There is not a lot of flexibility in the White Sox payroll, and in fact Brett pushing the upper edge to close to $170 million strikes me as WAY bolder than anything we’ll see in the true offseason on the South Side. My theme: positional flexibility, keyed by a trade and a signing that drastically shifts the Sox from a stationary and flat-footed defensive team to a club with some swerve.
All that, and a payroll just 10% more than last season, which feels like a number Jerry Reinsdorf could stomach.
Arbitration-eligibles
Jimmy Cordero (rehabbing from Tommy John surgery) $1.