By Mark Gonzales
INDIANAPOLIS -- Most of the White Sox's winter meetings group arrived Sunday night in preparation for the four-day event.
Here are some facts to keep in mind as the Sox look to upgrade their roster:
No-trade rights: First baseman Paul Konerko has full no-trade rights, and pitcher Jake Peavy has a no-trade clause.
Mark Buehrle and A.J. Pierzynski have limited no-trade protection. They will receive full control once they earn 10 years of major league service midway through the 2010 season.
Money: The Sox have earmarked $75.925 million to 14 players for 2010. That does not include closer Bobby Jenks, third baseman Mark Teahen, pitcher John Danks and Carlos Quentin. That foursome could earn salaries costing the Sox well over $15 million.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Most of the White Sox's winter meetings group arrived Sunday night in preparation for the four-day event.
Here are some facts to keep in mind as the Sox look to upgrade their roster:
No-trade rights: First baseman Paul Konerko has full no-trade rights, and pitcher Jake Peavy has a no-trade clause.
Mark Buehrle and A.J. Pierzynski have limited no-trade protection. They will receive full control once they earn 10 years of major league service midway through the 2010 season.
Money: The Sox have earmarked $75.925 million to 14 players for 2010. That does not include closer Bobby Jenks, third baseman Mark Teahen, pitcher John Danks and Carlos Quentin. That foursome could earn salaries costing the Sox well over $15 million.
Part of Teahen's salary will be offset by the $1.5 million the Sox
received from Kansas City as part of the trade that sent Chris Getz and
Josh Fields to Kansas City.
The Sox are looking for a leadoff hitter, a backup catcher and a reliever.
The winter meetings usually conclude with the Rule 5 draft on Thursday morning. The Sox have lost players in the past but haven't been hurt severely, unless you count Fabio Castro and Jay Marshall.
Sox top pro scouts Dave Yoakum and Bill Scherrer are here, as well as scouting director Doug Laumann.
One of the more interesting decisions will be whether special assistant Dennis Gilbert will be allowed to sit in on organizational meetings. Gilbert is awaiting word on whether Major League Baseball will accept his offer to buy the Texas Rangers.
Gilbert has the support of Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf (who is expected to arrive in Indianapolis later today, weather permitting) and is well-liked in baseball circles.
It's not uncommon for teams to exclude high-ranking officials who are in line for other jobs from their own organizational meetings.
Gilbert could find out later this month whether MLB accepts his bid.
The Sox are looking for a leadoff hitter, a backup catcher and a reliever.
The winter meetings usually conclude with the Rule 5 draft on Thursday morning. The Sox have lost players in the past but haven't been hurt severely, unless you count Fabio Castro and Jay Marshall.
Sox top pro scouts Dave Yoakum and Bill Scherrer are here, as well as scouting director Doug Laumann.
One of the more interesting decisions will be whether special assistant Dennis Gilbert will be allowed to sit in on organizational meetings. Gilbert is awaiting word on whether Major League Baseball will accept his offer to buy the Texas Rangers.
Gilbert has the support of Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf (who is expected to arrive in Indianapolis later today, weather permitting) and is well-liked in baseball circles.
It's not uncommon for teams to exclude high-ranking officials who are in line for other jobs from their own organizational meetings.
Gilbert could find out later this month whether MLB accepts his bid.
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Jerry,
There's no need to act out your repressed homosexuality here. We're much more accepting at MLB now. Look at how we've come to accept Billy Beane and Bob Costas.