chicagosports.chicagotribune.com - 4/29/2008
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Key 10-year milestone gives him trade veto By Mark Gonzales | Tribune reporter April 29, 2008 General manager Ken Williams silenced any thought of trading Paul Konerko last January, and now the White Sox first baseman has complete power to reject any trade. Konerko will possess full trade veto power Tuesday by virtue of earning 10 years of major-league service time, including more than the ...
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Konerko Earns 10/5 Trade Veto Rights
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... As Mark Gonzales reminds us, today marks the 10 year anniversary of Paul Konerko’s big league debut, and because 5 of those years were with his current team - the White Sox - the 1st baseman now has exclusive trade veto power. From this day forward, the White Sox cannot trade Konerko without his consent. ...
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... (mlb.com) . . . The White Sox' Paul Konerko, whose mother is a Rhode Island native and whose grandparents still live here, became a 10-5 man yesterday and how has the right to veto any trade. (Chicago Tribune) ...
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