Chicago White Sox
Nov. 6: White Sox sign Mark Kotsay to a one-year contract worth $1.5 MM.There’s not a great deal of demand for an outfielder/first baseman who hasn’t had a decent year at the plate since 2005 (2009 line: 278/327/390). To be fair, there is some value here as a guy who can spot Paul Konerko, sub at all three outfield spots, and still hit righties fairly well. I just wonder if the Sox should be focusing on bigger, perhaps better solutions to their problems on offense.
Nov. 6: White Sox trade Chris Getz, Josh Fields and cash to the Royals for Mark Teahen.
Teahen is a placeholder at third, and that’s being generous. His bat is adequate, but his glove isn’t. You’d probably be better off waiting for Godot than waiting for Josh Fields to break out. The concern here is that you’re also giving up a useful, if flawed, player in Getz. And on a practical level, you’re paying more for Teahen and getting less service time before free agency. My guess is that this move doesn’t have a big impact on the team, either positive or negative.
