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The Dodgers sure are cocky! Jim Thome was acquired by Los Angeles in a trade with the White Sox for minor league infielder Justin Fuller.  But, what exactly will be Thome’s role with the Dodgers? Thome’s Role Only as Pinch Hitter There’s no guessing here.  Manager Joe Torre has already told the media that Thome will be used [...]

Carlos Torres, made his third MLB start and first good one Thursday afternoon as the White Sox and Cubs finished up interleague play. Torres pitched seven shutout innings, lowering his ERA to 3.86 as the White Sox kept pace with the Tigers by a score of 5-0. Torres showed great control for the [...]

Chicago White Sox - Traded DH Jim Thome to the Los Angeles Dodgers for SS Justin Fuller; Traded P Jose Contreras to the Colorado Rockies for P Brandon Hynick. Is this a white flag trade? Yes. Is there anything wrong with that? No. There comes a time where yes, it's smart to pull out that white flag and wave it furiously. Fighting to the last man, in many cases, including this...

CHICAGO (AP) -Jake Peavy is frustrated that he can't seem to get healthy enough to pitch for the Chicago White Sox.

ESPN's Peter Gammons has a long-awaited interview with White Sox GM Ken Williams about the trades that sent Jim Thome and Jose Contreras packing. Williams argues that the trades did not amount to "a raising of the white flag" and says he was trying "to do right by players who certainly did right by us." Williams says that he assured Thome that he would not be traded against his wishes...

After a rough weekend at Yankee Stadium and a loss in Minnesota last night, White Sox GM Kenny Williams went nuts and started dropping players from his fantasy team. Actually, he didn’t do that, but all of his veterans were pretty much there for the taking. As you know, Jim Thome is now a Dodger [...]

White Sox Manager Ozzie Guillen has the rough duty of delicately balancing a transition period for Chicago. The Sox are currently four games under .500 and seven games back of the Detroit Tigers in the AL East. With the waiver deadline trades of Jim Thome and Jose Contreras, it appears to be the time to start moving towards next year.  For Chicago, preparing for next year means...

Hey, remember when current Phillies manager Charlie Manuel was the hitting coach for the 1997 Indians? Yeah, me neither! But he was in charge of two future Hall of Famers who, as of last night, have finally been reunited after nine years apart. Jim Thome was traded from the Chicago White Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers where he'll reunite with Manny Ramirez. The two guys have...

TUESDAY: Arizona will receive pitcher Kevin Mulvey as the player to be named later in the Rauch trade, according to John Gambadoro of Sports 620 KTAR. Mulvey, of course, joined the Twins in February of last year as part of the Johan Santana trade. The 24 year-old righty has a 3.93 ERA with 113 strikeouts and 54 walks in 149 Triple A innings this year. FRIDAY: The Twins acquired Jon...

A great game pitched by Brian Duensing only to have Nathan blow it in the 9th. Nathan has been struggling over the past 5 or 6 save opportunities. ...

The Colorado Rockies acquired right-hander Jose Contreras from the Chicago White Sox on Monday night for cash and minor leaguer Brandon Hynick.