Offseason Moves

It appears that the White Sox won't be too aggressive in the free-agent market this winter. They have already committed $78 million towards 13 players for next season's team. That means that the Sox will only have around $15 million to work with for the rest of their team because their payroll usually is in the $93 million range. So don't count on the Sox signing any big name free agents. However one area that the Sox could spend some money is to fix up their bullpen. Going in to the 2009 season the bullpen looked to be a strong suit, however it looks like its going to be the weakest area for the Sox this season. That being said, I don't expect the Sox to sign any big names to help their bullpen, instead they will hope for Scott Linebrink to have a rebound year. If Linebrink can return to his pre-2009 form the Sox bullpen could look become a strength for the team.