Alexei Ramirez News

When judging how last year's 27-year-old breakout class fared, it is a tale of two extremes.

The price definitely was right for the White Sox concerning the free-agent signing of Andruw Jones, a $500,000 deal for 2010 with up to an additional $1 million in performance bonuses, as announced by the team Wednesday.

According to multiple reports, including Bruce Levine of ESPN, the White Sox have signed former All-Star outfielder Andruw Jones.

Dave van Dyck writes about the White Sox' potential signing of Vizquel for the Chicago Tribune: The Sox first tried to sign Vizquel when he became a free agent after his days with the Indians, when he was still a Gold Glove shortstop.

Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX.

Unless Gordon Beckham improves his Spanish, or shortstop Alexei Ramirez expresses himself better in English, the biggest challenge for the White Sox 's new double-play combination might be communication on the field.

Years from now, no one will care that Gordon Beckham was fifth in the 2009 American League Rookie of the Year voting.

In this year of change, healthcare reform and rising unemployment, the White Sox played the role of clunkers.

Cleveland's Trevor Crowe steals second base as shortstop Alexei Ramirez makes the late tag in the third inning.

After Chicago White Sox trade of Chris Getz and Josh Fields, Alexei Ramirez should go back to second base Rick Morrissey In the wake of the news November 6, 2009 The world as we know it is not going to end if the White Sox move third baseman Gordon Beckham to second base, though the true Beckham believers among you might build survival bunkers just ...

One of the big question marks coming into 2009 was where Alexei Ramirez would be defensively after moving from second base to his natural position of shortstop.

Guillen wants Nix and Lillibridge to be the Sox ? utility infielders in 2010, but there is a catch.

Manager Ozzie Guillen believes the bulk of the White Sox 's 2010 roster is set, and Gordon Beckham gave him another reason to feel optimistic about it.

With Joe Torre , Bobby Cox and Lou Piniella saying they don't plan to manage after their contracts end in 2010, it could make sense for Tony La Russa to return to the Cardinals with a one-year contract or even sit out a season.

Former Baron Gordon Beckham has found a home with the White Sox. If he'd stuck around Birmingham just a couple of months longer, Gordon Beckham might have wound up the Southern League's Most Valuable Player.

JAKE PEAVY: In his three starts, Peavy went 3-0, beating the Tigers twice. He was an ace in the National League, but what the Sox really like about the veteran is his makeup.

I enjoy playing general manager as much as the next baseball fan. But I'd have to think twice about actually doing the job.

Detroit -- All is right again with the Tigers. That's what happens when they send Justin Verlander to the mound in a pressure-packed game.

Chris Getz certainly can be satisfied with his rookie performance for the White Sox.

The first two games of the post-Eric Wedge era in Cleveland unfolded Wednesday with Wedge as manager.