Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
June 09, 2005
To Trade or Not to Trade

Ken Williams is not trying to trade Carl Everett, but he's not not trying to trade Carl Everett.

A short stroll Wednesday from the hotel to Coors Field gave White Sox general manager Ken Williams an opportunity to let Carl Everett know he's not being shopped to other teams.

"I told him, `No. 1, don't start packing your bags, listening to the rumors,'" Williams said of his talk with Everett, who lost his full-time designated hitter duties with the return of Frank Thomas but started in left field Wednesday.

"`There's nothing on the horizon anywhere. No. 2, if there's something that made sense, you know me. But it would have to make real sense for us, short term and long term."

So if you want Carl Everett, give Ken a call. More importantly, Williams can really try to improve the team:

In assessing the trade market, Williams said he had the authorization to increase the Sox's player payroll, which is slightly above $75 million.

"If there's a special player who comes available and we see him as a fit, and [club Chairman] Jerry Reinsdorf is happy about our start as well as anyone, we're not going to be afraid to go down those roads," Williams said.

The White Sox are one of a handful of teams whose fans should no longer be kept waiting for a championship. They haven't won the World Series since 1917 and have not been particularly cursed. They just never developed any power hitters until Baines and Thomas came along. The time is ripe to great the bank and go for the all the marbles.


Posted by David Pinto at 11:16 AM | Players | TrackBack (0)
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