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Gu3 is Huff Daddy said 01/05, 05:57 PM
Lets face it, the White Sox hitter are getting nothing but older. Their top 2 hitters in Konerko and Thome are 32 and 38 years old. They have to get some young guns out on the field. You can see they made an effort to do that with acquiring Swisher. As of now they have a pretty good line-up highlighted with Cabrera, Swisher, Dye, Thome, and Konerko.Fye, Konerko, and Thome are near the end of their career and their numbers will decline.

Their starting 2nd baseman is a 25 year old kid who has only played in 56 MLB games. Howie Kendrick would be a nice add for the Sox at their weak 2B position. Also, their 3B spot is also weak. Figgins can provide that and a top leadoff guy.

Santana gives them youth in the SP rotation or youth in the bullpen.

With the Konerko trade, their line-up would be filled with more speed and better average hitters. Sure, they lose Konerko but how long did they think they were gonna have him after this year? With Kendrick, Figgins, and Santana you get youth and less injuries

Gu3 is Huff Daddy said 01/05, 10:29 PM
If Figgins is unlikely to be in the trade then dont put his name there. And if you did put his name there dont argue that it is unlikely. I didnt make the TD. YOU DID.

Ervin Santana did get demoted to AAA last year, but let me compare him to another player. Daniel Cabrera was demoted to AAA by the Orioles not to long ago. That forced him to play harder. He made it out of AAA and came back better than ever.

Konerko's power numbers have to stop sometime. There is no way he is going to hit 40 HRs per year in his late 30s. And if he does he is gonna retire before Santana, Figgins, and Kendrick does. The guy who would play first is Jim Thome. He is not a bad fielder at all.

Figgins only upside isnt just his speed. He had 146 hits in 115 games. He batted .330. So you cant say all he can do is run. Figgins had more hits than any player on the White Sox last year. He also stole more bases than any player on the White Sox. He did all this in only 115 games. Figgins batted way of .300. Not one White Sox batted .300.

Figgins is also very movable. He has played 3B, 2B, CF, LF, and RF. He can provide relief on a day off for Dye. Or play there if Dye gets traded.