Sox decline Dye, confirm trade
After five seasons on the South Side, it appears that Jermaine Dye's run with the White Sox has come to an end.
Meanwhile, the Sox confirmed a day-old rumor when they announced Friday morning that they had traded Chris Getz and Josh Fields to the Kansas City Royals for Mark Teahen.
Both news releases are below.
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Sox decline $12M option on Dye
CHICAGO – The Chicago White Sox have bought out the 2010 mutual option on outfielder Jermaine Dye. As per the terms of his contract, Dye will receive a buyout payment of $950,000 in lieu of a $12,000,000 salary for 2010. Dye will be eligible to file for free agency.
Dye, 35, batted .250 (126-503) with 27 home runs and 81 RBI in 141 games with the White Sox in 2009.
Dye is a career .274 (1,779-6,487) hitter with 325 home runs and 1,072 RBI in 1,763 games over 14 major-league seasons with Atlanta (1996), Kansas City (1997-2001), Oakland (2001-04) and the White Sox (2005-09). He is one of 18 active players with 300 home runs and 1,000 RBI, reaching both career milestones during the 2009 campaign.
In five seasons with the Sox, Dye hit .278 (742-,2,669) with 164 homers and 461 RBI. His 164 home runs rank seventh in franchise history. Dye was named Most Valuable Player of the 2005 World Series as the White Sox captured their first championship since 1917.
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Sox acquire Mark Teahen for Getz, Fields
CHICAGO – The Chicago White Sox have acquired infielder/outfielder Mark Teahen and cash considerations from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for infielders Chris Getz and Josh Fields.
Teahen, 28, hit .271 (142-524) with a career-high 34 doubles, 12 home runs and 50 RBI in 144 games with the Royals in 2009. He made 99 starts at third base, 31 in right field and three at second.
The 6-foot-3, 210-pounder is a career .269 (667-2,480) hitter with 146 doubles, 24 triples, 59 home runs and 293 RBI in 676 career games, all with Kansas City (2005-09). He was named the Royals Player of the Year in 2006 after establishing career bests in average (.290), home runs (18) and RBI (69).
Teahen, who bats left-handed, appeared in two games with Canada in the most recent World Baseball Classic, going 1-6 with two walks.
He originally was drafted by Oakland as a sandwich pick (39th overall) in the 2002 First-Year Player Draft and later traded to the Royals in 2004, along with right-handed pitcher Mike Wood, in exchange for right-hander Octavio Dotel and cash considerations.
Getz, 26, hit .261 (98-375) with 18 doubles, four triples, two home runs, 31 RBI and 25 stolen bases in 107 games with the White Sox in 2009. He ranked among the AL rookie leaders in stolen bases (3rd), doubles (T4th), runs scored (5th, 49) and hits (5th).
The 5-foot-11, 170-pounder led the AL in stolen base percentage last season (92.6) and finished with the ninth-highest, single-season stolen base total by a rookie in club history.
Fields, 27, appeared in 79 games with Chicago last season, going 53-239 (.222) with seven home runs and 30 RBI. He also batted .265 (26-98) in 27 games with Class AAA Charlotte.
The 6-foot-2, 225-pounder led all AL rookies with 23 home runs in 2007 and hit .229 (152-664) with 31 home runs and 101 RBI in 204 career games with the White Sox (2006-09)
