At this point as Rob Mackowiak continues to display the bat we thought we were getting when we acquired him from the Pirates, it's becoming more and more apparent that Brian Anderson's playing time is headed south.  Absolutely, the White Sox need not give up on Anderson.  He is young and has had only a short cup of coffee in the bigs.  But I think that he probably is best served by heading back to Charlotte and getting his confidence back at the plate.  We will miss his defense no doubt.

Here's the idea.....why not go get a Jay Payton from Oakland.  He's in the last year of a contract--I think would only cost a couple of mil for the rest of the year....he hits right-handed and plays solid defense.  So basically we set up a platoon with Mackowiak/Payton, and then Payton comes in defensively in the late innings on days Mackowiak starts.