This time, Chicago White Sox may finally have found Minnesota Twins’ soft spot — the bullpen

December 19, 2010 by George Castle  
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  After all these years of a gaggle of Chicago White Sox lineups, rotations and bullpens being psyched out by the Minnesota Twins, the South Siders may have finally found the Achilles heel of their tormentors. No matter how pedestrian (and low-paid and inexperienced) his starting rotation, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire could always play a [...]

White Sox moves save Chris Sale for where he’s needed — the bullpen

December 7, 2010 by George Castle  
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  With a $56 million free-agent commitment to Adam Dunn and hot pursuit to re-sign Paul Konerko, the Chicago White Sox don’t have to waste a starting pitcher in a deal for a run-producing hitter. And that’s good, because it keeps the pitching depth adequate — if the truth be known, White Sox GM Kenny Williams still [...]