The White Sox enter camp this spring with far more questions than answers, even with the roster mostly intact from last season. Therein lies the problem. It was that $127-million roster that caused so much disappointment and heartache on the South Side last year.

Out is Carlos Quentin for Dayan Viciedo, while Chris Sale will try to fill the huge shoes left by Mark Buehrle, who left to Miami through free agency. But the biggest face to replace will be at manager, where Robin Ventura takes over for the one-man quote machine that is Ozzie Guillen.

While the laid-back Ventura couldn't be more different than Guillen personality-wise, the style of play they are looking for might be a lot more similar than people think, considering they played together for years with the White Sox...

AL roundup: Ramirez gets a chance with A's (Yahoo! Sports)
Manny Ramirez will get another shot. Ramirez agreed to a Minor League deal with the Oakland Athletics on Monday, according to reports. ESPN's Pedro Gomez was the first to report the deal. Ramirez's one-year contract is reportedly worth around $500,000.

LHP Neal Cotts, Texas agree to minor league deal (PA SportsTicker)
Left-hander Neal Cotts has agreed to a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers.

Many familiar faces as Dodgers' training camp looms (Yahoo! Sports)
The Los Angeles Dodgers begin spring training in earnest on Feb. 21 when pitchers and catchers report to the club's spring training facility at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona. The Dodgers open Cactus League play on March 5 against the Chicago White Sox.

White Sox might have many of the old problems in new season (Yahoo! Sports)
The Chicago White Sox enter camp this spring with far more questions than answers, even with the roster mostly intact from last season. Therein lies the problem. It was that $127 million roster that caused so much disappointment and heartache on the South Side last year.

Will new name, faces, park lead Marlins in new direction? (Yahoo! Sports)
The Miami Marlins will have plenty of optimism and lots of new faces this spring, but the main focus will be on its two veteran stars, right-handed starter Josh Johnson and shortstop Hanley Ramirez. Shortstop Jose Reyes, starting pitchers Mark Buehrle and Carlos Zambrano, and...

The 10 best things about being a Twins fan (Yahoo! Sports)
The request we're sending to bloggers of all 30 teams this spring is a simple one: What are the 10 best things about being a fan of your favorite team? What features of the franchise have you excited for opening … Continue reading →

Fans' rite of spring: sun-seeking baseball trips (AP)
Nothing stirs the blood of baseball fans quite like "pitchers and catchers report." A harbinger of the coming season, the words mean players are reporting for duty in Florida and Arizona and spring training is about to be in full bloom. The 30 major league teams begin workouts by the end of next week and play games every day in March.

White Sox Are Certainly Not All in for 2012: A Fan's Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Last season, the Chicago White Sox's marketing department came up with a slogan of " We're all in ." It made sense because they had signed one of baseball's biggest free agents in Adam Dunn to a four-year, $56-million contract and had baseball's fifth...

Kosuke Fukudome, White Sox agree to $1M deal (AP)
Four years later, the Chicago White Sox finally signed Kosuke Fukudome -- and for a fraction of the price he cost the Cubs. The Japanese outfielder agreed on Tuesday to a one-year contract that guarantees $1 million. He will get a $500,000 salary this year, and the White Sox have a $3.5 million option for 2013 with a $500,000 buyout.

Blue Jays' Janssen excited about team's future (PA SportsTicker)
The Blue Jays' streak of avoiding arbitration is up to 15 years, and Casey Janssen is happy about it.

Janssen pleased with multi-year deal (The Canadian Press)
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays' streak of avoiding arbitration is up to 15 years and reliever Casey Janssen is happy about it.

U.S. Cellular Field: Home of the Chicago Cubs? (Yahoo! Sports)
It's the question that bubbles up whenever the Chicago Cubs talk about taking the scalpel to Wrigley Field and putting it through the extensive renovation it desperately needs: Just where would the team play if the construction work required shutting the … Continue reading →

Marlins Will Be a Significant Story -- in Windy City (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
It ended in September for the Chicago White Sox and Ozzie Guillen. It didn't necessarily end badly, considering that Guillen and general manager Kenny Williams had been at each other's throats for years. The two had a cold war that lasted for six seasons.

Kenny Williams Fails to Provide Robin Ventura with Key Ingredients (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
"Rebuilding" is not a word that any Chicago White Sox fan wants to hear. Rebuilding is a term associated with losing teams who have no chance of getting to the playoffs. However, an honest look at the White Sox makes it appear that the team has very little chance of...

Jose Canseco to try out for Mexican League team (Yahoo! Sports)
Jose Canseco, who has not played professional baseball in 11 years, will try out with the Quintana Roo Tigers of the Mexican League, the team announced Sunday. "Back in baseball I knew I would play this year you just gotta believe in your dreams," Canseco wrote Sunday on...

Spring training starts with sluggers in new places (AP)
Tim Lincecum thought about the seismic shifts of baseball's offseason, the ones that saw Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder migrate to the American League. "I think it's great," San Francisco's two-time Cy Young Award winner joked. "I won't have to pitch to them anymore." Just 106 days after the surprising St.

Cardinals sign Linebrink to minor league deal (Yahoo! Sports)
The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with pitcher Scott Linebrink on a minor-league contract Friday. The deal includes a non-roster invitation to spring training. Linebrink, 35, appeared in 64 games for the Atlanta Braves last season, seeing his most work since the 2007 season.

National League teams at start of spring training (AP)
A team-by-team look at the National League entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catchers, and the full squad: -- -- -- EAST Philadelphia Phillies Manager: Charlie Manuel (eighth season). 2011: 102-60, first place, lost in division series.

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