South Side Sox · Nov 17, 2023
Today in White Sox History: November 17
Ron Blomberg was bowled over not only by Bill Veeck’s kindness in free agency negotiations, but his commitment — a generous $600,000.1977
Aspiring to a second year of Rent-a-Player success, the White Sox signed Ron Blomberg to a four-year, $600,000 contract — an absolutely insane commitment to a one-dimensional slugger who had played in just 35 games over the prior three seasons due to injury. The three-sport prep star was a first round choice of the Yankees in 1967 but never played in more than 107 games in a single season of his career — and remember, these were uncharacteristically mediocre Yankees teams at the time.