Black Sox Blog

With the current compensation rules around for one more year, the White Sox are trying to pick up a draft pick as they offered Mark Buehrle arbitration.  Buehrle is a Type B free agent so the White Sox will get a sandwich pick out of the deal if he goes somewhere else.  A pretty good move and it was expected.

Juan Pierre on the other hand wasn’t offered arbitration.  He was also a Type B guy but the White Sox probably didn’t want to take the chance of his accepting.

Losing Buehrle is going to be a blow though.  He’s not flashy, but he’s been one of the more consistent left handers in the game for the past ten years.  He’s also a horse and it’s hard to find someone who throws 200 innings year in and year out.  He’s also one of the last cogs from the 2005 team.

When do White Sox tickets go on sale? There’s some solid teams on the schedule and I want to make sure I get mine.

The White Sox made some adjustments to their 40 man roster as the deadline to set it for the Rule 5 draft came and went.  Deunte Heath and Charlie Leesman were both added to the 40 man and that means no player can pick them up during the Winter Meetings in the Rule 5 draft.

It was an interesting choice because Jordan Danks and Terry Doyle were both left unprotected.  Danks played a second consecutive season at Triple A and with all of the outfielders the White Sox have, he must have been deemed expendable.   Doyle didn’t have a great season down in the minors but he shined in the Arizona Fall League.    Still, both Heath and Leesman could make the 2012 team so it’ll be interesting to see how this all plays out, namely will a team scoop up Danks or Doyle next month.