The offseason proposes many challenges to a baseball blogger. However, it serves as a good time to look back at the season that was, and to use that as a barometer to predict what lies ahead.
While searching for something to write about, I came across a list of salaries.
The Chicago White Sox have the fifth-highest team salary in baseball. The other four are elite teams, all of which have made at least one playoff appearance in the last three years.
Then there’s the White Sox.

White Sox former manager Ozzie Guillen.
Jake Peavy, the highest paid player on the team, made $16 million last year to go 7-7. The 79-83 White Sox played in the worst division in baseball, and failed to make even the wild card over the Tampa Bay Rays who happen to have the second-lowest payroll in baseball.
Adam Dunn made $12 million, $98,361 per game in 2011, and was able to hit 11 homers. However, 415 plate appearances was still enough to strikeout 177 times and hit .159.
I suggest White Sox GM Kenny Williams should just take the $14 million due to Dunn this year and watch Moneyball 2 million times.
If Chicago doesn’t start building they will be stuck with no money or talent in four years. Peavy, Alexei Ramirez, Alex Rios and Gavin Floyd are hitting their prime and its time to either put players around them, or sell, sell, sell.
What do you think? Do the White Sox have a shot this year?