Rowand out of White Sox picture

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No Rowand For White Sox?
Published 11/28/2007 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times says Aaron Rowand has already priced himself out of the White Sox's range.  Apparently the Sox talked to Rowand before they made an offer to Torii Hunter, and found the number of years Rowand requested to be out of the question.  ...

Wednesday Hot Stove
Published 11/28/2007 by Mantlemurcer at My Pinstripes
... It's not looking like Aaron Rowand will be returning to his original team. The White Sox and Rowand were on completely different pages in their contract discussions. Source ...

White Sox True 1-B: Coco Crisp
Published 11/28/2007 by Eli at MLB Rumors
... According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Aaron Rowand is not interested in joining the White Sox. They exchanged figures briefly before the White Sox saw that he was out of their price range. I guess that is why Torii Hunter is now with the Angels. The White Sox have talked briefly with the Red Sox about a trade, but I think it will pick up at the Winter Meetings. Kenny Williams is very familiar with Coco Crisp because he has done very well against the White Sox, and at U.S. Cellular Field. In 31 games. Crisp has batted .286 with 6 HR and 17 RBI and is just 29. Crisp is in need of a ...

Aaron Rowand, White Sox Remarriage Not in the Works
Published 11/29/2007 by PostmanR at FanHouse
... and Rowand always sort of being in the mix to return to Chicago, you'd think he'd be there, right? The relationship could reconsummate? Well, nope. Mommy and daddy just couldn't agree on particulars. ...

The NL Central Goes Shopping
Published 11/29/2007 by Cubnut at The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog -
... League last season, with Milwaukee (4.15/12th in NL), Houston (4.62/14th), Pittsburgh (4.77/15th) and Cincy (5.10/16th) positively embarrassing the Cubs (3.76/3rd) and Cardinals (4.00/9th). No surprise then that so many of the division’s teams are hoping to address bullpen issues. The Brewers actually lost their best reliever, closer Francisco Cordero, who signed last week with the Reds, plus set-up man Scott Linebrink, who signed with the White Sox. (You think Kenny Williams will ask him to play centerfield ?) GM Doug Melvin ...

You-probably-not-the-man
Published 11/29/2007 at Philliesflow.com
... Youman just turned 28 and is 3-7 with a 5.13 ERA in 79 career innings, all with the Pirates. He was 3-5 with a 5.97 ERA for Pittsburgh last year. He struck out 29 in 57 1/3 innings and opponents hit .298 against him. In his career he has struck 34 and walked 33. He's probably not the answer for the Phils, but the effort to corner the market on mans between Outman and Youman seems fiendishly clever. Will Batman succumb to the pressure and join the Phils? Time will tell. This article suggests Rowand is out of the picture for the White Sox cause he is too pricey. This ...