By Mark Gonzales
The White Sox declined to pick up right fielder Jermaine Dye's $12 million option for 2010 and will give him a $950,000 buyout.
Dye is expected to file for free agency later Friday. He was unavailable for comment.
Dye, 35, hit 164 home runs during his five seasons with the Sox and was the 2005 World Series most valuable player. But he batted .179 with only seven home runs in the second half of the 2009 season.
He batted .278 with 461 RBIs during his tenure with the Sox, and his 164 home runs rank seventh in franchise history. He finished the 2009 season with a .250 batting average, 27 home runs and 81 RBIs.
T.R. Sullivan, mlb.com's Rangers reporter, writes Texas might be interested in Dye.
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Kam1,
Chances are that the post initially said million as a mistake and then it was corrected over that five hour period between Julius's post and yours. It happens all of the time on websites. Did that even cross your mind?
I will miss JD but life goes on.
Who the heck said anything about a $950 million buyout? The post says $950,000 buyout. In English Julius that means nine hundred fifty thousand....a million would have a few extra zeroes. Maybe you should learn how to write!
Ditto that. As Ozzie mentioned, JD one of the classiest guys in the game. Hopefully he'll find a nice landing somewhere, wouldn't mind seeing him back at a reduced rate at 1b/DH if the Sox decide to move Paulie.
I will miss JD.
a "$950,000 million buyout"?????
Nice grammar, Gonzo. Get off Twitter and learn how to write.