Eligible players were able to start filing for free agency today and there's no doubt there will be a lot of activity in the coming weeks on the White Sox front.
A.J. Pierzysnski, Francisco Liriano, Dewayne Wise & Orlando Hudson are all expected to file for free agency leaving them able to sign with any club starting on Friday. It's almost certain Liriano, Wise and Hudson will find other suiters. A.J. is the interesting case. Rick Hahn's first big decision as GM of our Sox will be his call on A.J.
There are club options on Jake Peavy, Brett Myers, Kevin Youkilis and Gavin Floyd. I fully expect to say goodbye to Peavy and Youkilis. The $9.5 million option on Gavin Floyd is also intriguing. Floyd has never come close to matching his big 2008 year where he went 17-8 with a 3.84ERA but the rotation will take a hit if/when Peavy departs. That will leave John Danks and Chris Sale as the only certains on the staff for 2013. The Sox may want to have Gavin in there as a back end starter.
Zack Greinke, Josh Hamilton, Edwin Jackson, B.J. Upton and Michael Bourn are among the players hitting the market. Don't expect the Sox to be shelling out the bucks for any of these guys. I would expect pitching and upgrading the bench as the top priorities for the White Sox this offseason. It will also be nice to see another third basemen that isn't named Brent Morel.
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