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ChiSox close to Omar Vizquel deal File photo: Omar Vizquel stretches before batting practice Tuesday, Oct.

This is an Aug. 19, 2009, file photo showing Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Zack Greinke delivering a pitch against the Chicago White Sox in the first inning during, a baseball game in Chicago.

David Holmberg, LHP 11. C.J. Retherford , 2B Four More: 12. Jhonny Nunez , RHP: Nunez has a 93-95 mph fastball and a very good slider, both of which should fit in a big-league bullpen, though he falls short of being the late-inning type.

This is an Aug. 19, 2009, file photo showing Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Zack Greinke delivering a pitch against the Chicago White Sox in the first inning during, a baseball game in Chicago.

Fifth. That was tough for Gordon Beckham to swallow. While the White Sox third baseman wasn't expecting to be holding up the American League Rookie of the Year trophy on Monday, he admittedly was surprised that he finished fifth in the voting by the baseball writers.

Whitetail deer are the jewel of a wildlife mosaic at Kirk Gibson's 1,300-acre ranch, a heavenly parcel in Michigan's northeast Lower Peninsula dotted with wetlands, hardwoods, apple trees, and deer-dining crops of corn, soybeans, rye, clover, and alfalfa.

Who was more valuable to the White Sox: Robin Ventura or Joe Crede? Which outfielder would you rather have in your all-time Sox lineup: Jermaine Dye or Shoeless Joe Jackson? Is Luis Aparicio the greatest shortstop the Windy City has ever known? More importantly, which Chicago White Sox player had the greatest ever offensive season at his position? ...

It was the kind of question that deserved a little more thought, especially from a general manager who enjoyed watching his starting rotation dominate during the 2005 postseason.

Shortly after saying he is in the hunt for ''that ideal leadoff guy,'' general manager Ken Williams shot down speculation that speedy free agent Chone Figgins is on the White Sox' radar.

Cubs general manager Jim Hendry is an old-school type who'd love to see a return to the days of wheeling and dealing among baseball's GMs.

Jermaine Dye isn't ruling anything out. After all, at 35 years old and 13-plus major league seasons under his belt, the about to be former White Sox outfielder has seen crazier things happen.

This is a Sept. 15, 2009, file photo showing Seattle Mariners ' Ken Griffey Jr. in the dugout during a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox , in Seattle .

Upon further review ... baseball general managers like instant replay the way it is.

Derek Jeter sure is stuffing his trophy case this year. The steady Yankees shortstop won his fourth Gold Glove on Tuesday, joining New York first baseman Mark Teixeira among the American League players rewarded for fantastic fielding.

Share + Nov 10, 2009 2:48 pm US/Central NEW YORK 1 of 1 Pitcher Mark Buehrle #56 of the Chicago White Sox pitches in the 9th inning as he pitches a perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays at U.S. Cellular Field on July 23, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.

For Blue Jays rookie general manager Alex Anthopoulos it will be easy, says one of his counterparts.

Instead of swaying palm trees, the roar of 747s greeted baseball's general managers Monday as they began gathering for their annual meeting.

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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The words "job security" and John Danks probably won't come into play during the length of the left-hander's tenure on the South Side of Chicago.