Back to the Chicago White Sox Newsfeed

White Sox Trade revisit: The mistake that was Nick Swisher

Every time the Chicago White Sox face Nick Swisher, my head is ready to explode.

It’s not personal. I think Swisher is a great guy and at different points in his career, was a solid baseball player.

But I can’t help but think what would have been if he had never been apart of the White Sox.

In the offseason of 2007, the White Sox were coming off of a 72 win season and were two years removed from winning a World Series.

At that time, center field was a revolving door that included Brian Anderson and then top prospect Jerry Owens.