blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com - 11/20/2008
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By Phil Rogers, 4:45 p.m. The White Sox’s collection of talented Cubans is growing. According to major-league sources, the Sox have reached an agreement with 19-year-old third baseman Dayan Viciedo, who was declared a free agent a week ago. Viciedo...
bizofbaseball.com - 11/21/2008
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larger version The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White
Sox announced Thursday that their two-team, state-of-the-art Spring Training campus in Glendale , AZ will be named Camelback Ranch. Dodger Owner and Chairman Frank McCourt and White Sox Chairman Jerry ...
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bizofbaseball.com - 11/19/2008
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The Chicago White Sox announced today that the
organization will move to its new spring training facility
in Glendale, Ariz. in time for spring training 2009. Today’s approval of an agreement by Pima County Supervisors enables the White Sox to immediately move to the new facility in Glendale, ...
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White Sox Announce 2009 Spring Training Move to Glendale
baseballreflections.com - 11/20/2008
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Season Wrap-up Baseball fans last saw the White
Sox lose to the Rays in the divisional round
of the playoffs. They were by no means a power during the season, but they play in a weak division and were able to stay above water enough to make it to the playoffs. Holes to Fill Their ...
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White Sox To Sign Viciedo
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... According to Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune, the White Sox reached an agreement with 19 year-old Cuban third baseman Dayan Viciedo on a big league deal worth about $11MM. ...
White Sox to sign Viciedo
Sox Machine —
White Sox to sign Viciedo So sayeth Phil Rogers : According to major-league sources, the Sox have reached an agreement with 19-year-old third baseman Dayan Viciedo, who was declared a free agent a week ago. Viciedo reportedly will receive a major-league contract worth about $11 million. That’s more than twice the size of the deal that brought Alexei Ramirez to the White Sox last season, and Ramirez was second in American League Rookie of the Year voting last season. More later.
Here's Your Dayan Viciedo News: White Sox to Sign Dayan Viciedo
South Side Sox —
Here's Your Dayan Viciedo News: White Sox to Sign Dayan Viciedo
According to major-league sources, the Sox have reached an agreement with 19-year-old third baseman Dayan Viciedo, who was declared a free agent a week ago.
Viciedo reportedly will receive a ...
Cuban Star Third Baseman Dayan Viciedo Signed by Chicago White Sox
FanHouse —
... to a contract worth a total of $11 million. He's only 19 years old, but was an All-Star in Cuba when he was only 16. According to the report, there is some debate on whether or not Viciedo is currently major league-ready. There is no debating the prodigious power of the young Cuban. ...
White Sox Sign Viciedo, but This is Really a Rant About Tazawa in NYT
East Windup Chronicle —
... We’re not really in the biz of breaking news unless it’s in Asia and falls into our collective lap, but I want to follow this to it’s conclusion — the White Sox signed 19-year-old Cuban defector Dayan ...
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The 35th Street Review —
... And to no one’s surprise, the Sox are preparing to sign Cuban defector Dayan Viciedo. The Sox suddenly have a potential solution, but also a lot of questions. To wit: ...
White Sox Make International Splash
Beyond the Box Score —
... The international amateur free agency game is a lot more fun than its domisticated big brother is right now. The White Sox appear close to ponying up 11 million dollars and a 40 man roster spot to 19-year-old Cuban defect Dayan Viciedo. If that comes to be, the Sox will have tapped into the same resource that landed them Alexei Ramirez not even a year ago, and Kenny Williams remains one of the most inconsistent general managers in the league. ...
What Do We Know About the Impending Viciedo Signing?
South Side Sox —
... , though not the signing itself. The terms of the contract are as of yet unknown, but Phil Rogers put us in the $11M ballpark and you guys keep talking about 4-5 years (though I'm unsure where that info originated). ...
The Dutch Oven: Taking Its Time to Meander Through The Business
Walkoff Walk —
... White Sox Sign Cuban Player, Jim Thome Consumes Cuban Sandwich: ChiSox general manager Ken Williams signed 19-year-old third baseman Dayan Viciedo, a former Cuban All-Star player. He might have peaked at age 16, though, because recent reports have him unmotivated and ballooning in weight. Hey, I hear Albert Belle is available too! ...
White Sox Sign Viciedo
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... THURSDAY: According to Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune, the White Sox reached an agreement with 19 year-old Cuban third baseman Dayan Viciedo on a big league deal worth about $11MM. Alexei Ramirez and Jose Contreras should help Viciedo get comfortable when he joins the big league team. ...
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White Sox Sign Cuban Star Viciedo
sportsagentblog.com 11/24/2008 — Chicago has agreed to terms on a deal with 19-year-old Infielder/outfielder Dayan Viciedo (pending a physical) who had 36 home runs and 162 RBI with a .287 batting average over four years (327 games) of play in Cuba’s best league.
Cuban Phenom Viciedo Ready To Sign
hotfootblog.com 11/8/2008 — The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that 19 year old Cuban third basemen Dayan Viciedo has been given the OK to sign as a free agent with a Major League team. Viciedo is very highly regarded and could net a contract more than what fellow Cuban Alexei Ramirez got from the White Sox last winter.
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White Sox land Cuban defector Viciedo - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
sports.yahoo.com 11/24/2008 — The Chicago White Sox continued to corner the market on talented young Cubans, agreeing with 19-year-old Dayan Viciedo to a record-setting contract Thursday night. Viciedo's four-year, $11 million major-league deal guarantees him more money than ...
White Sox, Viciedo reach agreement
mlb.mlb.com 11/21/2008 — The White Sox have reached an agreement with Dayan Viciedo, the 19-year-old third baseman who defected from Cuba with his family this past May and was recently declared a free agent.
The Next Cuban Superstar?
behindtheplatefantasy.com 12/4/2008 — A look at the White Sox new Cuban import Dayan Viciedo and what we can expect from the 19 year old in 2009.
More Viciedo Thoughts
southsidesox.com 11/24/2008 — He's still not officially signed, but he's the only news we've got right now. So, we'll keep on talkin' 'bout him.
Jeff Passan points out that the White Sox weren't the highest bidder for Viciedo. Chicago’s willingness to put Viciedo in an open ...
Agent: Viciedo Declared Free Agent
baseballamerica.com 11/8/2008 — Dayan Viciedo, the Cuban teenager who left the island in May seeking to become a free agent, has gotten what he wanted. His agent, Jaime Torres, said Saturday that Major League Baseball has declared Viciedo a free agent, and that major league clubs ...
Viciedo all but signed, sealed, delivered to Sox
suntimes.com 11/21/2008 — White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen might want to start thinking of another nickname for yet another Cuban player on his team because it appears Alexei "The Cuban Missile" Ramirez is about to get some company. As first reported by the Sun-Times this ...
Viciedo will get long look at White Sox camp
chicagotribune.com 2/9/2009 — Cuban teen has great skills, especially as a hitter, and could make a big impact for the White Sox
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The hitting credentials were impressive, but the White Sox's investment was even ...
