The White Sox and 11-time Gold Glove infielder Omar Vizquel have agreed to terms on a one-year, $1.75-million contract for 2011.

Vizquel, a three-time American League All-Star, hit .276 last season while making starts at third base, second base, shortstop and designated hitter. A native of Caracas, Venezuela, the switch-hitter has posted a .985 career fielding percentage, the highest ever among shortstops with at least 1,000 games played, and his 2,850 games played are the most by a foreign-born player in baseball history.

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Seems like a tad too much money. I say that assuming his stats will decline next year. Not a terrible signing though by any means

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Team Cutler.

Kennys' youth movement

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

I see what you are saying, though he is a known quantity. Even if he goes belly up like an Aaron Miles type at the plate, he is gonna field 3 positions pretty well and give you a solid effort. Some of it was probably a reward for his work this year with Alexei.

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1926-1931-1934-1942-1944-1946-1964-1967-1982-2006-2011

good signing...he can't possibly be the next Jeff Blauser

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my uncle is big into baseball, we're talking about the type of guy who has went and seen every team in the national league for the last three years. 90% of the time he wore an old shirt from the 94 strike that says "I AM A BASEBALL FAN (with the AM crossed out and a handwritten "was" scrawled above it) -- players and owners should try working a REAL job" which he loved so much he recently had it re-made, this time with the wording embroidered. even tho he's a die-hard lifelong cubs fan, this year he actually wore a cubs hat to a game for the first time i could ever remember.

anyways, back in the day we were sitting at a game and he coined a term for the orie blauser servais trifecta in the cubs lineup: the bermuda triangle.

whenever i see one of those dynamos referenced, i can't help but think of the bermuda triangle.

end of line.

# mcp

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Memo to Omar Vizquel: CHANGE YOUR JERSEY NUMBER for 2011! #11 is supposed to be retired on the South side! What was wrong with #17? There are other numbers you can wear. PUT THE #11 BACK IN MOTHBALLS!

re-signed

resigned

Two different things.

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Ба́бушка гада́ла, да на́двое сказа́ла—то ли до́ждик, то ли снег, то ли бу́дет, то ли нет.

You know, SHARK bitching all year about him wearing #11 is enough to make me hate this signing.

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I'm not the only one bitching about Omar Vizquel and the #11. There were guys on The SCORE who also weren't thrilled that Vizquel sported a number THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE RETIRED for Luis Aparicio. #5 is now available, possibly #12 if Anthony John Pierzynski and Paul Konerko's #14 aren't back next year...By the way, I know Alex Rios flipped the #15 he wore in Toronto to #51 here because Gordon Beckham wears #15 here...Vizquel could've flipped the #13 he wore for years to #31!

He is not wearing #14. Nobody will. That will be retired in 8-10 years.

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Frank, you're probably right about #14...

Am I the only one who remembers him bitching about not being able to handle being a bench player before Tehan went down?

Luckily Ozzie will make him this year's overworked veteran.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

If Aparacio says it is ok for him wear his number, what does it matter to you then

I don't care what Luis Aparicio says... I had a lot of trouble watching Vizquel wearing a number that is supposed to be retired...

Just like last year

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