No More Trades for 2010

The White Sox may have their final starting team for 2010. After the Juan Pierre deal the White Sox may be done adding new players for 2010. Ken Williams and Ozzie both seem to be happy with the current starting line up. Ozzie says he likes the rotating DH; Jayson Nix and Mark Kotsay are good to do so as well as newly acquired Andruw Jones. The White Sox 2010 roster seems to be somewhat strong, although most of you know I don't agree with some of the recent trades. Check back for more White Sox news!

Juan Pierre to the Chicago White Sox

Juan Pierre, formally of the LA Dodgers, is now wearing a White Sox uniform. Another bogus move by the White Sox. Pierre is a great player, don't get me wrong, but not so much better than Podsednik. Pierre finished last season with an average of .308 and 30 stolen bases. He crossed the plate 57 times. Pods had around the same numbers and has been a on the White Sox for a few years, making him a veteran and possible team leader. I do hope Pierre gets as many stolen bases as he did last year, we need that. This may be the only move I am happy with but not really as this looks to be the end of Pods. We'll see.

Waiting on Word About Matsui

The White Sox are still looking to Matsui to fill a role next season. Hideki Matsui finished last season with 28 homers and 90 RBIs. Yet another prospect with a batting average under .300, but we could use a left-handed DH. The White Sox are still in talks with Matsui's agent but nothing fruitful has come as of yet. Ozzie stated that he would rather a DH who could play in the field from time to time, Matsui expressed interest in getting back into the outfield. Maybe something will happen. I'm not the biggest fan of Matsui but he is a pretty good player, on and off the field. I wouldn't mind seeing him in a Chicago White Sox uniform next season. Only time will tell. I haven't read anything about past MLB rumors I have reported otherwise they would have been reported here. Check back for more White Sox news.

Arbitration Declined for Dye, Pods

The White Sox have declined salary arbitration for four of their players. Jermaine Dye being one of them. Dotel, Castro and Pods are among the others. As I mentioned before, I'm not a big fan of Dotel (or Castro for that matter) so I am not sad to see them go. Pods and Dye on the other hand, are going to be sorely missed I am afraid. If we lose these two guys I think we need to be replacing them with TALENT. Dye is a power hitter with great presence in the outfield, Pods has a great presence in the outfield as well and he is valuable to have on the bases. There's MLB rumors going around that Dye will be headed down south, haven't read anything about Pods yet. I'll keep you posted with more White Sox news when it becomes available.

Deadline for Dye Approaches

The deadline for salary arbitration for Jermaine Dye and Octavio Dotel is tonight. If offered, other teams, such as the Yankees, Atlanta and San Francisco, may increase their efforts to talk with Dye's agent. As for Dotel, I am not sad to see him go. He came through a few times, but more often than not he blew it. The White Sox have refused to comment about what they will do with Jermaine Dye. As I mentioned earlier, I hope they keep him. I know they won't.