The White Sox on Friday traded pitcher Scott Linebrink and cash considerations to the Atlanta Braves for right-hander Kyle Cofield.

This just gets better and better.

Where is all of this new found cash coming from?

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Beat me to it Frank. Nicely done.

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Sox probably had to pay all his salary however !

The Atlanta Braves have acquired veteran reliever and setup man Scott Linebrink from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for minor league pitcher Kyle Cofield.

Linebrink is a 34-year old reliever and a veteran of both the American and National Leagues. He spent five years with San Diego, where he posted a collective 2.73 ERA. He's spent the last three years with the White Sox. He is in the final year of a four-year contract and scheduled to make $5.5 million in 2011. More than likely the White Sox will be picking up some of that salary.

Cofield was ranked by Baseball America as the 24th-best Braves prospect before the 2010 season. Talking Chop ranked him as the team's fifth-best relief prospect this year, though did not rank him among the team's top-25 prospects this year or last. Cofield drew praise from several Braves coaches last spring training, but was largely unimpressive during the minor league season at double-A Mississippi. He is a former eighth-round draft pick from 2005.

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One of the most constant targets of the Ranger's SCORE/White Sox Radio Network postgame...Good riddance!

Only thing that would make me happier is if it was to a team in the NL central so the Cubs would face him more.

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YAY!!!!

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Don't let the door hit you in the ass

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> They non-tendered Jenks, saving 7.5 million.
> They dropped AJs salary by 2.5 million annually.
> They traded Linebrink and his $5.5 million, paying $1.5, saving $4 million.

That's $14 million in savings and Dunn is making $14 annually.

By my math, that's payroll neutral.

I won't believe it until the board mathmetician verifies your numbers.

Yeah, like Elmhurst Steve could do basic arithmitic

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Where did you see they are only paying 1.5 million. If true, fantastic.

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It looks like the Sox are paying 2.75 million of the 5.5...but AJ only costs 2 million this year (deferred) and Dunn only costs 12. SO Linebrink saves you 2.75, AJ 4 and Jenks 7.5 for a total of 13.25 with a cost of 12. The Sox are ahead money for next year after these moves.

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"capital improvements"

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MLB.com's Mark Bowman confirms 1.5m.

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