http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/team/5 Recent articles about the Chicago White Sox en-us Be sure to take a look at the writeup on Cuban pitching prospect Aroldis Chapman over at www.mlbfantasyprospects.com. Chapman is being courted by many teams including the Yankees, Red Sox, Giants and Cardinals, among others. Here's a snippet: It’s obvious I have major reservations about Chapman. In fact, there’s a real possibility he only ends up slightly better than fellow Cuban, Jose Contreras, if he remains a starting pitcher. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:35:38 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Down_on_the_Farm_Profiling_Aroldis_Chapman/1648677 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Down_on_the_Farm_Profiling_Aroldis_Chapman/1648677 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Down_on_the_Farm_Profiling_Aroldis_Chapman/1648677 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/c/6c84b8e9949ad320264b2d5bef815b4750c7b234/small/Jose_Contreras_pitches_a30c.jpg General Manager: Kenny Williams Farm Director: Buddy Bell Scouting Director: Doug Laumann 2006-2009 Draft Results: First three rounds included x- over-draft signees ($200,000+) 2009 1st Round: Jared Mitchell, OF, Louisiana State 1S. Josh Phegley, C, Indiana 2. Trayce Thompson, OF, California HS 2. David Holmberg, LHP, Florida HS 3. Bryan Morgado, LHP, Tennessee (Did not sign) Mitchell’s .417 on-base average was impressive in just 34 [...] Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:00:19 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Chicago_White_Sox_Draft_Review/1640043 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Chicago_White_Sox_Draft_Review/1640043 He's your problem now, Ozzie Guillen: CHICAGO (AP)—Andruw Jones(notes) agreed Wednesday to a $500,000, one-year contract with the Chicago White Sox. Jones hit .214 with 17 homers and 43 RBIs in 82 games with Texas this year while making 53 starts as the designated hitter, 12 in left field, five in right field and four at first base. A five-time All-Star who has slumped in recent years, Jones was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers in January and signed with the Rangers the following mo... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:02:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Chicago_White_Sox_2010_Pennant_Drive_Gains_Weight/1632993 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Chicago_White_Sox_2010_Pennant_Drive_Gains_Weight/1632993 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Chicago_White_Sox_2010_Pennant_Drive_Gains_Weight/1632993 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/8/b8759239ac07c314cab8d8568f67726fb7241094/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f88610555.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF1937776ED92A93314C890E069F45EF6B472.jpg by Pat LackeyFiled under: White Sox, AL Central, MLB Free AgencyAndruw Jones can start a day early on his Thanksgiving celebration, because word this afternoon is that the veteran outfielder has signed a one-year deal with the Chicago White Sox. There's no word on financial terms yet, but it appears the Sox are hellbent on shoring up their bench as they've now signed Jones, and Omar Vizquel in the very young free agency season. Jones resurrected his career in Texas a bit in 2009, hitt... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:32:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Andruw_Jones_Signs_With_White_Sox/1632239 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Andruw_Jones_Signs_With_White_Sox/1632239 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Andruw_Jones_Signs_With_White_Sox/1632239 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/1/210836b7657d46dfb8d289b1555d48e66165983d/small/Andruw_Jones_1eac.jpg Here are five quick items to start the day (it’s like clockwork): The Yankees are not seriously interested in FA and former Chicagoan, Jermaine Dye. Jeff Passan thinks the Yankees want Aroldis Chapman a lot more than they do Noel Arguelles. Nick Swisher was recognized for a $10,000 donation to the United Way Alliance of the Mid-Ohio Valley. Former [...] Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:00:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Quick_Bits_Dye_Chapman_Arguelles_Swisher_Tabata_Girardi_Oprah/1629088 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Quick_Bits_Dye_Chapman_Arguelles_Swisher_Tabata_Girardi_Oprah/1629088 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Quick_Bits_Dye_Chapman_Arguelles_Swisher_Tabata_Girardi_Oprah/1629088 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/8/28ebe9e8a3e6f64bb12ee79d72aeadbc3690c42c/small/New_York_Yankees_f825.jpg Arguelles is expected to receive a contract in the neighborhood of those given to Dayan Viciedo(notes) and Jose Iglesias, two other high-profile Cuban defectors. Viciedo, a third baseman, signed last winter with the Chicago White Sox for $10 million, and Iglesias, a shortstop with whom Arguelles defected last year in Canada, received an $8.2 million major league contract with the Boston Red Sox Jeff Passan lists the Rays amongst the four teams most interested in the Cuban arm, alongs... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:19:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Arguelles_is_expected_to_receive_a_contract_in_the_neighborhood_of_those_given_to_Dayan/1627863 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Arguelles_is_expected_to_receive_a_contract_in_the_neighborhood_of_those_given_to_Dayan/1627863 MLB.com's Scott Merkin talked to White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski, who hopes to remain with the team after his current contract runs out:
 "Hopefully, we have a great year as a team and they will be in a situation where they want to bring me back, because I would be all for it.  We haven't really talked about it, but everyone knows I would love to stay here and be a part of the White Sox for as long as I play.  That's something I'm not going to worry about. If they ... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:36:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pierzynski_Hopes_To_Remain_With_White_Sox/1626529 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pierzynski_Hopes_To_Remain_With_White_Sox/1626529 Word from Ken Rosenthal is that Jermaine Dye is open to moving from his primary position of right field to first base in order to land a job in 2010. This is coming on the heels of some especially brutal defensive seasons from Dye. From 2006-2009, here are Dye’s respective UZRs: -22.5, -21.6, [...] Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:00:41 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Jermaine_Dye_at_First_Base/1623552 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Jermaine_Dye_at_First_Base/1623552 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Jermaine_Dye_at_First_Base/1623552 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/c/7ca0aa6720edc67d98bdf983ea591423ebb0626c/small/57.jpg A blogger for South Side Sox gets an autograph from Jake Peavy, then later that day runs into him at a bar. They have a nice conversation about the team: I ask him if he’s all settled in with the rest of the team. He says that he is and that, “They’re a good group [...] Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:08:13 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Meeting_Peavy/1618073 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Meeting_Peavy/1618073 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Meeting_Peavy/1618073 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/6/e655ec8981dc1221b620535c20761af1cfccb747/small/peavy.jpg White Sox closer Bobby Jenks claims his season-ending calf injury occurred while covering first base. His employers insist it happened during pregame stretching. If I were Jenks, I’d figure the answer for 2010 to be “no more stretching”, but in the meantime, the Chicago tub of goo fireballer considers himself to be “an [...] Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:17:07 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Ozzie_Jenks_Is_A_Victim_Of_Sizism_Who_Should_Lose_A_Few_Pounds/1608798 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Ozzie_Jenks_Is_A_Victim_Of_Sizism_Who_Should_Lose_A_Few_Pounds/1608798 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Ozzie_Jenks_Is_A_Victim_Of_Sizism_Who_Should_Lose_A_Few_Pounds/1608798 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/4/848c1339db0d77cf496c2bc9a97a528254ffd958/small/cb.jpg More photos » by Paul Beaty - AP Browse more photos » Free agency is 24 hours old, and the supposedly inactive White Sox are keeping things interesting. As you've no doubt heard by now, they're supposedly close to a bringing in Omar Vizquel to play a backup role, and now Joe Cowley has won the weekend with some juicy quotes from Bobby Jenks and Ozzie Guillen: "Did I feel I was being picked on? No," ... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:47:18 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Bobby_Jenks_Cements_His_Place_as_White_Sox_Regular_Most_Likely_to_be_Traded_this_Off_Season/1605877 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Bobby_Jenks_Cements_His_Place_as_White_Sox_Regular_Most_Likely_to_be_Traded_this_Off_Season/1605877 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Bobby_Jenks_Cements_His_Place_as_White_Sox_Regular_Most_Likely_to_be_Traded_this_Off_Season/1605877 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/4/848c1339db0d77cf496c2bc9a97a528254ffd958/small/cb.jpg I haven’t watched an episode of “American Chopper” since college a few years back. (Wasn’t it awesome when you slept till noon everyday and watched pointless TV all afternoon because you had nothing better to do besides drink and do it all over again the next day?) Anyway, the basic premise of the show remains: the [...] Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:57:18 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Video_Mark_Buehrle_On_American_Chopper/1602603 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Video_Mark_Buehrle_On_American_Chopper/1602603 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Video_Mark_Buehrle_On_American_Chopper/1602603 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/0/809a7f278d72b41c118f9f776f3c931378223d8b/small/Tampa_Bay_Rays_2cc5.jpg By Soxman Yes Chicago baseball fans, I’m back from a long winter’s nap, To talk Sox rumors, to dispel some of the flap. Who will our teams trade, and who might they acquire? Will we be buyers, or sellers by fire. So grab your Sox Snuggie and drink some egg nog, Soxman is here with an overdue blog. The Bears stink.  The Bulls and Hawks?  Well that’s Paul M. Banks’ department.  Notice I didn’t even mention the Cubs. The most exciting news in Chicago sports the last couple of weeks ... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:42:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Chicago_White_Sox_News_and_Notes/1595799 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Chicago_White_Sox_News_and_Notes/1595799 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Chicago_White_Sox_News_and_Notes/1595799 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/2/f26e0f37403caf3aa9e0729ac1cdbedbd99d1075/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f299389.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF1930CAC8EAFC893BBEB6A59E4694764776C.jpg There's a writer in Chicago who is throwing a tantrum over Gordon Beckham not getting more support for the Rookie of the Year Award.  Some key excerpts: Granted, the writers got it right by electing Oakland Athletics closer Andrew Bailey the 2009 AL Rookie of the Year. Bailey had a phenomenal year, start to finish and deserved the honor. But they flubbed by giving Beckham zero first-place votes and two second-place votes. Red flags should be raised when the Sporting News - in ... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:46:48 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Chicago_writer_angry_Beckham_was_snubbed/1581065 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Chicago_writer_angry_Beckham_was_snubbed/1581065 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Chicago_writer_angry_Beckham_was_snubbed/1581065 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/6/e672280aa5ddb3148d475b7278618db0e51dc801/small/Chicago_Cubs_vs_4902.jpg Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here.Today's AL team is the Chicago White Sox and our guest is Ryan from the all things Chicago Site, Mouthpiece Sports.1. What is the White Sox biggest need this offseason?Hmm, let's roll with process of elimination here. The pitching staff is pretty much set. The infield, now... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:24:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Blogging_the_Offseason_Chicago_White_Sox/1580029 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Blogging_the_Offseason_Chicago_White_Sox/1580029 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Blogging_the_Offseason_Chicago_White_Sox/1580029 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/4/848c1339db0d77cf496c2bc9a97a528254ffd958/small/cb.jpg I didn't see the original report this morning, but apparently there's a rumor going around of a three-way trade between the White Sox, Padres and Angels. The gist of which being that Paul Konerko and a couple of Sox prospects are going to be shipped out and Adrian Gonzalez will be coming to Chicago. A deal that seems almost too good to be true. Here's what SoxNet had to say about it this Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:01:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Are_The_White_Sox_Close_to_Trading_Paul_Konerko_for_Adrian_Gonzalez/1577618 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Are_The_White_Sox_Close_to_Trading_Paul_Konerko_for_Adrian_Gonzalez/1577618 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Are_The_White_Sox_Close_to_Trading_Paul_Konerko_for_Adrian_Gonzalez/1577618 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/e/9e059d2af48e64811ab9ed12db07fc38a1f9510a/small/Picture_1.png More photos » by M. Spencer Green - AP Kenny Williams: The Newsmaker Browse more photos » Not much happens at the GM meetings. But this year those meetings are taking place in Chicago -- an unnamed hotel near O'hare, actually -- which means the local Chicago rags can afford to send their writers to cover the relative non-event. So we've got a lot to link to for a week after the World Series ended: ... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:38:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/White_Sox_Make_News_at_GM_Meetings/1542382 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/White_Sox_Make_News_at_GM_Meetings/1542382 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/White_Sox_Make_News_at_GM_Meetings/1542382 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/8/685d635f4d46ee8113f95c99c56d1891a00d8931/small/Los_Angeles_Dodgers_3700.jpg Are the trade winds 'brewin in Chicago? You be the judge: "While the Yankees and Phillies continued to wage their World Series battle Wednesday night, the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals were making a trade. The Daily News learned the White Sox have agreed to send second baseman Chris Getz and third baseman Josh Fields to the Royals for Mark Teahen, who is expected to replace Jermaine Dye as Chicago's right fielder. Teahen hit .271 with 12 homers and 50 RBI for the Roya... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:15:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Mark_Teahen_to_the_White_Sox_Wheres_the_Upside/1505057 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Mark_Teahen_to_the_White_Sox_Wheres_the_Upside/1505057 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Mark_Teahen_to_the_White_Sox_Wheres_the_Upside/1505057 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/a/4a903e21a738b08589bd7c74639362acc0306088/small/86047029.jpg The White Sox tried to sign John Danks to a contract extension last year, but Danks wisely held off. Now Danks is looking for a long term deal and has put himself in a great position to land a significant contract should the White Sox try to extend Danks:"It would be nice to have the security," said Danks, who has that security, even if he doesn't officially possess it in writing. "I'm very excited to sign a multi-year deal." That excitement level for Danks doesn&#... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:30:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Hypothetically_Speaking_The_John_Danks_Contract_Extension/1504466 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Hypothetically_Speaking_The_John_Danks_Contract_Extension/1504466 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Hypothetically_Speaking_The_John_Danks_Contract_Extension/1504466 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/6/568d5d7e96653f3a01825fe526993681f71cdd7a/small/WHITESOX_ROYALS_16ce.jpg