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Dye open to shifting to first base

CHICAGO -- The highly successful run for Jermaine Dye with the White Sox apparently has come to a close after five years, with the South Siders using their November $950,000 contractual buyout on the 35-year-old veteran. But Dye looks as if he's not ...

From SCOTT MERKIN, MLB.com,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Jermaine Dye,  Paul Konerko,  New York Mets,  Major League Baseball

Williams offering tough love to Jenks

CHICAGO -- For the second time during this offseason's first six weeks, Bobby Jenks has spoken to the media concerning his conditioning being used as somewhat of a defining reason by the White Sox for his slight closing downturn in 2009. Jenks ...

From SCOTT MERKIN, MLB.com,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Bobby Jenks,  Major League Baseball,  Ozzie Guillen,  Ken Williams,  A.J. Pierzynski

Vizquel gives White Sox veteran utility man

CHICAGO -- The White Sox Venezuelan connection at shortstop added on another link Monday afternoon, with the announcement of the official signing of Omar Vizquel. The move had been reported as close last week. Vizquel, who turns 43 on April 24, ...

From SCOTT MERKIN, MLB.com,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Omar Vizquel,  Luis Aparicio,  Ozzie Guillen,  Alexei Ramirez,  Gordon Beckham

Buehrle, Beckham noted for achievements

CHICAGO -- Mark Buehrle's most significant accomplishment of the 2009 season, and probably of his illustrious career, came on July 23, when the left-hander threw the second perfect game in White Sox franchise history and 18th in the history of Major ...

From SCOTT MERKIN, MLB.com,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Mark Buehrle,  Major League Baseball,  American League,  Robin Ventura,  Ozzie Guillen

Wood hosts event for children's hospital

CHICAGO -- Kerry Wood pitches now for the Cleveland Indians but he and his wife, Sarah, Wood did something on Thursday never accomplished previously through 72 historic Interleague games and countless other Spring Training contests involving Chicago's ...

From SCOTT MERKIN, MLB.com,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Jerry Reinsdorf,  Kerry Wood,  Cleveland Indians,  Greg Walker,  A.J. Pierzynski

Thome open to return to White Sox

CHICAGO -- If White Sox fans made the judgment regarding Jim Thome's immediate baseball future, then the prolific slugger would be chasing 600 career home runs at U.S. Cellular Field in 2010. That judgment came from a sample size of South Side fandom ...

From SCOTT MERKIN, MLB.com,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Jim Thome,  American League,  Ken Williams,  Philadelphia Phillies,  Greg Walker

White Sox likely to monitor bargains

CHICAGO -- Under the Ken Williams regime on the South Side of Chicago, the White Sox have been known to target specific players of interest moving into the offseason and then act quickly in the Hot Stove period to fill those particular needs. That ...

From SCOTT MERKIN, MLB.com,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Ken Williams,  Mark Teahen,  Josh Fields,  Gordon Beckham,  Bobby Jenks

Inbox: Will Peavy regain ace form?

Before we click on this week's White Sox Inbox, let's begin with some well-deserved personal congratulations. Ozney Guillen, the youngest son of White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen and his wife, Ibis, has decided that to play baseball collegiately at the ...

From SCOTT MERKIN, MLB.com,  18 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Cy Young,  American League,  Ozzie Guillen,  University of South Florida,  Jake Peavy

Beckham will settle for what he has

CHICAGO -- The true competitor in Gordon Beckham stoked his desire to compete for the 2009 American League Rookie of the Year Award, presented Monday afternoon by the BBWAA, long after the White Sox were eliminated from postseason ...

From SCOTT MERKIN, MLB.com,  16 Nov 2009
Related Topics: American League,  Gordon Beckham,  Elvis Andrus,  Rick Porcello,  Luis Aparicio

Beckham to learn latest ROY fate

CHICAGO -- White Sox general manager Ken Williams lent his support to Gordon Beckham as 2009 American League Rookie of the Year when asked about his team's debut sensation during last week's General Managers' Meetings. Beckham's peers already have ...

From SCOTT MERKIN, MLB.com,  15 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Ken Williams,  Gordon Beckham,  American League,  Rick Porcello,  Jeff Niemann

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