Black Sox Blog

The White Sox resigned Juan Uribe to a one year deal for $4.5 million.  It’s nice to just some peace and quiet with regard to Uribe because around this time last year was the time he was having his legal troubles in home country.  The short stop is good for about 20 homers but his OBP of less then .300 can be a drag on the team.  Still, with seventeen fielding runs above average last year at shortstop, he at least gives the White Sox some value.  And if he could just get back to a season like he had in 2004, then the $4.5 million would be a huge bargain.

Kevin Goldstein recently unveiled his list of top eleven White Sox prospects and things are looking thin.  You have Fautino De Los Santos on top but he’s at least a year away and he lists Gio Gonzalez and Aaron Poreda as four stars.  You don’t get a position player until the three star category with first baseman Chris Carter and centerfielder John Shelby rounding out the top five.