Chicago White Sox

The Chicago White Sox finished 2010 with an 88-74 record, which put them in second place in the AL Central, but it wasn't enough to give them a wild card spot. With the addition of Adam Dunn in the offseason, the White Sox should have an even more potent lineup. Put that with a rotation that looks good from top to bottom, and Chicago believes they can improve on last year’s win total.

In almost all instances, preseason baseball predictions need to be taken with a grain of salt.

This is especially true in examining, and trying to figure out who is going to be playing in the Fall Classic when it's all said and done. Case in point–the Giants were on very few lists to win the trophy last March.

The 2010 season ended on sour notes for Ozzie Guillen's Chicago White Sox. After battling into mid-September for the division title, they fell out of contention when the Minnesota Twins thumped them in a three-game sweep that month. Bobby Jenks and Guillen had a nasty falling-out, and Guillen only narrowly kept his job after a highly-publicized quasi-feud with GM Kenny Williams.

Our 2011 fantasy baseball projections will be released one-by-one until the top 100 players have been revealed. These rankings consider past achievements, current performance and expected future results based on standard 5×5 H2H settings.

Has the Big Hurt done enough to make it to Cooperstown? If my calculations are correct, he will be eligible for his first ballot appearance in 2014.

He passes the eyeball test for sure. If you watched him play, it is easy to just say, “Yes, Thomas is a Hall of Fame player.”

He surely has very good numbers across the board, whether you grade him traditionally or using advanced metrics.

Mark Buehrle's name has come up a lot in rumors this offseason.

The Chicago White Sox have a surplus of starting pitching, and there's been speculation that the team could move Buehrle and his $14 million salary to clear payroll space after giving Adam Dunn and Paul Konerko expensive free agent contracts this winter.

In addition, Buehrle, who turns 32 this month, is considering retiring after the season. This raises a silly sounding, yet important question: is he a Hall of Famer?

A good starting rotation can cure many ills, and with the AL Central up for grabs like it normally is, whoever assembles the strongest rotation could easily take the division come September. There is some real pitching talent in the division, but we've also lost three of the last four AL Cy Young Award winners (CC Sabathia, Cliff Lee, Zack Greinke).

At the end of the year, whichever rotation fares best will probably get a chance to strut their stuff in the postseason. With that, let's take a look at how the AL Central's rotations stand up to each other.

One of the bigger questions for the Chicago White Sox heading into spring training was answered rather quickly.

The 2010 season was a one for Gordon Beckham and White Sox fans alike. After a stellar rookie year, expectations for Beckham's sophomore year were through the roof.

After all, Beckham was moving to his natural position of second base, he was going to have a full season under his belt and a full spring training with the club; the sky was the limit for Beckham in 2010.

In an era of back-pedaling and whining about being "taken out of context," Chicago White Sox hurler Mark Buehrle is taking a different approach to spin control after making comments that caused a stir last week.

Buehrle's being honest and taking ownership of his opinion.  Even if it's not the popular opinion.

How refreshing.