Gavin Floyd News

Ken Williams acknowledged he has a payroll number to work with. "But I always work on changing it," the White Sox general manager said with a smile Wednesday after baseball's general managers' meetings concluded at the O'Hare Hilton.

For Blue Jays rookie general manager Alex Anthopoulos it will be easy, says one of his counterparts.

Gordon Beckham makes sense at second base. But moving him there is not a huge upgrade for the White Sox without the addition of an All-Star level third baseman.

The words "job security" and John Danks probably won't come into play during the length of the left-hander's tenure on the South Side of Chicago.

If not for the nature of Gavin Floyd's season-ending injury, the right-hander's following assessment of this particular malady would serve as a somewhat clumsy attempt at humor.

While the White Sox should have some spending ability on the free agent market, most of the top players will probably end up beyond their price range.

After all, an AL East presence in the Fall Classic -- as has been the case each of the last two seasons and nine of the prior 14 -- reminds the rest of the industry how challenging the division is.

Four teams are left in contention for the 2009 World Series, but an important evaluating tool toward the 2010 season for all 30 major league teams starts Tuesday when the Arizona Fall League begins play.

My personal thanks and appreciation to all White Sox fans for a terrific season in 2009.

Your table is ready. . . . Mark Buehrle -- Always and forever. . . . John Danks -- Connect the dots: Pitching faster = pitching better = $$$$. . . . Gavin Floyd -- If Bert Blyleven wasna t a Twinkie guy, hea d be the perfect tutor for your curveball.

The final harsh lesson in a season of harsh lessons was awaiting the White Sox players in Motown this weekend.

It was almost an afterthought on if the White Sox would pick up the $1 million 2010 option on Freddy Garcia, but that scenario was put to rest on Tuesday afternoon, as a club source confirmed that Garcia would be back on the South Side next season.

As the White Sox limp toward the end of a sub-.500 season, they are determined to protect their strongest asset, which they believe can lead them to the playoffs in 2010.

The injuries are starting topile up as the White Sox enter the final five games of a rough 2009 season.

White Sox rookie second baseman Chris Getz had season-ending sports hernia surgery on Wednesday.

Defending the division title went out the window before the weekend series with Detroit -- officially.

Nick Blackburn is enjoying the Minnesota Twins ' late surge and everything that comes with it.

Live play-by-play of this afternoon's ALDS Game 3 from a girl who thinks she should be voted a playoff share for all her hard work in the cubicle.

Aside from Gavin Floyd and his achy left hip, shutting down other starting pitchers isn't in pitching coach Don Cooper's plans.

The White Sox conclude the home portion of their 2009 regular-season schedule Sunday afternoon against the Tigers.