These better not be true
I was glad to
read Saturday that Sox GM Ken Williams
was denying a report in Friday's Boston Globe (which I can't seem to find online) that the Sox were close to signing free-agent shortstop Alex González to a three-year, $15 million contract. The Reds have
reportedly signed González to a three-year, $14 million contract. I wouldn't be interested in González at almost any price. I was also glad to read that Williams said there was no truth to a
report in Friday's Sun-Times that said that the Angels were offering a package starting with pitcher Ervin Santana in return for Freddy García. I'm glad that that's not true, because if it were and the deal wasn't being announced Friday, I would be worried that Williams was losing it. I would be ecstatic if the Angels offered Santana for García straight up. But that's not going to happen.
That same Sun-Times article, written by Chris De Luca, suggests that the Sox may be interested in reacquiring Aaron Rowand to add some offensive punch to the outfield. The Sox may be interested in hearing what the Phillies want for Rowand, but I doubt he's their solution to improving the offense that the Sox will get out of the outfield. Despite Brian Anderson's struggles with the bat in 2006, he and Rowand really profile very similarly at this point offensively. It would be silly to get an older, more expensive version of that.