News: White Sox Buyout Dye

November 6, 2009 at 11:47 am · 12 comments

by Michael Baron

The Chicago White Sox have bought out the 2010 option for 36 year old outfielder Jermaine Dye, making him a free agent.

The option called for $12 million for 2010, but the White Sox opted to buy him out for $950,000.

Dye finished the year hitting .250 with 27 home runs and 81 RBI for the White Sox.

{ 12 comments }

MacD81 November 6, 2009 at 12:03 pm

Meet your 2010 version of Moises Alou.

starz31 November 6, 2009 at 12:05 pm

seriously, we act like a team that plays with a DH.

therambler November 6, 2009 at 12:19 pm

Jermaine Dye is not Alou because he is much more durable.
I think getting him on a one or two year deal to play LF is actually a good idea.
The rest of my plan is here…
http://rightwingrambling.blogspot.com/2009/11/blueprint-for-world-domination-part-2.html

methead November 6, 2009 at 1:03 pm

I think that paying Dye 12 million a year is a lot of money. He would command a lot less than that.

methead November 6, 2009 at 1:05 pm

sorry…you mean a 2 year deal for 12 million total. that makes sense.

racemccloud November 6, 2009 at 12:42 pm

I smell a Met.

methead November 6, 2009 at 1:00 pm

Dye is not Moises. If we get a 1B I wouldnt have a problem with Dye is LF. He is not an option over Holliday, bay or any other impact bat. With that said, we may end up not having many options.

jcthree0303 November 6, 2009 at 1:07 pm

I agree Rambler. He is much younger than Alou, has legit power and can be had for a 1 yr deal. Save money there to put into other places.

hotcorner5 November 6, 2009 at 1:40 pm

This is option B. I fear Omar and “Option B” situations.

Hit The Weights Zeile November 6, 2009 at 2:25 pm

Great. Well so much for Matt Holliday. Second rate teams sign second rate players.

JohantheMan November 6, 2009 at 3:12 pm

can everybody relax please? I agree that Omar sometimes signs washed up veterans or guys that he may catch lightening in a bottle but he also signs high caliber players when he needs to fill a hole. Last off-season we needed a closer and he signed the best closer available, if he really was as bad as some people say he would have just signed fuentes or some other guy but he got his frankie. He knows what has to be done but it is just a question of if he takes us over the top (gets a LF and a pitcher) or just fills a hole (LF and leaves our rotation)

Elastic November 6, 2009 at 3:59 pm

I see the Mets offering 2 years @ 15 million.

I could tolerate this if we also sign Lackey and Wolf.

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