The White Sox went from a joke in 2007 to Central Division champions in 2008, but general manager Ken Williams has refused to sit on his hands this winter. 

--RHP Bartolo Colon was bring brought in to help the back end of the starting rotation, but if the veteran is healthy, it also means RHPs Jeff Marquez, Lance Broadway and LHP Clayton Richard will compete for only one job. 

The White Sox went from a joke in 2007 to Central Division champions in 2008, but general manager Ken Williams has refused to sit on his hands this winter. 

Life "under, under the radar" is the way White Sox general manager Ken Williams is choosing to conduct business this offseason. 

Life "under, under the radar" is the way White Sox general manager Ken Williams is choosing to conduct business this offseason. 

Because the Cubs Convention always seems to fall on the coldest weekend of the winter, proper layering is recommended, even if that means putting on a blue Zambrano jersey over a black "Central Division champs" hoodie over a yellow "No Lights" T-shirt. 

For anyone who thinks the only worthwhile conventions are in Las Vegas, may we remind you of two grand meetings taking place in the heart of Chicago this month: The Cubs Convention is this weekend, and SoxFest is in two weeks. 

The status of right-handed reliever Josh Fields will be a hot topic over the weekend. 

He can run, throw, hit and field. 

He can run, throw, hit and field. 

He can run, throw, hit and field. 

The Braves have rebuilt their pitching staff, but what about a hitter? Ken Rosenthal says the money may not be there to get it done. 

Even the simplest questions posed to White Sox general manager Ken Williams these days are met with replies shrouded in mystery. 

When the tour of the White Sox's new spring training facility reached Jerry Reinsdorf's office here Thursday, there was not much more than a bare concrete floor and construction debris. 

When the news broke that the White Sox would sign Bartolo Colon to shore up a rotation that has questions at the end, one e-mailer wondered sarcastically: