Terrerobytes: Brett Myers to sign with Indians

The last significant White Sox free agent finds a home in Cleveland's rotation.

Brett Myers wants to start, so he's likely gone

While A.J. Pierzynski and Kevin Youkilis remain in the same see-what-the-market-says holding pattern, Brett Myers has separated himself from the White Sox more than the rest:

Hahn: all but ruled out return by Brett Myers, who wants to start and probably will get his wish

— Mark Gonzales (@MDGonzales) December 3, 2012

Brett Myers makes his preferences known

For most of the offseason, Brett Myers has said he's OK with pitching in any situation as long as the team and money is right.

Ken Rosenthal finally got Myers to tell him his preferred role:

1. Starter
2. Closer
3. Reliever

Perhaps by coincidence, if you were to arrange those roles from the biggest contract to the smallest:

1. Starter
2. Closer
3. Reliever

Rick Hahn on free agents: No qualifying offers

During a conference call centered on discussing Jake Peavy's contract extension, new White Sox GM said he wasn't going to give qualifying offers to any of the four remaining free agents. He did have some more detail to add on their statuses as they embark into the open market:

Kevin Youkilis and Brett Myers: Hahn said he had "a really nice conversation" with Youkilis when calling to let him know they weren't exercising his option, and he did the same with Brett Myers, saying, "We'd like to have both of them back," but the elements weren't in place to get something done as quickly as the Sox could with Peavy.

Third base remains a question mark with or without Youkilis, because he didn't give any indication about Brent Morel's stock. When asked about if the potential starter at third, Hahn said, "We will see. It's Oct. 30th."

A.J. Pierzynski: Like Youkilis and Myers, Pierzynski is at the point where the Sox will let him talk to other teams and report back about his market value.

Free agent outlook: Brett Myers

Brett Myers has started, setup and closed over the past two seasons. Will he be doing any of the above in a White Sox uniform in 2013?