Inside the White Sox: What to do about leadoff

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Crooked Pitch found this 3/14/2008 on blogs.suntimes.com [flag]
Plan B would be nudging switch-hitting Nick Swisher into the top spot. Manager Ozzie Guillen is reluctant to move speedy No. 2 hitter Orlando Cabrera up a notch. Swisher has never hit leadoff during his career — batting in all of the other eight spots — but had a .381 on-base percentage last season that intrigues Guillen. The Sox aren’t looking for a stolen base threat atop the lineup, just ... [link]

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Pitch Count #21
Published 3/14/2008 by Knox Bardeen at Crooked Pitch
... LaRoche injured, Nomar Garciaparra gets the nod as the Dodgers starting third baseman. Hideo Nomo has worked his way into the mix for a K.C. Royals rotation spot. Stop laughing, I’m serious! He’s not considered Major League ready yet, but A’s pitcher, Henry Rodriguez has been hitting 100 on the gun this spring. Could Nick Swisher be hitting leadoff for the White Sox when the season starts? Fernando Rodney may ...

Brian Anderson wants the White Sox to think real hard about center field
Published 3/15/2008 by Alejandro Leal at umpbump.com
... But a slight tweak in his groin, as well as newcomer Carlos Quentin’s persistent soreness in his surgically repaired shoulder, has given Anderson a second chance at regaining what was once his. ...

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