Figure out a way to get ride of Linebrink, cut our loss now

Even if he doesn’t fit in Kenny’s plans, he has trade value, does he not? Also, with Garcia being our 5th starter and Torres/Hudson unproven, he’s a good backup plan when Garcia goes on the DL.

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Should be quality at 13 right..?

He is the definition of Chicago tough.

What does cowley have against the trib again? Every time I read his tweets he is attacking the tower.

He was cheap for the money.

This guy’s value for our team is HUGE. Every time he eats up 4-5 innings in games we fall way behind early or when it is obvious our starter doesn’t have it goes a long way in saving the whole staff. I put a lot of value on his role thruout an entire season. Maybe someone will take a portion of Linebrink’s contract and we can use whatever that amount is as money to keep DJC.

OK, awesome time! Chilling in the visitors dugout, called in a few relievers using bullpen phones. Took pictures of all the lockers, AND punched the Southpaw. Also saw the guys prepping for the White Sox weekly radio show, they will do it from there.

The deals were not bad either. Everything 20% off and then additional -$5. You can get Field’s game used bat for $30, JD’s for $250. Bought some pictures, baseballs, a few shirts.

Great seeing our clubhouse and how the lockers are set. MB next to AJ, and MB’s locker had rather big AJ’s sticker on the wall, it was hilarious. JD’s and Dotel name tags still there.

If you have some time, go there tomorrow, they will be doing it from 10am till 4pm again. Really worth and you will have a great time, especially in the dugout.

It isn’t the money as much as my eyes. I think the Sox have gotten extremely lucky with his performance(s), and I trust him less than I do Pena. DJ has been living on borrowed time (IMHO), say ta-ta now.

Note: Use of the term “my eyes” connotes that Ive failed to actually crunch the numbers or do research on this topic. But if DJ isn’t the perfect example of fungible, I don’t know who is.

The White Sox informed the agent for D.J. Carrasco that they will not tender him a contract by Saturday’s 11 p.m., thus making him a free agent.

Carrasco, 32, led all major league relievers with 89 1/3 innings. He finished with a 3.76 ERA in 49 appearances, including one start.

The two sides were several hundred thousand dollars apart after a meeting Wednesday in Indianapolis, and talks Saturday didn’t advance any further. Carrasco earned $440,000 last season, and this was his first winter as an arbitration eligible player.

The Sox were expected to tender contracts to their remaining free agents – Bobby Jenks, John Danks, Carlos Quentin and Tony Pena by Saturday night’s deadline.

http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2009/12/white-sox-non-tender-dj-carrasco.html

DJ has nicely plugged holes that always seem to crop up during his tenure. With the $ we are saving by signing Jones, et.al. (cheap, low risk signings) you’d think he’d warrant a couple hundred thou extra.

Not keeping me up at night, since this is not the hill I want to die on, but I don’t agree with KW here.

Every team in the NL could use him as a 5 starter. I am sure he will get a hug raise because of this. Maybe DJ wanted a chance to start and Kenny granted his wishes.

i think Hudson can replace DJ’s +1 WAR.

maybe kenny can try to talk even deeper man when he pulls another stupid move out of his ass again , like not signing dj… oh wait he will talk out his ass again like we don’t have any money! get screwed jerk………………

Dumb move

drun

when Kenny only has 75 cents to work with??

I voted to keep DJ… but I am not really saddened or pissed by this. Personally i think he was a ticking time bomb anyway. Counting on him to duplicate last years numbers is almost as stupid as thinking Podsednik can duplicate last year.

Carrasco, who made $440,000 last season, was offered a $160,000 raise. That wasn’t what he or his agent had in mind, and the gulf became apparent during a lunch Wednesday at the winter meetings involving Carrasco’s agent and a Sox official.

http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2009/12/dj-carrasco-victim-of-economics-putz-signing.html

that’s a pretty insulting offer.

Jack Cust is obviously the guy that would make the most sense for the sox to sign given their needs…. but one name hopped out at me…. I realize it would be for 2011- but Jose Arredondo is available. I can’t imagine it would take much to snag him. This guy was unstoppable in 2008. In 2009 he struggled and is getting Tommy John surgery. I just think this guy has great stuff. Bring him in on the cheap!!!

…can we please now sign Olivo?

nice lad and all that – hope he gets a good contract. Bit more concerned that Hudson becomes the replacement and gets locked into a mop man role for the rest of his career.

In 26 of his 49 appearances last year, he came in when the margin was 4 or greater. So I’m having trouble coming up with my favorite memory of him for the memorial.

K. Johnson instead of Teahen, Ryan Langerhans, Ryan Church or Gabe Gross instead of Kotsay, Ryan Garko or Jonny Gomes instead of Jones, Matt Capps or Seth McClung instead of Putz. Alfredo Amezaga plays every position well, though I’d probably still rather have Vizquel. Pick up Mike Rivera or Shawn Riggans(no, not Shawn Figgans) for good measure, and you have a decent bench.

They’re really going to miss his versatility.