Thanks to the recruiting influence of White Sox lefty Matt Thornton, as well as the small matter of $3 million, the club announced on Friday that right-handed reliever J.J. Putz was headed to the South Side for the 2010 season.

Greg Walker knows the reality of it.
Hal McRae, Carney Lansford, Von Joshua - just the latest casualties of a career that has the life expectancy slightly better than that of an adult mayfly.
No, make no mistake about it, hitting coach and job security will rarely be found in the same sentence.

If the White Sox sign an expensive free agent this off-season, it could be due in part to a new iPhone application for the Southeastern Conference.

It may sound absurd, but it's all part of a new way of operating on the South Side.

Crain'shas learned that on Monday, the White Sox will officially announce the launch of a new business operation that has nothing to do with baseball. The team has created Silver Chalice Ventures, a subsidiary that will focus initially on developing digital platforms for clients but ultimately could branch out into almost anything, according to Brooks Boyer, Sox chief marketing officer.

I dunno if this has been shared before, but what the hell else are you going to do today? just watch it.

Jenks is not a happy man, and it has nothing to do with another offseason beginning with trade rumors. Instead, during a weekend chat with MLB.com, Jenks took umbrage with the White Sox once again calling out his conditioning at the end of the 2009 season.

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