Trade rumors: Thornton, Floyd, Danks, Quentin, Navarro, Iannetta and Stewart

It’s a bold strategy, Cotton. Let’s see if it pays off for them. I feel like I should emphasis how bold of a prediction this is by typing this all in bold, but that would be as obnoxious as a Ndamukong Suh presser. De Aza, 27, could be another case of a man who is a late bloomer. Alejandro De Aza was a force for the Chicago White Sox in 2011. In 435 plate appearances...

It is debatable as to whether Ozzie Guillen was beneficial to the White Sox over the past several seasons. He was a polarizing figure in Chicago and out. He has gone to Miami and Robin Ventura will take over. At least, the focus will be on the roster and not what Ozzie said on his Twitter account. The news in Chicago is both good and bad. The bad news is that they dumped a ton of...

With the current compensation rules around for one more year, the White Sox are trying to pick up a draft pick as they offered Mark Buehrle arbitration.  Buehrle is a Type B free agent so the White Sox will get a sandwich pick out of the deal if he goes somewhere else.  A pretty good [...]

Sign Mark BuehrleBuehrle has started at least thirty games and tossed at least 201 IP in each of the last eleven seasons, and his ERA and FIP have been below-average exactly once in his career, way back in 2006. While he may not represent the "1B" to Sabathia's "1A" that many Yankees fans are clamoring for, such a pitcher does not exist on the market (and...

The Tigers' rotation hasn't been considered a major concern, with Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, Doug Fister, and Rick Porcello under team control through at least 2014 and top prospect Jacob Turner waiting in the wings.  However, they're one of the many clubs inquiring on free agent lefty Mark Buehrle, reports Lynn Henning of the Detroit News. The Tigers are...

The Chicago White Sox have named Marco Paddy special assistant to general manager Ken Williams in charge of international operations. Paddy spent the last five seasons as director of Latin America operations with the Toronto Blue Jays and will now direct the White Sox's Latin American scouting efforts with an emphasis on international signings.

The White Sox have been looking to trade Matt Thornton since July and are still trying to move him, according to ESPN.com's Buster Olney (on Twitter). Before the 2011 season, the White Sox signed the left-hander to a two-year, $12MM extension that covers the 2012-13 seasons and includes a club option for 2014. The 35-year-old posted a 3.32 ERA with 9.5 K/9, 3.2 BB/9, 0.45...

Lynn Henning has reported a few times this off-season that the Tigers are interested in former White Sox left-hander Mark Buehrle.  Tigers General manager has hinted that upgrading the infield and acquiring a leadoff hitter are bigger priorities than adding a starter.  However, you can never have enough pitching and they do not have an established fifth starter behind Justin Verlander, Doug

The Tribune's Mark Gonzales answers questions about the intentions of White Sox general manager Ken Williams, the future of Mark Buehrle and John Danks, Robin Ventura's managing style and how much authority should managers delegate to their coaches.The Tribune's Mark Gonzales answers your questions.

As for talking to White Sox players and assessing the overall talent of his inaugural team, new manager Robin Ventura sits in a bit of a holding pattern. That particular hold figures to break next week beginning Monday at the annual Winter Meetings, which will run from Dec. 5-8 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas.

Is it Kenny Williams' fault the White Sox farm system has struggled? Can Adam Dunn bounce back from a subpar season? Beat reporter Scott Merkin peers into his Inbox to answer fans' questions.

In an effort to improve their lagging influence in Latin America, the Chicago White Sox announced the hiring of Marco Paddy as an assistant to the general manager - international operations.