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[NBC Sports: Circling the Bases] - Free Agency Preview: Relievers

Matthew Pouliot — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:44:10 GMT

... r Hoffman (Brewers)*, Chad Qualls (Diamondbacks), Frank Francisco (Rangers), Matt Thornton (White Sox)*, Scott Downs (Blue Jays), Jason Frasor (Blue Jays), Koji Uehara ...

[The Detroit News] - Only 92 shopping days until spring training

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:03:14 GMT

... ditions might be by trade. Don't be surprised if Bobby Jenks is gone, making Matt Thornton the closer. Cleveland Notable free agents: None Needs: RF, IF Topping the to ...

[Chicago Tribune] - General managers' meetings give Chicago White Sox opportunity to deal

Mark Gonzales — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:19:35 GMT

... eligible closer Bobby Jenks , the need for another left-hander to complement Matt Thornton becomes more urgent. The unimpressive free-agent list includes Alan Embree a ...

[A League of Her Own] - Kenny Williams Turning Up The Heat Before The Stove Arrives

Rock Mamola — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:43:08 GMT

... avy and Alex Rios and kept the ball rolling this off season by bringing back Matt Thornton , Freddy Garcia , and Mark Kotsay . All great moves but the best move by Ken ...

[South Side Sox] - Rosterbation-Mania!

U-God — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:42:50 GMT

... dea of having Peavy and Garcia pitch back to back. Bullpen: Bobby Jenks -CL, Matt Thornton -LHP, Scott Linebrink -RHP, DJ Carrasco-RHP, Tony Peña-RHP, Jhonny Nuñez-RHP ...

[Lookout Landing] - On Aroldis Chapman

Jeff — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:06:22 GMT

... a guarantee. What he is right now is sort of the equivalent of the old, bad Matt Thornton . There's a chance he may never be more than that. He might always survive o ...

[South Side Sox] - 2010 Bill James Projections: White Sox Pitchers

The Cheat — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:35:55 GMT

... 58 56 8 20 50 3.88 1.31 Jake Peavy 16-8 33 33 0 215 181 19 69 217 3.18 1.16 Matt Thornton 5-4 73 0 4 81 70 7 33 86 3.33 1.27 Unfortunately, there's no projection for ...

[Daily Herald] - Guillen puts Nix, Lillibridge on notice

Scot Gregor — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:26:14 GMT

... er, as Ozzie Guillen pointed out again Tuesday. If Bobby Jenks is traded and Matt Thornton moves into the closer's role, the Sox could sign veteran lefty Will Ohman. L ...

[Baseball Prospectus] - Transaction Analysis Blog: Roster Tweaks by Christina Kahrl

Christina Kahrl — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:24:43 GMT

... ets. [9/25] Picked up the club options for 2010 on RHP Freddy Garcia and LHP Matt Thornton . [10/6] Outrighted OF- L DeWayne Wise to Charlotte. [10/7] Not a subscriber ...

[MLB - White Sox] - Inbox: Ramirez staying put at shortstop?

Scott Merkin — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:00:35 GMT

... get a bump up from his current $5.6 million salary. The White Sox also have Matt Thornton as a closer in waiting. But as Thornton pointed out, 2007 proved how importa ...

[Seattle Sports Insider] - POTD AROLDIS CHAPMAN - Slops, Scouting

jemanji — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:10:25 GMT

... ake a LH who throws 91-94 touching 97, and how many of those guys are there? Matt Thornton, Brett Anderson, you could name a dozen guys who weren't Stephen Strasburg. ...

[Kings of Kauffman] - Crown Gems: Links and Ketchup

Wally Fish — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:35:54 GMT

... Agrees To Terms With Twins MLB Trade Rumors: White Sox Exercise Option on Matt Thornton MLB Trade Rumors: Kelly Johnson A Trade Candidate MLB Trade Rumors: Porcel ...

[MLB Trade Rumors] - Week In Review: 10/4/09 - 10/10/09

Mike Axisa — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:37:22 GMT

... ighty's mutual option, while the White Sox picked up the options on reliever Matt Thornton and starter Freddy Garcia . Plenty of other players also became free agents ...

[Chicago Sun-Times] - If I were Ken Williams ...

JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:16:33 GMT

... million he might make in arbitration. That's a dangerous game to play. Sure, Matt Thornton has closer stuff, but Jenks is a proven commodity. Pay him as such, and let ...

[Chicago Tribune] - RosenBlog: Making a Sox list

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:30:35 GMT

... lfill his duties . . . Bobby Jenks -- I’d still take him as my closer. . . . Matt Thornton -- Love him in the eighth inning, not convinced about him in the ninth. . . ...