entire pitching staff returns...will probably lose Konerko. I'm sure they'll be able to fill in at 1st and DH though...should be another good season from the sox in 06.
YOUR 2006 WHITE SOX?
<TABLE class=text cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width=450 border=0><TBODY><TR id=white bgColor=#000000><TD vAlign=top align=left>Position</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Name</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>2006 Status</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Comment </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>C</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>A.J. Pierzynski</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Arbitration eligible</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Should get two-year deal and bump from $2.25M salary </TD></TR><TR bgColor=#e0e0e0><TD vAlign=top align=left>1B</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Paul Konerko</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Free agent</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Strong postseason showing might push him out of Sox' range </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>2B</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Tadahito Iguchi</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Signed ($2.4 million)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Offense vanished in postseason, but defense valued </TD></TR><TR bgColor=#e0e0e0><TD vAlign=top align=left>SS</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Juan Uribe</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Signed ($3.15 million)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left></I>Emerged as a force both offensively and defensively </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>3B </TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Joe Crede</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Arbitration eligible</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left></I>Could get two-year package or nice raise from $400,000 </TD></TR><TR bgColor=#e0e0e0><TD vAlign=top align=left>LF</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Scott Podsednik</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Signed ($1.9 million)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Leadoff hitters are hot commodities; he's one of the best </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>CF</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Aaron Rowand</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Signed ($3.25 million)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Emerging leader is the symbol for grinder baseball </TD></TR><TR bgColor=#e0e0e0><TD vAlign=top align=left>RF</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Jermaine Dye</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Signed ($5 million)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left></I>World Series MVP could move to 1B if Konerko leaves </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>DH</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Carl Everett</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Free agent</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Sox are expected to buy out his option for $500,000 </TD></TR><TR bgColor=#e0e0e0><TD vAlign=top align=left>DH</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Frank Thomas</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Free agent</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Sox to buy out option for $3.5 million but might ink new deal </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>SP </TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Mark Buehrle</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Signed ($7.75 million)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Left-hander should reclaim title as ace of rotation </TD></TR><TR bgColor=#e0e0e0><TD vAlign=top align=left>SP </TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Jose Contreras</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Signed ($8 million)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left></I>Comfortable in Chicago, he will be a force in rotation </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>SP </TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Freddy Garcia</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Signed ($9 million)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>His extension in '05 began move to lock up rotation </TD></TR><TR bgColor=#e0e0e0><TD vAlign=top align=left>SP </TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Jon Garland</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Arbitration eligible</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Look for right-hander to land multiyear deal before camp </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>SP</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Orlando Hernandez</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Signed ($4.5 million)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Will battle Brandon McCarthy for final spot </TD></TR><TR bgColor=#e0e0e0><TD vAlign=top align=left>RP</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Dustin Hermanson</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Signed ($3 million)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Offseason should provide needed rest for sore back </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>RP</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Neal Cotts</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Under team control</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Left-hander will spend at least another year in bullpen </TD></TR><TR bgColor=#e0e0e0><TD vAlign=top align=left>RP</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Cliff Politte</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Club option ($1.2 million)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Team likely to exercise option on key setup man </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>Closer</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Bobby Jenks</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Under team control</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Postseason seasoning gave reliever key confidence boost</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
YOUR 2006 WHITE SOX?
<TABLE class=text cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width=450 border=0><TBODY><TR id=white bgColor=#000000><TD vAlign=top align=left>Position</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Name</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>2006 Status</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Comment </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>C</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>A.J. Pierzynski</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Arbitration eligible</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Should get two-year deal and bump from $2.25M salary </TD></TR><TR bgColor=#e0e0e0><TD vAlign=top align=left>1B</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Paul Konerko</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Free agent</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Strong postseason showing might push him out of Sox' range </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>2B</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Tadahito Iguchi</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Signed ($2.4 million)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Offense vanished in postseason, but defense valued </TD></TR><TR bgColor=#e0e0e0><TD vAlign=top align=left>SS</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Juan Uribe</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Signed ($3.15 million)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left></I>Emerged as a force both offensively and defensively </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>3B </TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Joe Crede</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Arbitration eligible</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left></I>Could get two-year package or nice raise from $400,000 </TD></TR><TR bgColor=#e0e0e0><TD vAlign=top align=left>LF</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Scott Podsednik</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Signed ($1.9 million)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Leadoff hitters are hot commodities; he's one of the best </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>CF</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Aaron Rowand</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Signed ($3.25 million)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Emerging leader is the symbol for grinder baseball </TD></TR><TR bgColor=#e0e0e0><TD vAlign=top align=left>RF</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Jermaine Dye</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Signed ($5 million)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left></I>World Series MVP could move to 1B if Konerko leaves </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>DH</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Carl Everett</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Free agent</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Sox are expected to buy out his option for $500,000 </TD></TR><TR bgColor=#e0e0e0><TD vAlign=top align=left>DH</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Frank Thomas</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Free agent</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Sox to buy out option for $3.5 million but might ink new deal </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>SP </TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Mark Buehrle</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Signed ($7.75 million)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Left-hander should reclaim title as ace of rotation </TD></TR><TR bgColor=#e0e0e0><TD vAlign=top align=left>SP </TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Jose Contreras</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Signed ($8 million)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left></I>Comfortable in Chicago, he will be a force in rotation </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>SP </TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Freddy Garcia</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Signed ($9 million)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>His extension in '05 began move to lock up rotation </TD></TR><TR bgColor=#e0e0e0><TD vAlign=top align=left>SP </TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Jon Garland</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Arbitration eligible</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Look for right-hander to land multiyear deal before camp </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>SP</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Orlando Hernandez</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Signed ($4.5 million)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Will battle Brandon McCarthy for final spot </TD></TR><TR bgColor=#e0e0e0><TD vAlign=top align=left>RP</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Dustin Hermanson</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Signed ($3 million)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Offseason should provide needed rest for sore back </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>RP</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Neal Cotts</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Under team control</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Left-hander will spend at least another year in bullpen </TD></TR><TR bgColor=#e0e0e0><TD vAlign=top align=left>RP</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Cliff Politte</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Club option ($1.2 million)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Team likely to exercise option on key setup man </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>Closer</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Bobby Jenks</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Under team control</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Postseason seasoning gave reliever key confidence boost</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>