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White Sox Still Want Rowand

The White Sox would like to sign center fielder Aaron Rowand, whom they dealt to Philadelphia for Jim Thome, but a deal's on hold because agent Craig Landis wants to touch base with other teams during next week's winter meetings before getting serious.

Via Rocky Mountain News


White Sox Finalize Four-Year, $19M Deal With Linebrink

The White Sox bolstered their porous bullpen, finalizing a four-year contract with reliever Scott Linebrink.

Linebrink's deal is worth $19 million.

The White Sox hope that Linebrink will help shore up a bullpen that was the third-worst in baseball with a 5.47 ERA in 2007.

Via Yahoo.com


Report: Linebrink Agrees To Deal With White Sox

One of baseball's shakiest bullpens from 2007 appears close to adding a major stabilizing force for the '08 campaign.

According to a report on Wednesday night from ESPN 1000 in Chicago, the White Sox and Scott Linebrink have agreed to a four-year, $19 million deal. General Manager Ken Williams issued a no comment when asked about the possible signing via e-mail, but a source close to the situation said the deal was pending a physical and might not become official until early next week.

The right-handed setup man posted a 3.71 ERA over 71 games in total for the Padres and Brewers in 2007. During an eight-year career covering 384 games, Linebrink has a 30-16 record with a 3.21 ERA and 378 strikeouts in 442 2/3 innings.

Via MLB.com


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