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White Sox Sign Fukudome

2012-02-14T16:46:06Z

White Sox Sign Fukudome

NEWS: The White Sox and free-agent outfielder Kosuke Fukudome have agreed to terms on a one-year, $1-million contract which includes a club option for the 2013 season. Under terms of the agreement, Fukudome will receive $500,000 in 2012, while the Sox hold a $3.5-millon option for 2013, including a $500,000 buyout.

Cespedes to Athletics.

2012-02-14T04:50:40Z

Cespedes to Athletics.

4yrs/36m

Brooks Boyer Defends 2012 Slogan

2012-02-13T20:47:46Z

Brooks Boyer Defends 2012 Slogan

Brooks Boyer defends the Sox 2012 slogan, "Appreciate the Game" in today's Crain's Chicago. Apparently Robin Ventura was the inspiration. Sadly, SSS is snubbed in favor of White Sox Interactive for snarky fan commentary.

2012 Chicago White Sox Consensus Top 36 Prospects

2012-02-13T15:31:51Z

2012 Chicago White Sox Consensus Top 36 Prospects

I accumulated a variety of sources and weighed each prospect based on where they were ranked by each list to come up with a top 36 list. This also includes links to all of the lists and a spreadsheet that contains all ranks for each player for each list.

Top 101 Baseball Prospects

2012-02-13T14:21:00Z

Top 101 Baseball Prospects

Unless I missed one, the White Sox have exactly ONE in the Top 101, and he comes in at #81.
Read it and weep.

Marlins Make Offer to Cespedes

2012-02-12T22:51:05Z

Marlins Make Offer to Cespedes

Bill James: Open Letter To The Hall Of Fame

2012-02-09T23:32:40Z

Bill James: Open Letter To The Hall Of Fame

I hope you understand that I would never sacrifice my reputation by arguing that a player belongs in the Hall of Fame if I did not sincerely believe this to be true. Yes, Dwight Evans works for the Red Sox, and I work for the Red Sox, and I'm not saying this is not relevant to why I am writing, but … I wouldn't argue that Dwight Evans had a Hall of Fame quality career if the kinds of analysis that I do all the time did not show this to be true. It's not really that I wouldn't; I couldn't. I've spent years explaining to the public every step I take in evaluating a player. If I didn't follow those steps, the people who have read my stuff over the years would know immediately that I wasn't playing by the rules, and they would tear me a newbie over it right away.

Keith Law says our minor league system sucks - hard.

2012-02-09T02:08:10Z

Keith Law says our minor league system sucks - hard.

So we are at the bottom of his list. And I guess we are not very close to 29 either.