Various media outlets are reporting that 43-year-old Omar Vizquel, a potential Hall-of-Fame shortstop, is close to agreeing to a one-year contract to join the Chicago White Sox.
Vizquel would reportedly join the White Sox in a reserve role.
The White Sox have already made some changes to their infield this winter. Sox GM Kenny Williams dealt young second baseman Chris Getz and third baseman Josh Fields to Kansas City for Mark Teahen, and said he plans to play Teahen at third base in 2010.
At third in 2009 was Sporting News Rookie of the Year Gordon Beckham, who will now reportedly move to second base, vacated when Getz was dealt.
Vizquel appeared in only 63 games for the Texas Rangers in 2009, playing second, shortstop, and third. The switch-hitter batted just .266, but his leadership and still-stellar defense would be the assets for which the Sox would be paying.
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