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18 hrs ago | BleacherReport

Report: Omar Vizquel To Join Chicago White Sox

Various media outlets are reporting that 43-year-old Omar Vizquel, a potential Hall-of-Fame shortstop, is close to agreeing to a one-year contract to join the Chicago White Sox.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Baseball Players, Omar Vizquel, Chris Getz, Josh Fields

Sat Nov 21, 2009

ESPN

Source: White Sox close to deal with Vizquel

The Chicago White Sox are in negotiations with Omar Vizquel 's agents, Arn Tellem and Tom Reich, to sign the shortstop for the 2010 season, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Baseball Players, Omar Vizquel, Alexei Ramirez

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Fox Sports

Source: White Sox close to signing veteran SS

Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Baseball Players, Omar Vizquel, Alexei Ramirez

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Major League Baseball

White Sox likely to monitor bargains

Under the Ken Williams regime on the South Side of Chicago, the White Sox have been known to target specific players of interest moving into the offseason and then act quickly in the Hot Stove period to fill those particular needs.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Chris Getz, Josh Fields, Baseball Players, Mark Teahen, Bobby Jenks

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Chicago Tribune

Fred Mitchell: Gordon Beckham will bridge language barrier with Alexei Ramirez

Unless Gordon Beckham improves his Spanish, or shortstop Alexei Ramirez expresses himself better in English, the biggest challenge for the White Sox 's new double-play combination might be communication on the field.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Alexei Ramirez, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Chris Getz, Josh Fields

Tampabay.com

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Jeff Niemann says being considered for rookie of the year is plenty

RHP Jeff Niemann said the offseason has given him a chance to finally reflect and soak in what a roller-coaster rookie year he had.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tampa Bay Rays, Major League Baseball, American League, Baseball Players, Rick Porcello, Wade Davis

Mon Nov 16, 2009

WIAT-TV Birmingham

BBWAA set to name top rookies

The Baseball Writers' Association of America will hand out their first two postseason awards on Monday, as the American and National League Rookies of the Year will be announced.

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Related Topix: Sports, National League, Major League Baseball, Evan Longoria, Baseball Players, Elvis Andrus, Rick Porcello, Texas Rangers

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Major League Baseball

A's Bailey hopes to pull ROY upset

Andrew Bailey's rise from Minor League obscurity to Major League limelight is a story that won't soon be forgotten.

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Related Topix: Sports, Oakland Athletics, Major League Baseball, Texas Rangers, Baseball Players, Elvis Andrus, American League, Kurt Suzuki

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Major League Baseball

Williams: Big free agents unlikely

The question handed to Ken Williams during Monday's opening afternoon of the 2009 General Managers Meetings at the O'Hare Hilton dealt with respect, and the topic of the respect question was free-agent outfielder/designated hitter Hideki Matsui.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Baseball Players, Hideki Matsui, Jake Peavy, Scott Podsednik

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Bleacher Report

Gordon Beckham: An Early 2010 Projection

Gordon Beckham is certainly a hot topic now, and not just because he's a candidate for the Rookie of the Year Award .

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players

BleacherReport

Report: White Sox Pass On Chone Figgins

Reports from the GM Meetings in Chicago are that the Chicago White Sox will not make a run at utility stud Chone Figgins.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Chris Getz, Baseball Players, Josh Fields, Mark Teahen

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Major League Baseball

Beckham move makes Sox stronger

Friday's acquisition of Mark Teahen from Kansas City gave the White Sox instant flexibility.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Baseball Players, Alexei Ramirez, A.J. Pierzynski

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Fox Sports

The Deal Hunters

White Sox general manager Ken Williams heads to the GM meetings with a nice little to-do list, mostly because he has little money for free agency.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Baseball Players, Mark Teahen, Kansas City Royals, Chris Getz, Josh Fields

Sun Nov 08, 2009

ChicagoSports.com - Chicago White Sox

Beckham should move to shortstop

After Chicago White Sox trade of Chris Getz and Josh Fields, Alexei Ramirez should go back to second base Rick Morrissey In the wake of the news November 6, 2009 The world as we know it is not going to end if the White Sox move third baseman Gordon Beckham to second base, though the true Beckham believers among you might build survival bunkers just ...

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Chris Getz, Josh Fields, Baseball Players, Alexei Ramirez

Sat Nov 07, 2009

ChicagoSports.com - Chicago White Sox

Phil Rogers: White Sox still have work to do

Gordon Beckham makes sense at second base. But moving him there is not a huge upgrade for the White Sox without the addition of an All-Star level third baseman.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, American League, American League Central, Baseball Players, Jim Thome, Jermaine Dye, Gavin Floyd

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Fox Sports

White Sox get Teahan from Royals for 2 infielders

Teahen batted .271 with a 12 home runs and 50 RBIs in 144 games with the Royals in 2009.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Chris Getz, Baseball Players, Josh Fields, Octavio Dotel

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Myrtle Beach Online

White Sox sign Kotsay to one-year deal

The Chicago White Sox signed veteran utilityman Mark Kotsay to a one-year, $1.5 million contract on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Mark Kotsay, Baseball Players, Matt Thornton

Chicago Sun-Times

White Sox trade Chriz Getz and Josh Fields to Royals for Mark Teahen-report

The White Sox have traded Josh Fields and Chris Getz to Kansas City in exchange for infielder-outfielder Mark Teahen, according to the New York Daily News.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Josh Fields, Baseball Players, Mark Teahen, Chris Getz, Jermaine Dye

Tue Nov 03, 2009

BleacherReport

2010 Dynasty Rankings: Top 15 Third Baseman

There are some fairly significant changes between our yearly league rankings and our dynasty rankings, in part due to some tremendous young talent like Pablo Sandoval and Gordon Beckham.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco Giants, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox

Sun Nov 01, 2009

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Florida Marlins: Peers pick Happ over Coghlan

The players have spoken. Their top NL rookie is World Series-bound Phillies left-hander J.A. Happ.

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Related Topix: Sports, Florida Marlins, Major League Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Baseball Players, J.A. Happ, Chicago White Sox

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