Rumor Mill

A lot of names are being bandied about in the daily papers as being potential members of the 2007 White Sox. Unfortunately, none to this point are pitchers.

One possibility is Miguel Tejada. The Sox have been on the cusp of acquiring for a couple years, but things have never quite worked out. With the struggles of Juan Uribe in 2006, the Sox need an upgrade at shortstop. By trading Freddy Garcia, Uribe, and Scott Podsednik, the Sox could free up enough payroll to acquire Tejada and still be able to afford bullpen upgrades.

Another possibility is Juan Pierre. Pierre and Ozzie Guillen have a history together from their time in Florida, and Ozzie loves Pierre, who would answer the lead-off question. However, Pierre's .330 OBP is even lower than Podsednik's this year.

A third possibility is Chone Figgins. Apparantely, there are rumors that the Angels might trade him to the White Sox for Joe Crede. Personally, I think that would be a terrible move. Figgins is good at a number of positions but is great at none, while Joe Crede is a great third basemen. While Figgins would be an ideal leadoff candidate, he would not make up for losing Crede in the Sox lineup. I am all for acquiring Figgins but only if he plays left field and doesn't mean losing Crede.