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It was the kind of question that deserved a little more thought, especially from a general manager who enjoyed watching his starting rotation dominate during the 2005 postseason.

The question handed to Ken Williams during Monday's opening afternoon of the 2009 General Managers Meetings at the O'Hare Hilton dealt with respect, and the topic of the respect question was free-agent outfielder/designated hitter Hideki Matsui.

Royals' Mark Teahen follows through on a two-run home run against Detroit. Phil Rogers On Baseball , November 5, 2009 Mark Teahen might be Kenny Williams' perfect player.

Arizona Diamondbacks It was a tough year in Arizona and it ended even worse when the D-Backs No.

When rookie left-handed pitcher Cesar Ramos got his first Major League start in the final weeks of the regular season, he became the 15th different starting pitcher for the Padres in 2009.

San Diego Padres The Padres put their rebuilding program into full go last season, dealing off Jake Peavy and a slew of serviceable relievers.

Since the 2009 regular season came to a close during the first weekend of October, White Sox general manager Ken Williams has paid little attention to baseball.

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.

On the field, the Los Angeles Dodgers lost Game 1 of the National League Championship series .

Jake Peavy pitched eight scoreless innings and three White Sox had two RBIs as the AL Central-leading Detroit Tigers lost to Chicago, 8-0, tonight at Comerica Park.

This is beyond logic. This is unbelievable. This, my friends, is the essence of Cubdom.

They used 15 different starting pitchers, traded away a Cy Young Award winner and made a notable second-half push with an active roster of players who made a combined $26 million, many of whom started the season in the Minor Leagues.

Detroit Baseball connoisseurs saw Jake Peavy pitch a masterly game Friday night as the Chicago White Sox fricasseed the Tigers, 8-0, at Comerica Park.

How many familiar faces will the San Diego Padres be without when the team opens spring training from Peoria, Arizona in Febuary of next year? Trevor Hoffman is in Milwaukee for another season, signing a one year A $8 millionA dollar deal with a mutual option for the 2011 season that could be worth up to $8.5 million.

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.

DETROIT – The acquisitions of pitcher Jake Peavy and center fielder Alex Rios addressed issues well in advance of the 2010 season.

The last three games have been White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen's vision all along.

After a couple of seasons that were a disaster to put it nicely, the San Diego Padres have reportedly fired GM Kevin Towers.

Peavy delayed Detroit's chance to move closer to the AL Central title, pitching the Chicago White Sox past the slumping Tigers 8-0 Friday night.