Jermaine Dye News

Chris Getz, the Grosse Pointe South alumnus and White Sox starting second baseman, has been traded to the Royals, according to several news reports.

The Chicago White Sox have bought out the 2010 mutual option on outfielder Jermaine Dye, making him eligible to file for free agency.

The Jermaine Dye Era has all but come to an end on the South Side. The White Sox announced on Friday morning that that they bought out the 2010 mutual option on the right fielder, paying him $950,000 rather than picking up the $12 million for the upcoming season.

On Friday morning, the Chicago White Sox continued moving their roster pieces around before free agency begins by buying out right fielder Jermaine Dye .

The details took another day once the news broke, but the Royals and White Sox completed a deal Friday morning that sends third baseman/outfielder Mark Teahen to the Chicago for second baseman Chris Getz and third baseman/outfielder Josh Fields.

The White Sox looked out of sorts Monday night in an 8-1 loss to Baltimore, and their lineup and roster might include a few changes the next few days.

The White Sox's starting pitching finally supplemented a resurgent hitting attack Monday night.

Joe Mauer's American League MVP chances hinge on a vote by the Baseball Writers Association of America.

Greg Walker knows the reality of it. Hal McRae, Carney Lansford, Von Joshua - just the latest casualties of a career that has the life expectancy slightly better than that of an adult mayfly.

I was reading an article the other day where a baseball commentator said the qualities needed to make the playoffs aren't the qualities needed to succeed in the playoffs They said that deep starting pitching, production up and down the lineup, good middle relief and steady defense isn't nearly as important as having two dominant starters and a ...

Baseball season is officially over in Chicago. 2 days after the Cubs were swept out of the National League postseason... The White Sox were unable to convert on their fifth must win situation in a little over a week.

When the White Sox were pulling out their share of low-scoring games in April and May, the starting pitchers politely reminded everyone that their offense would pick up the slack in the future.

As Jermaine Dye's agent, one of Robert Bry's responsibilities is keeping his client happy.

"It seems like every time I go out there and have a game where something special happens, the rest of the year we don?t play good," Buehrle said.

The best thing about the offseason, as far as Ozzie Guillen is concerned? ''I don't have to watch baseball,'' the White Sox manager said.

The inconsistency of the Sox offense was one of the bigger issues for the team this season.

The White Sox certainly made final-week action interesting in the American League Central and even a bit dramatic with two wins to start this three-game weekend set against the Tigers at Comerica Park.

The Sox already splurged during the regular season with the acquisitions of Jake Peavy and Alex Rios.

Little goes a long way: The Sox won with just 2 hits in a game for the first time since April 28, against Seattle.

General manager Kenny Williams couldn?t wait to finish his news conference at U.S. Cellular Field before Wednesday night's 8-6 loss to the Minnesota Twins.