding both of these moves. Pretty much no-brainers. I've been really burried at work so I haven't been too up to speed on the baseball off-season but I'm pretty stunned at how few signings there have been so far.
November 23, 201114 yr Pierre made $8.5M last year? Vizquel around $1.5M? Castro around $1.25M or so? I think we can sign Buerhle using that money. Hear me KW? Sign him!
November 23, 201114 yr QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Nov 23, 2011 -> 05:40 PM) Pierre made $8.5M last year? Vizquel around $1.5M? Castro around $1.25M or so? I think we can sign Buerhle using that money. Hear me KW? Sign him! No doubt about it. Just take the money Pierre (didn't get $8.5 from us), Omar and Castro made last year and voila.
November 23, 201114 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Nov 23, 2011 -> 05:47 PM) No doubt about it. Just take the money Pierre (didn't get $8.5 from us), Omar and Castro made last year and voila. Haha, that would be nice. With the payroll cut though and moving Thornton, Quentin, Danks and Floyd we should have some room, and hopefully some young talent in return.
November 23, 201114 yr I thought I read somewhere the new CBA would end compensation for type B free agents. Did that not happen?
November 23, 201114 yr Author QUOTE (Whitewashed in '05 @ Nov 23, 2011 -> 05:55 PM) I thought I read somewhere the new CBA would end compensation for type B free agents. Did that not happen? Next year.
November 24, 201114 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 23, 2011 -> 05:56 PM) Next year. Thanks, thought it was effective immediately. And good for us.
November 24, 201114 yr Author QUOTE (Whitewashed in '05 @ Nov 23, 2011 -> 06:18 PM) Thanks, thought it was effective immediately. And good for us. Some things are, basically they did everything they could to not hurt teams and players.
November 24, 201114 yr My source has been spot on so far, if Buehrle doesnt sign I would be shocked. The org values him above pretty much everyone in the rotation but Sale.
November 24, 201114 yr QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 24, 2011 -> 02:43 AM) My source has been spot on so far, if Buehrle doesnt sign I would be shocked. The org values him above pretty much everyone in the rotation but Sale. Great to hear, that doesn't surprise me very much. As long as somebody doesn't go super crazy for Mark (over $16 a year, for 5+ years) I think the Sox will make a very nice, fair, and respectful offer.
November 25, 201114 yr Signing Mark is a double win--gives the Sox a quality pitcher and with him off the market it drives up the trade value for Danks.
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