Virtually every player on the 35-man Hall of Fame ballot has some tie, tenuous or otherwise, to the Chicago White Sox. Some of the highlights:
After the 1996 season, Roger Clemens had decided — after his home state Houston Astros and Texas Rangers took a pass — that he wanted to settle in Chicago with his family, and pitch for the White Sox. He was looking for something in the neighborhood of $8 million per year, but Ron Schueler and his scouting staff infamously opted instead to reward Jaime Navarro with a four-year deal, $20 million deal.