White Sox Resign Konerko

The White Sox reached an agreement with first baseman Paul Konerko on a three-year deal, reports Bob Nightengale of USA Today. The deal is worth $37.5MM, tweets SI's Jon Heyman. The contract includes deferred money, as outlined by MLB.com's Scott Merkin. The contract has now been officially announced by the White Sox.

Konerko is getting up there in age (35), but I like this deal for the White Sox. Konerko is coming off one of his best seasons with 39 HRs and hit .312. He is also one of Ozzie's guys, so you know that will make him happy. I really think that Konerko can play for the next 3 years, and if Pena is to make $10 million next year, then Konerko making $12.5 seems to make sense.

White Sox Keeping Guillen

Last week I wrote about Ozzie Guillen demanding an extension. He didn't get the one he wanted, but reports indicate that eh will be back next year as manager of the White Sox. I was a little surprised, since the front office and Ozzie never seem to see eye to ey, but Konerko is a free agent this summer, and having Ozzie come back could play a huge role in resigning him. Konerko and Ozzie are really close, with Ozzie making him the only captain after they won the World Series.

At the very least we will get another year of his crazy ass comments, which are always entertaining.