Scott Linebrink signs 4 year deal with White Sox

[riverside sluggers]

roto

The White Sox and Scott Linebrink have agreed to a four-year, $19 million deal, ESPN 1000 in Chicago is reporting.

 

Sort of a bad break for the Brewers, as they'll have to settle for a second-rounder to go along with their supplemental first-round pick. As horrible as their pen beyond Bobby Jenks was last season, it figured that the White Sox would bring in one of the top free-agent setup men this winter. This may add some fuel to the rumor that the White Sox will trade Jenks for a center fielder -- Melky Cabrera has been mentioned -- but we doubt that will happen. Linebrink figures to give up a lot of homers moving to the AL Central and U.S. Cellular Field. Still, he'll be a durable and fairly reliable setup man, likely for the life of the deal.

[jacksonianmarch]

thank the f***ing lord man. I thought Linebrink was a poor play this offseason and with the yankees being in on the talks, I got worried that we would be the ones to offer such a ridiculous deal.

[BoSox21]

he'll go to s*** in the AL

[jacksonianmarch]

that was my thinking

[riverside sluggers]

Mr. Linebrink, U.S. Cellular Field

 

U.S. Cellular Field, Mr. Linebrink

[BSN07]

hmmmmm Jenks might be available for a CF?

 

Coco,Hansen+ another prospect for Jenks anyone?

[a700hitter]

hmmmmm Jenks might be available for a CF?

 

Coco,Hansen+ another prospect for Jenks anyone?

The White Sox can't afford to trade bull pen arms. They need to build their bull pen. That was the weakest part of their 2007 team.

[TheKilo]

This is an atrocious contract.