The last four guys probably are not particularly rosterable, but including Turner's guaranteed money, that's slightly more than $25 million for six guys likely to break camp with the big club. And since Frazier and Lawrie could just be non-tendered after 2016, that is total sum of the commitments they have made overall this offseason, relative to $13.3 million that cleared off the books.
Read MoreThe White Sox signed a pitcher who in a recent podcast this author compared to a malformed male organ. The author stands by that, but likes the signing nonetheless.
Read MoreIt is going to be awfully weird to see Alexei Ramirez in another uniform. Luckily, he's headed to San Diego, which means he'll most likely never be seen again. Ramirez is reportedly headed to the left coast on a one-year deal with undisclosed terms, pending a physical. Even without the terms, it's looking pretty clear that the market for Ramirez did not exceed, and likely not even meet the heights of his one-year, $10 million option.
Read MoreIt's a waiting game on White Sox news of an acquisition that will bridge the gap between "a series of good moves" and "a good offseason," or even "a good team," and at last update they are "quietly in the mix," but it's a good time to remind that the White Sox being at risk for losing a compensatory draft pick is part of what makes this offseason a unique window of opportunity.
Read MoreThe White Sox didn't actually get anything done on Thursday, but the buzz of acquiring average (or better!) infielder for spare minor league arms has them talking like, well, the way they probably should have been talking the entire time.
Read MoreMost of Wednesday felt like the Sox deal for Lawrie had fallen through. After being reported to be on the doorstep of confirming the trade with Oakland as reporters were heading to bed Tuesday night, nearly all of Wednesday went by with no report of progress, some word of squabbling about the prospects going in return, and buzzing about the Sox now shifting their focus to Todd Frazier.
Read MoreThe White Sox have acquired third baseman and potential pyromaniac Brett Lawrie from the Oakland Athletics for minor league pitchers J.B. Wenkeldon and Zack Erwin. Lawrie, who hit .260/.299/.407 (94 wRC+) in 602 PAs with Oakland last year, looks to slot in the White Sox as-good-as vacant 3B hole, hopefully solidifying a position that has been in flummox for the last decade.
Read MoreTuesday began with a joke.
Read MoreThe White Sox didn't have a first day of Winter Meetings active enough to justify something like say, taking a day off work just to sit in front of Tweetdeck all day, but there are various reports that confirm their existence and vitality, and not just in a "The Braves are interested in signing [SERVICEABLE VETERAN WITH ZERO POTENTIAL FOR ABOVE-AVERAGE PRODUCTION]" type of way.
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