PLAYERS:
Alex Rios,
Adam Dunn,
Gordon Beckham,
Alexei Ramirez,
Paul Konerko,
Dayan Viciedo,
Sergio Santos,
Gavin Floyd,
John Danks,
Jake Peavy,
Philip Humber,
Zach Stewart,
Addison Reed,
Matt Thornton,
Chris Sale,
Will Ohman,
Jesse Crain
TEAMS: Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays
TEAMS: Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays
What else can baseball fans do in January but dream of October? In You May Say I'm a Dreamer, the Outside Corner staff will imagine the route to a World Series in 2012 title for all 30 teams.
It was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Chicago White Sox. The team lost multiple players this offseason, and slashed payroll by $30 million. But yet, like Kenny Williams's teams usually do, the White Sox overachieved. In fact, they overachieved to the point that at the end of October, they were hoisting the World Series trophy.
The White Sox got surprise boosts from many players this season, players that had been left for dead after awful 2011 season. Right fielder Alex Rios had an .875 OPS and went 30/30 for the year, living up to his filthy contract that paid him $12.5 million in 2012. Designated hitter Adam Dunn, who was just so vile to watch last season, hit 44 homers and made his signing last winter look like the good move that many projected it would be upon his signi...
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