Decision to expose shortstop to free agency opens up payroll possibilities, or Pandora's box
We're so used to seeing the White Sox wring all the baseball out of their long-time Sox until little more than a husk remains. Paul Konerko. Dayan Viciedo. Gordon Beckham. John Danks, for an active case. Even other guys who were DFA'd before the ends of seasons, like Jeff Keppinger, Conor Gillaspie and Emilio Bonifacio, haven't had anything to offer the next team.
I expected the Sox to continue this trend and exercise Alexei Ramirez's option for 2016, but not just as a nod to tradition.