Non-tender deadline passes, Sox mum

by The Cheat on Dec 21, 2005 12:12 AM CST in White Sox News

The Sox refused to give us an early Christmas present on Tuesday night. With every other team in baseball releasing their non-tendered players list by the 11PM Central deadline, the Sox chose to keep theirs a relative secret from the media.

While every other MLB.com site contains an article with a definite non-tendered list, Chisox.com contains just the headline, Three likely to be non-tendered

Full list of all non-tendered players after the jump. You'll find one very interesting name and a bunch of firewood.

STARTERS ---------------------------- RHP Kurt Ainsworth (BAL) RHP Cha Seung Baek (SEA) RHP Dewon Brazelton (SD) RHP Josh Fogg (PIT) RHP Ryan Franklin (SEA) RHP Wade Miller (BOS) RHP Wes Obermueller (ATL) RHP Ramon Ortiz (CIN) RELIEVERS ---------------------------- RHP Jose Acevedo (COL) RHP Jon Adkins (CHW) RHP Grant Balfour (MIN) RHP Jeff Bennett (MIL) RHP Chad Bradford (BOS) RHP Joe Borowski (TB) LHP Craig Breslow (SD) RHP Jim Brower (ATL) RHP Shawn Camp (KC) RHP Felix Diaz (CHW) RHP Jose Diaz (CLE) LHP Wayne Franklin (NYY) RHP Dan Kolb (MIL) RHP Mike Lincoln (STL) LHP Trever Miller (TB) RHP Nick Reglio (TEX) RHP Eddy Rodriguez (BAL) RHP Joe Valentine (CIN) RHP Tyler Yates (NYM) CATCHERS ---------------------------- Pete LaForest (SD) Mike Mahoney (STL) Jason Phillips (LAD) Mike Rose (TB) Miguel Olivo (SD) FIRST BASEMEN ---------------------------- Ken Harvey (KC) Brian Myrow (LAD) SECOND BASEMEN ---------------------------- Willie Harris (CHW) Bo Hart (STL) Junior Spivey (WAS) THIRD BASEMEN ---------------------------- Joe Dillon (FLA) Scott Seabol (STL) Rick Short (WAS) OUTFIELDERS ---------------------------- Hiram Bocachica (OAK) Eric Byrnes (BAL) Endy Chavez (PHI) Mike Edwards (LAD) Alex Escobar (WAS) Wayne Lydon (NYM) Timo Perez (CHW) Ryan Spilborghs (COL) Jamal Strong (SEA)

Olivo.... Hmmm.

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how about...

Danny Kolb--wouldn't mind taking a chance on him bouncing back.

Joe Borowski--same, although his lackluster performances were to due injury which is healed(?)

Chad Bradford--liked him when he was with the Sox, a solid middle reliever in my opinion.

Eric Byrnes--I like Brian N. Anderson, but I wouldn't mind seeing Byrnes in center. Seems like a gamer and flashes the leather at times with some pop in his bat.

by brianekst on Dec 21, 2005 3:34 AM CST reply actions

I never liked Byrnes

I always have to hear about his "hustle". The thing is it isn't hustle as much as it is stupidity (stupid jumps, diving into first, etc).

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by shaftr on Dec 21, 2005 4:06 AM CST up reply actions

Byrnes

I think Buehrle would like to see the Sox get Byrnes just so he wouldn't have to pitch to him anymore.

by the wolf on Dec 21, 2005 8:36 AM CST up reply actions

Poor Willie

I'll be sad to see him gone. I kind of hope he can start somewhere. I doubt he'll be very good, but with his glove and a decent OBP...I could see him being average.

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by shaftr on Dec 21, 2005 4:08 AM CST reply actions

kurt ainsworth

interesting name...could he be this year's bobby jenks? probably not, since his injury was pretty damn serious. still, anyone know when he's expected to pitch again?

by goldstone97 @ South Side Sox on Dec 21, 2005 7:52 AM CST reply actions

Eric Byrnes...

Doesn't he mash lefties? We could use a lefty masher off the bench who is able to play all three OF positions. Plus, he's a grinder...

I know, I'm reaching, but...

by CWSKeith on Dec 21, 2005 7:52 AM CST reply actions

Byrnes

Here are his splits for the last three seasons. He'd be a good fit, but he'd be a 4th/5th outfielder, depending on how you classified Mackowiak.

With their retarded signing of Jacque Jones, the Cubs would be crazy not to sign him. There he would at least be a platoon partner and get more PT. -- There's also probably a team out there who would give him a starting job if he'll sign on the cheap. (KC/Pit/FLA)

We'd have to toss more money at him to come here and play less, which given the way he plays, I doubt he would be willing to do.

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by The Cheat on Dec 21, 2005 2:50 PM CST reply actions

Byrnes

is a baseball version of Johnny English. Inspector Clouseau. Watching him chase a routine flyball, you can't help holding your breath waiting for Kato to jump out of the stands and deck him. Other times, he just decks himself.

The Sox are a graceful fielding team. If only for the pure aesthetics of it, I hope KW leaves Byrnes alone.

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by spengler on Dec 21, 2005 3:06 PM CST up reply actions

His defense

Is nowhere near as good as those who watch him nightly on BBTN think.

But it's still average-to-above-average, and not nearly as bad as those who cry "he takes bad routes" whenever his name comes up.

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by The Cheat on Dec 21, 2005 3:33 PM CST up reply actions

Sox post Non-Tender list

http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20051221&content_id=1285470& vkey=news_cws&fext=.jsp&c_id=cws

by RME JICO on Dec 21, 2005 3:45 PM CST reply actions

bullpen help...

which of these non-tenders would you be willing to take a look at to fill the back of the bullpen?

by brianekst on Dec 21, 2005 4:36 PM CST reply actions

We should make offers to

a few of the starters.

Brazelton sucked and was a headcase, but he's very young and was a top pick. You could use him as a 12th man in the pen/swingman.

Same with Ainsworth, though he was injured, and I'm usure of his current health status.

Fogg would be fine in the swingman/last man role, but somebody will sign him to a 2 year guaranteed deal as a starter. How could they not. He'll at least give you 150+ innings of slightly below league average pitching. (which, yes, does still have value)

The relievers are crap. I'd stay away. That's not to say that the Starters listed there are any great shakes, there's just some upside to be had from a few guys there.

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by The Cheat on Dec 21, 2005 5:17 PM CST up reply actions