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QUOTE (BaseballNick @ Dec 11, 2009 -> 02:26 PM)
He was doing his job. How does Cowley reporting that the two sides were talking almost ruin the deal?

More teams got involved with his agent, there was even a "tryout" scheduled for teams to watch him workout. He was doing his job, but it slowed down KW's progress and may have upped the price a bit.

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QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 11, 2009 -> 02:27 PM)
More teams got involved with his agent, there was even a "tryout" scheduled for teams to watch him workout. He was doing his job, but it slowed down KW's progress and may have upped the price a bit.

 

 

I don't get it, Cowley gets bashed around here for "not doing his job", but he does "his job" and gets bashed for doing that. You can't have it both ways.

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QUOTE (spiderman @ Dec 11, 2009 -> 02:14 PM)
Do the White Sox now move Jenks? Personally, I wouldn't, but they are about to go to arbitration with him, and Williams may feel that he can save money by moving Jenks while still having 2 guys (Putz and Thornton) who can step in for Jenks...or do the Sox stay with Jenks, and enter the season with what looks to be nice late inning options for Guillen.

This is what Putz absolutely can not be counted on to do.

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QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 11, 2009 -> 02:27 PM)
More teams got involved with his agent, there was even a "tryout" scheduled for teams to watch him workout. He was doing his job, but it slowed down KW's progress and may have upped the price a bit.

Lucky for Joe he doesn't work for the White Sox organization and has no responsibility to help deals go down as smoothly as possible.

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QUOTE (Big Daddy Kool @ Dec 11, 2009 -> 02:31 PM)
I don't get it, Cowley gets bashed around here for "not doing his job", but he does "his job" and gets bashed for doing that. You can't have it both ways.

 

Agreed. Someone mentioned he was "showing off" to the press. Give me a break. There was news, and he reported on that news.

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http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2009/...co-could-b.html

Ken Williams: Jenks still Sox's closer

 

By Mark Gonzales

 

General manager Ken Williams spoke confidently about the depth of the White Sox's bullpen after Friday's acquisition of J.J. Putz.

 

"Obviously, Bobby (Jenks) is the closer," Williams said. "(Matt) Thornton can do a little bit of both, and now you have J.J. who also can do that. And everyone fills in behind them."

 

Putz's one-year, $3 million contract also calls for up to $3 million in incentives based on games finished.

Putz is rehabilitating from surgery that removed a bone spur and fragments from his right elbow last June. Williams said the Sox have followed Putz's rehab in Phoenix and that he passed a physical examination this morning.

 

"No restrictions whatsoever," Williams said of Putz's status.

 

Thornton, a former teammate of Putz in Seattle who lives in the same community in Peoria, Ariz., raved about the acquisition and the depth of the Sox's bullpen.

 

"It can be a five-inning game," Thornton said. "With the arms we got now."

 

It also appears more likely that versatile reliever D.J. Carrasco will not be tendered a contract by Saturday at 11 p.m. and become a free agent. The Sox met with Carrasco's agent Wednesday.

 

"You'll just have to wait for those things to come down the pipeline, and everything will reveal itself in time," Williams said.

 

With the bench and bullpen taken care of, Williams said the Sox will shift their main focus on the offense, where a leadoff hitter is needed.

 

Should the Sox find the resources to add a leadoff batter and a left-handed hitter, "we'd be in pretty good shape going into spring training," Williams said. "But I told you guys berfore there's always one more move to make, no matter what it is."

Have you ever heard a more ringing endorsement? There's no way he can trade/non-tender him now!

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QUOTE (Big Daddy Kool @ Dec 11, 2009 -> 12:31 PM)
I don't get it, Cowley gets bashed around here for "not doing his job", but he does "his job" and gets bashed for doing that. You can't have it both ways.

Cowley did a great job covering the Winter Meetings and he gets paid to uncover stuff about the Sox. HE did exactly that. Well done Joe!!

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QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 11, 2009 -> 03:24 PM)
Cowley did a great job covering the Winter Meetings and he gets paid to uncover stuff about the Sox. HE did exactly that. Well done Joe!!

He did his job well, it just made KW's slightly harder. IN the end, Putz wanted to come here, so he did.

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QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 11, 2009 -> 03:35 PM)
He did his job well, it just made KW's slightly harder. IN the end, Putz wanted to come here, so he did.

Wouldn't Putz's agent shopping around the White Sox's offer have had the same effect? Because there's no doubt he did just that.

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