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Jay1318
PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2011 3:02 pm 
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Lots of talk recently that Adam Dunn has, so far, been a free agent bust, and may be the the top of the class for this season's free agent busts. It's too soon to say how his White Sox career will be, but big money for 4 years will be a lot to live up to.

So who has been the worst free agent signing ever for the White Sox?

Todd Ritchie's name comes up a lot
David Wells maybe?

Kenny Williams hasn't really put the club in any horrible situations with contracts as far as I can recall.
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Jamie Navarro

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Jay1318
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How could I forget Jamie Navarro? Pretty easily I guess. Yeah, that was bad.
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He was the reason that Reinsdorf put the kibosh on giving 5 year contracts to pitchers (until Buehrle's extension).

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Signing/Hiring Hawk to be GM set the oranization back years and definitely did more damage (LaRussa alone) than the Navarro contract did.


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Jay1318 wrote:
So who has been the worst free agent signing ever for the White Sox?
Todd Ritchie's name comes up a lot


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Todd Ritchie wasn't a free agent signing. The Sox traded for him.


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Jay1318
PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2011 3:12 pm 
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Oops, meant to post in Sox forum.
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Jay1318 wrote:
Todd Ritchie's name comes up a lot
David Wells maybe?

Really? These names should never come up. Ever.

Both of those subpar pitchers were acquired via trade.

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PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2011 4:00 pm 
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Indeed, how could I forget shouldergate. Sirotka for Wells.

How was Todd Ritchie acquired?
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Jay1318 wrote:
Indeed, how could I forget shouldergate. Sirotka for Wells.

How was Todd Ritchie acquired?

Trade with Milwaukee for Kip Wells

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sjboyd0137 wrote:
Jay1318 wrote:
Indeed, how could I forget shouldergate. Sirotka for Wells.

How was Todd Ritchie acquired?

Trade with Milwaukee for Kip Wells

Most people referred to that Milwaukee team as the "Pittsburgh Pirates". :wink:

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Jake Peavy is gonna cost the Sox around $52 million (assuming they buyout 2013...I can't remember if that was waived). That would be for 3 years...plus the 3 meaningless game he pitched at the end of '09. Can't write him off yet as a bust, but he's almost half way through the contract and it hasn't been good so far.

(via trade, but whatever)


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I have a mental block on the Todd Ritchie experience. I don't think anyone else would blame me. To be fair, after some research, Ritchie wound up in Milwaukee, so meh, I had my teams backwards.

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