The recent events in Chicago remind of the Seinfeld episode in which Jerry becomes Kramer and Kramer becomes Jerry. You know, the one with Roger's Chicken. Anyway, it seems as Kenny Williams has taken to the way the Cubs have done business the last few years. You know, just throwing money around without paying attention to whom it it is going to. First he trades Jon Garland. Not to say that i have such a big problem with trading Garland, i just dont understand the timing and the return on the trade. Yeah, Cabrera is a solid player, but in a FA market in which Carlos Silva is the big fish, i cant imagine that Cabrera was the best the Sox could get in return for Garland. Garland was never really a good fit for the Sox. He was too laid back for Ozzie, and his fly ball tendencies weren't a good fit in the launching pad that is US Cellular Field. Plus, the Sox just lost their second best starter, and they dont really have any viable replacement for him. John Danks did nothing to inspire last year, and the same can be said for Gavin Floyd. Lance broadway pitched well in his final start, but he is very young and raw. Maybe one of them could work out, but i dont see it happening. With the continuing decline of Jose "im only 30 years old" Contreras, the Sox pitching staff will struggle nect year. Also, Garland was going into the last year of his deal and Kenny has made it clear that he wont have enything to do with long term deals, which Garland is sure to demand. But thats where i have got a problem with Kenny. Fine, if your gonna take that stand, take it. But dont turn around just a few days later and throw 20 million over five years at a guy like Scott Linebrink, who Bruce Levine, ESPN Chicago's baseball guy, said has just signed with the Sox for that amount of money. Not only is Linebrink coming off of his worst year as a relieve, but in offering him that deal kenny went aginst the principal that he so often sites as his main criteria in making offers. Considering that he posted an ERA in the high 3's the last two years while pitching in cavernous Petco Park, the move to the Cell will only make him less efective. His strikeouts were way down in 07 and his WHIP was way up. He is also 31 years old, but with relievers, 31 isnt as big of a deal as it is with hitters and starting pitchers. P

Overall, i dont really like the moves that Williams has made. He signed Uribe, then traded for Cabrera. He would have to find an absolute #### to take Uribe and his 4.5 million that he is owed this year. The Sox would probably have to eat at least half the contract anyway, nullifying the cash they got in the deal for Cabrera. And now, with the rumor that the Dodgers have offered Torii Hunter a six year deal worth 102 million, the Sox chances at landing Torii look really slim. Kenny has got a lot of work to do, and i dont particularly like the start he has gotten off to. They have no left and center fielder. Jerry Owens is OK, but hes already past the prospect age, and still hasnt shown anything outside of speed. Dye is old is not going to repeat his 2006. Konerko is older, and Danny RIchar is also way too raw and hit very poorly last year. To me, it looks like Kenny is trying to patch everything up in one postseason, but there simply arent enough good players avilable to fix all the problems on the South Side. If he continues making desperate and ridiculous offers like the one he has extended to Linebrink, he is only hurting his team.