Dick Allen

The Yankees are about to sign Pavano, will probably get Johnson, and are unable to move Brown. I smell a rat if this is true.

Hopefully, Frank won't be Grant Hill, or Bill Walton. Foot and ankle injuries are difficult to heal, especially when you are as huge as Frank. The healing process seems to be more unpredictable than injuries to other parts of the body. Wouldn't surprise me if he was ready on opening day, and it wouldn't surprise me if he is out the entire season, and has played his last game for the Sox.

I don't think and I also hope the Sox have no interest in Larkin. If Vizquel was a key to their offseason retooling, and they refused (I agree with the decision, although I liked the thought of Vizquel at ss) to go an extra year at about $2 million more total than they offered for him because of age concern, then it would make no sense to give a guy who is older than Vizquel would be at the end of the 3 year contract they didn't want to hand out, anything more than minimum to play this year. As dissapointed as I am with Willie Harris, I still think at this stage he is better than Larkin, and he is the guy Larkin would be taking playing time away from. The Sox can do better, and not spend a lot of money.

Sorry, I didn't have time to read that. I just read the part you posted which has a 2002 date.

ARod's contract was also signed before the effective date.

I guess I am. It depends how much is deferred 20 years, how much 10 years etc. It wouldn't surprise me at all if a portion was deferred 20 years. JR has the White Sox in good financial order. I don't believe they have much debt , if any. If Selig would approve such a contract, it would be with the White Sox.

There are ways around this rule. Ask Vinny Castilla and the Rockies.

No need to be sarcastic, I'm just going by what Dr. Weil is quoted as saying in today's papers.

I am not saying Magglio and Boras are innocent. I am saying the White Sox haven't been totally straight with their version of the events the past 9 months, and we see another great player leave with bridges burned beyond repair. I understand Weil is not technically"employed" by the White Sox. But his relationship with the team would preclude him to advise Magglio without there being a connection to the team. I understand doctor/patient priviledge, what I don't understand is why Weil is now giving out all the details of the surgery if that is the reason he didn't tell the White Sox. I have a feeling he won't be the team podiatrist for much longer.

Here's the gray area. Magglio requested he not notify the White Sox. If Magglio hadn't requested that, he would have notified them. So, when he gave the referral to Magglio, he had every intention of notifying the White Sox, but didn't after the request. Once the story got out, he did tell the White Sox.

The guy is a team doctor of the White Sox. Magglio played for the White Sox. I understand your point, but if he's on the team's medical staff, and he's advising or referring players to other doctors, he is representing the team IMO.

According to Weil, go to the Tribune sports section, page 4, he was treating Frank. Frank was the guy who brought Weil and Magglio together. Frank may have a doctor in Las Vegas, but Weil also treated him.

He is or at least was a White Sox team doctor at the time, correct? He was treating Frank at the time.

No its not. Is Weil a team doctor? Did he refer Magglio to the Vienna doctor? Weil has all the reports on Magglio's european surgery. He knows what was reported. Funny how he didn't say anything to the White Sox about it, but is now giving all the details to the Tribune.

Yes he does. If he wants to say he didn't for the 5 minutes it took for him to give Magglio the referral, that's his business.

That doesn't appear to be accurate.

The fact is KW said yesterday, and Bruce Levine also reported that the White Sox are now at their 2005 budget with Jermaine Dye pulling in $4 million next year. Considering they have a few more holes to fill, this shows the White Sox, at least after they signed Garcia to an extension and brought in Contreras, if not before, had no intention of bringing Magglio back. The contract they offered Magglio, I'm sure they knew would be rejected. He went to Vienna after the White Sox declared him out for the season, and after the team already determined he would no longer play here, and under the advice of a White Sox team doctor.

Dr. Weil, who is on the team staff, gave Magglio the name. Weil is representing the White Sox, so therefore, giving the name to a White Sox player means the White Sox did give Maggs the name.

Its true. Weil admits it, but says he wasn't working as a White Sox doctor when giving Magglio the information. Frank talked to Weil about Magglio, because Magglio confided in Frank, worried that his career was in jeopardy.

Dr. Weil is probably in a little hot water with the White Sox.

Boras provided an email to Magglio from White Sox podiatrist Lowell Scott Weil, turning him on to the doctor. KW didn't know about it, White Sox doctors did.

Josh Beckett insists he will be a Red Sox

Ken Rosenthal on sportingnews.com says the Angels are close to signing Finley. It would end their pursuit of Beltran. Money hasn't seemed to have been an object for Moreno, and it appears that Beltran would get less than Vlad money. Finley has been very productive but is really getting up there in age. If I'm an Angels fan, I'd be a little pissed unless Beltran has given them indications he rather play somewhere else.

KW just refuted Boras' statements. One of my first posts stated that they should have been done with the mess a long time ago. Most who leave the White Sox, leave under a cloud of controversy. This started with Schueler, and KW has taken the torch and gone with it. I also said if it were my decision, I wouldn't have signed Magglio or offered him arbitration. Magglio's camp didn't handle the situation well, and until Tuesday, the White Sox handled it similarly. They should be above the agent's spin. KW should keep his mouth shut, and spend the time he would be talking, trying to improve the team.

The Brewers can afford Sheets. They outdrew the White Sox last season, and had a $30 million payroll.