White Sox Exercise Options
The White Sox made four no-brainer moves today, exercising options to retain Mark Buehrle, Jermaine Dye, and Tadahito Iguchi while declining an option for Dustin Hermanson. Hermanson could still be re-signed at a lesser price.
Two needs are clear for Kenny Williams this offseason: he'll have to import an outfielder and a reliever. He'll probably try to unload Scott Podsednik for something useful. Other possible trade bait could include any member of the 2006 rotation or third baseman Joe Crede.
What do you think about the signing of Cuban defector Yuslan Herrera by the Pirates? Any way that transaction could bring about a trade of Jose Contreras (another Jaime Torres client) to Pittsburgh? The Bucs reportedly are shopping Maholm/Duke to Texas for Mark Teixeira and could offer the OF/RP help Ken Williams needs. Interested in hearing your opinion as it related to the Sox and Bucs...
Cory
A New Pirates Generation
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Posted by: newpiratesgen | October 31, 2006 at 08:23 AM
I doubt the Sox would trade Contreras.
Posted by: akirell | October 31, 2006 at 09:52 AM
The only starter off the table for the White Sox is Garland, and even he could be dealt in the right kind of deal...
Posted by: astrosfan | October 31, 2006 at 12:43 PM