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The Associated Press FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2011, file photo,
Cleveland Indians Kosuke Fukudome bats against the Minnesota Twins
during a baseball game in Cleveland. Kosuke Fukudome is joining the
Chicago White Sox for a fraction of the price he cost the Chicago
Cubs four years ago. The outfielder agreed Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012,
to a one-year contract that guarantees $1 million. He will get a
$500,000 salary this year, and the White Sox have a $3.5 million
option for 2013 with a $500,000 buyout. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan,
File)

The Rant: Add Fukudome to Williams’ list of poor acquisitions

By Matt Hopkinson | February 21, 2012

The Chicago White Sox signed free-agent outfielder Kosuke Fukudome, and from a monetary stand-point, there is no reason to raise an eyebrow at this signing.Its purpose proves baffling.One year removed from the "All-In" campaign that left the White Sox...

Viciedo could be the missing piece to the Sox lineup

By Jimmy Johnson | July 12, 2011

Don't call me Aristotle, but how can something so obvious to some people be completely lost to others? The something, or someone in this case, I'm referring to is White Sox prospect, Dayan Viciedo. And, the some people are the hierarchy of the Sox brass,...