Williams will make move he likes; Guillen likes no moves
Are White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen and general manager Kenny Williams at odds again?
For perhaps the 1,000th time, Guillen was asked about the approaching nonwaiver trade deadline before Monday night's 6-1 win over the Seattle Mariners at sold out U.S. Cellular Field.
"I can't wait until next week so this thing is over," Guillen. "I don't have anymore answers about that. I don't. We talked a lot about this. We went through it, Kenny gave us ideas, and to me, I think we have a good thing going now and in the future.
"If we were in second place or third place chasing somebody, then maybe we'd say this will put us over the top. You've got to give up something to get something. Right now I don't think we're in a position to lose what we have. I'm not in favor of any trade or any move."
Neither is Williams - to a point.
Williams again said Monday the asking price for a relatively thin crop of available talent such as Adam Dunn and Prince Fielder is "still too high as far as I'm concerned."
That hasn't stopped the rampant speculation, and the latest rumor has Dunn joining the Sox in a three-team deal that includes the Nationals and the Diamondbacks.
So, is Williams going to swing yet another trade? During his 10 years on the job, the White Sox' GM has made 63 deals while acquiring 161 players.
"You know, we have a plan, and that plan resulted in this team being constructed the way it is," Williams said. "That plan also has contingencies based on somebody going down with an injury and being able to bring up minor-leaguers to fill those needs.
"And next year we've got guys that can come up and fill much bigger roles. So you have to be cognizant of making a move that is a little too short-sided and jeopardizes your future.
"However, with that said, you know me. I can't B.S. you (media); you've seen it before. If there's an opportunity to do something in a major way that doesn't disrupt what we have and adds to it, we'll take that shot."
Most of the speculation continues to focus on the Sox adding a power hitter from the left side such as Dunn, Fielder or Adam LaRoche.
Mark Kotsay, the White Sox' current left-handed designated hitter, continued his run of lousy luck Monday night with a hard liner to first base that was caught and converted into a double play. He followed with a deep drive to right field that Ichiro Suzuki pulled back over the fence.
Kotsay has been stinging the ball during the second half with little to show for it, but the fact remains he has 6 home runs and 20 RBI almost four full months into the season.
"The one thing that's going to happen very soon is Mark Teahen is going to come back, and that's a left-handed bat that is a good left-handed bat and he's proven that he can hit in this league," Williams said.
"So we're not completely void from having that. It's just, and it's no secret, that we're exploring what's the greatest impact that we can have that will help us win a championship. It's the same thing every year."
<p class="factboxheadblack">Scot Gregor's game tracker</p>
<p class="News"><b>Figuring out Felix:</b> The Sox took the lead for good with 2 runs in the third inning, snapping a 25-inning scoreless streak against Seattle starter Felix Hernandez.</p>
<p class="News"><b>Cy Danks?</b> While improving to 11-7 and lowering his ERA to 3.23, White Sox starter John Danks pitched 8 innings and allowed 1 run on 6 hits. The lefty is 4-0 with a 1.76 ERA in his last 4 starts and 7-2 with a 2.69 ERA in his last 9.</p>
<p class="News"><b>Home cooking:</b> Paul Konerko hit a solo home run off Hernandez in the sixth inning. Konerko is batting .340 with 16 homers at U.S. Cellular Field this season.</p>
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