Winter Meetings Day 1 Recap: White Sox reestablish the plot

Jim Brown-USA TODAY SportsNo strong rumors in Nashville, but a couple of third baseman surface on the radar

The first day of the winter meetings came and went without any action from the White Sox. That's just as well, since mechanical problems led to my flight being canceled, setting me back nine hours. If they were waiting for me to be able to follow it in earnest, now they can begin.

On the record, there wasn't a whole lot to parse. Rick Hahn told reporters what he usually says -- he wants to preserve the White Sox' four horsemen, he's speaking of available money conservatively, and he said he would trade with the Cubs, although I don't know why that idea is often presented as though Hahn…