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Jose Bautista could be the right guy for the Sox, and not just for 2010
While one team in Chicago is looking to dump salary, the other has gone from movers to buyers. The White Sox appear to have be ready to make a big splash, as Kenny Williams often does, and the three big names that come up Adam Dunn, Prince Fielder and Jose Bautista.
Any of the three would provide some major pop in the middle of the lineup, none having less than 23 home runs. But who would be the best fit for the Sox provided Kenny could pull one of these deals off?
With Dunn you get a guy with a huge bat from the left side and a good presence in the clubhouse, but you also get a poor fielder and a lot of strikeouts.
With Prince you get a huge bat from the left side, fewer strikeouts, a so-so 1B, and a contract that you won't have to deal with until 2012. With him however, you get his agent, Scott Boras.
With Jose Bautista you get a 3B for the future, a big home run bat, but a guy who is hitting just .238 on the season (a career .238 hitter as well), and a right hander.
It's hard for me to envision Williams standing pat, knowing that the AL Central race will likely be won by who makes the best move in the next week or so. The only two questions I have are: can he pull it off, and which one of these guys is the best fit?
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