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White Sox outfielder Carlos Quentin showed in his debut on the South Side last season that he can carry a lineup, and he opened eyes across the American League by emerging as a front-runner in the MVP race until a fractured bone in his right wrist sidelined him the final month.
But if there were any lingering concerns that the wrist would be a long-term problem, Quentin dismissed those concerns recently.
"Everyone knows I would have been ready to go (in the second round of the playoffs) if we continued on with the season," Quentin said. "After we finished, I took two or three weeks off to make sure we had everything right with the wrist. There was no need to do anything else with it at that point, with a chance to re-injure it." Quentin acknowledged what general...
21 Nov 2008 at 1:05pm
Former major league All-Star Tim Raines signed a two-year contract to manage the Newark Bears of the Atlantic League. "I'm thrilled at the opportunity to manage the Newark Bears in the greatest sports region in the country," Raines said. "Newark is rich in baseball tradition, with legends like Yogi Berra, Monte Irvin and Ricky Henderson once calling the city home." Raines joins the Bears from the...
21 Nov 2008 at 12:44pm
The White Sox have reached a tentative agreement with young Cuban star Dayan Viciedo. The 19-year-old infielder/outfielder must pass a physical for the contract to be finalized, according to the player's agent, Jaime Torres. "He has agreed to a deal and is flying to Chicago," Torres said Friday. The contract was reported earlier by the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune.
21 Nov 2008 at 11:15am
The 19-year-old third baseman signs a record $11 million major league contract with a team that has other Cuban players.
21 Nov 2008 at 10:50am
The Chicago White Sox have reached an agreement to sign Cuban defector Dayan Viciedo, according to a published report.
20 Nov 2008 at 11:33pm
The holidays approach — Hanukkah begins Dec. 21 — which means Big League Stew is on the lookout for...
20 Nov 2008 at 6:12pm
Highlights of George Steinbrenner's career as owner of the New York Yankees: Jan. 3, 1973 -- Heads group that purchases Yankees from CBS Inc. Sept. 30, 1973 -- Manager Ralph Houk resigns, starting the first of 20 manager changes Steinbrenner would make through 1995. Aug. 30, 1974 -- Fined $15,000 by U.S.
The next time someone doubts him, Dustin Pedroia will have a pretty good answer. He can just hold up his AL MVP award. Told forever that he was too little to play with the big leaguers, Pedroia added to his ever-expanding trophy case Tuesday. The Boston second baseman with the meaty swing easily beat out Minnesota slugger Justin Morneau, Red Sox teammate Kevin Youkilis and record-setting closer...
18 Nov 2008 at 10:52pm
The tiny Red Sox second baseman stood tall after Ramirez was traded and excelled in pressurized Boston.
18 Nov 2008 at 7:11pm
Pima County's supervisors voted 5-0 on Tuesday to allow the Chicago White Sox to end their spring training contract with the county so they can move immediately to the Phoenix suburb of Glendale. The White Sox will pay the county $5 million to leave. The American League team's contract had called for staying at Tucson Electric Park through 2012.
18 Nov 2008 at 6:06pm
Ken Griffey Jr. has joined a new team. The star outfielder became the newest American Public Diplomacy Envoy, introduced Tuesday by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Griffey is set to make his first baseball-related trip for the State Department to Panama in January. In his role, he'll represent the "values of the United States, not the government of the United States," Rice said.
18 Nov 2008 at 2:56pm
The Chicago White Sox announced Tuesday that the organization will move to its new spring training facility in Glendale, Arizona in 2009.
18 Nov 2008 at 2:21pm
Red Sox second baseman was the clear winner in an open field after producing a well-rounded year.
17 Nov 2008 at 2:02pm
The Chicago White Sox claimed right-handed reliever Kelvin Jimenez off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday. The 28-year-old Jimenez posted a 5.63 ERA in 15 appearances for the St. Louis Cardinals last season. He spent most of the season with Triple-A Memphis in the Cardinals' system, going 1-6 with a 2.92 ERA and 12 saves in 46 relief appearances.
15 Nov 2008 at 12:06am
Free-agent shopping promises to be hotter than Christmas sales, and we take a look at the teams who has the lists -- and the money -- to cart off the best players.
14 Nov 2008 at 6:17pm
White Sox outfielder Carlos Quentin said his surgically repaired right wrist has responded well and he's been able to do some light hitting without any problems. "Just kind of going through the normal routine in the offseason where I've just gotten back into hitting and I really haven't felt much of it during the swing," Quentin said Friday during a conference call.
Nick Swisher became the first part of the New York Yankees' offseason makeover when he was acquired from the Chicago White Sox on Thursday in a five-player trade. Choosing to address first base before concentrating on pitching when the free-agent market opens Friday, the Yankees obtained Swisher and right-hander Kaneoka Texeira for pitching prospect Jeff Marquez, infielder Wilson Betemit and minor...
Joe Maddon took Tampa Bay from last place to first, a few years after Lou Piniella tried to turn that trick himself. But it didn't take Piniella long to find success elsewhere, and both managers were big winners Wednesday. Maddon easily won the American League Manager of the Year award for guiding the Rays from baseball's basement to the World Series.
Herb Score, the Cleveland Indians pitcher and former broadcaster whose promise on the mound was shattered by a line drive, died Tuesday. He was 75. Score died at his home in Rocky River, Ohio, the team said in a statement. He had been in a wheelchair since suffering a stroke in 2002, four years after he was seriously injured in a car accident.
11 Nov 2008 at 5:33pm
Alexei Ramirez emerged as one of the biggest surprises for the Chicago White Sox last season and now he's ready -- if needed -- to move from second base to shortstop. "I'd be extremely happy. I do feel it's my natural position, I feel it's the position that I've always felt most comfortable and natural in," the former Cuban League star said Tuesday in a conference call.
11 Nov 2008 at 2:38am
Evan Longoria started the season in the minors and ended it in the World Series. Geovany Soto helped the Chicago Cubs reach the playoffs from his spot behind the plate. Rare achievements for a pair of rookies -- but these were no ordinary freshmen. Longoria won the American League Rookie of the Year award in a unanimous vote and Soto ran away with the NL honor Monday, capping impressive seasons that...
6 Nov 2008 at 12:48pm
President-elect Barack Obama began preparing for the transition into the Oval Office well before Tuesday's...
6 Nov 2008 at 7:24am
The Boston Red Sox may be able to swap Julio Lugo for another bad contract in a change-of-scenery deal.
6 Nov 2008 at 12:00am
After he fixes the economy, ends the war, makes sure all children have health care and revamps the public education system, President-elect Barack Obama can start to worry about more important things, like not bouncing the ball in front of the plate.
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