Hmmm...I think it's safe to say that the combo of Corky Miller & Ramon Castro weren't nearly as productive as Anthony John Pierzynski this past season as the White Sox backup catcher. I don't think Tyler Flowers is that Major League ready...

please know let flowers get some mlb experience.

White Sox Eyeing Henry Blanco
By Mark Polishuk [November 17 at 5:59pm CST]
If San Diego doesn't re-sign Henry Blanco before their exclusive negotiating window ends on Thursday, it appears as if there is at least one known suitor for the veteran catcher. According to Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune, Blanco's agent Steven Schneider singled out the White Sox as one of "several teams" who have shown interest in Blanco's services.

Blanco's role in Chicago would be to back up incumbent starter A.J. Pierzynski, with Blanco providing a natural right-handed hitting counterpart to the lefty Pierzynski. The batting is secondary, however, to Blanco's defensive presence and ability to throw out runners. Blanco threw out 40 percent of all runners attempting to steal on him in 2009.

The White Sox would be the eighth team that Blanco has played for in his 12-year career, but it wouldn't be his first time in Chicago. Blanco's longest stint with any club was with the Cubs from 2005 to 2008, and Schneider told Gonzales that the catcher and his family enjoyed their time living in the Windy City

After witnessing Kenny Williams trade patterns, if the Sox sign Hank White, Flowers may be swapped.

Blanco would be here for 1 year, maybe 2. From all we know, the Sox still believe Flowers is their catcher of the future, and would probably take over for AJ after this season. Signing Blanco wouldn't seem to impact Flowers long-term future, probably his short-term.

I agree on the Blanco angle - his being here will not effect Flowers. But Flowers is an asset for Kenny and Kenny always winds up trading his young assets.

Of the starting lineup and rotation how many are homegrown?

C: FA from Giants
1B: Trade with Reds
2B: Homegrown (although many would say ready-made coming out of UGA)
SS: Cuban National Team (never played in the minors for the White Sox)
3B: Royals
LF (assuming Pods): Originally a trade from MIL, more recently a FA from COL
CF: Waiver from TOR
LF: Trade from AZ

So I'll give 1.5 for Beckham and Alexi.

Rotation:
Peavy: SD
Danks: TEX
Floyd: PHI
Buehrle: Homegrown
Garcia: FA from DET, Trade from SEA

So 1 homegrown.

So of the 13 top players in your club, you've brought 2.5 of them through your own system. Meaning, I'll be shocked if Flowers remains in the system waiting for his time to come.

Kenny trades prospects for major league talent. So what?

Yeah but Kenny traded for Flowers. His history is he trades players he drafted. Unless Kenny gets offered a deal he can't refuse Flowers is the catcher of the future.

Keyser, Tyler Flowers isn't ready and I saw very little from the "catcher of the future" when he was part of the September call-ups. The fact of the matter is that White Sox catchers can't throw opposing runners out, and that's a problem right now.

he can spell AJ

That really isn't that difficult.

(rimshot)