dave wilder Stories - South Side Sox
White Sox Smartly Silent on International Signing Day
Today marks the first day of baseball's international signing period, the designated time period when clubs can legally sign international amateurs most of whom are just 16 years old. The White Sox are not expected to make any significant splash, with some speculating that they will not hand out a...
The Pirates May Not Get Any Talent From the Dominican...
But at least that means they probably won't be involved with this scandal, in which it seems employees of various teams are under investigation for allegedly skimming off the tops of bonuses paid to Dominican players. This article mentions Nationals GM Jim Bowden and special assistant Jose Rijo as...
On the Wilder Fiasco
A Quick Recap Last Friday, taking a page out of the maybe they'll ignore it if we release this on Friday Bush Administration's book, the White Sox announced the firing of player personnel director Dave Wilder and two Dominican area scouts. While details were non-existent, I speculated that the...
Alexei Ramirez' First HR Overshadowed by Firings, Federal Investigation
It seems appropriate that Alexei Ramirez, who fled Cuba for the Dominican Republic last fall before signing with the Sox this winter, hit his first major league home run on the same day, just hours after, Dave Wilder was fired as Player Personnel Director following an investigation in the...
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