As had been rumored, catcher Ramon Castro has been traded to the Chicago White Sox in return for RHP Lance Broadway. The deal cements Omir Santos’ place on the 25-man roster as the current backup to the returning Brian Schneider. Manager Jerry Manuel, however, said that although Schneider would get the bulk of the playing … Read more
According to Ken Rosenthal, the Chicago White Sox have signed Bartolo Colon to a one-year contract. Nice pickup by the ChiSox, who simply needed an extra guy to vie for a back-end rotation spot. They add Colon to the competition for the #5 slot and as insurance behind Jose Contreras, who is coming off an … Read more
Despite a report from Hal McCoy of the Dayton Daily News reporting that the White Sox traded outfielder Jermaine Dye to the Cincinnati Reds for young hurler Homer Bailey, there is yet confirmation that the deal is done — or even true. This according to the grunts on the floor in Las Vegas, who are … Read more
In his most recent column, Joel Sherman is reporting on several rumors. We’ll go over them one by one. Jenks / Dye / F-Mart Sherman claims there is nothing to the rumor that the Mets will trade Fernando Martinez to the White Sox as part of a package for Bobby Jenks and Jermaine Dye: “Talked … Read more
John Perrotto of Baseball Prospectus suggests that the White Sox and Mets are talking about a blockbuster trade that would send Fernando Martinez to Chicago in return for Bobby Jenks and Jermaine Dye. Strange, as Jermaine Dye — who has a no-trade clause — has repeatedly stated that he is not interested in going to … Read more
Pending a physical, the Braves have acquired Javier Vazquez and Boone Logan from the White Sox in exchange for Brent Lillibridge, Tyler Flowers, Jon Gilmore, and Santos Rodriguez. As isuzudude already commented, this deal likely takes Atlanta out of the running for Jake Peavy — though, the pieces the Padres want are still property of … Read more
That would be KANEKOA Texeira, not MARK TEIXEIRA. The Chicago White Sox dumped Nick Swisher and young righty Texeira on the Yankees in return for utilityman Wilson Betemit and prospects Jeffrey Marquez and Jhonny Nunez. Very strange deal from the Yankees’ POV, and in my estimation they overpaid. In Swisher, the Yankees get a left-handed … Read more
These Mets – White Sox rumors are only getting hotter. Now it’s reported that the White Sox are looking to trade outfielder Jermaine Dye, and have been specifically scouting Mets prospects Bobby Parnell and Eddie Kunz in the Arizona Fall League. From Mark Gonzalez of the Chicago Tribune: Tuesday night, several Sox officials watched Mets … Read more
