Aaron Boone’s basketball jones could turn out to be a good thing for the White Sox.
While the New York Yankees don’t know yet how much time Boone will miss from the knee he injured playing basketball, the likelihood is they will have to replace him. The Sox have two ways to fill the need, both involving shortstop Jose Valentin and achieving management’s goal of creating a little payroll flexibility.
OPTION 1:
Yankees get: Valentin.
Sox get: Juan Uribe and prospects.
Candidates include left-handed-hitting outfielder Bubba Crosby and Triple-A pitchers Ramon Ramirez, Jorge DePaula and Scott Proctor.
OPTION 2:
A three-way trade
Angels get: Valentin, Paul Konerko.
Yankees get: Troy Glaus
Sox get: Left-hander Jarrod Washburn and center fielder Darin Erstad.
New York would send prospects, possibly infielders Joaquin Arias and Robinson Cano, to both the White Sox and Angels.
The Sox could substitute Washburn for Ramon Ortiz or John Lackey.
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Edited by Phillip Thompson (plthompson@tribune.com) and Michael Morgan (mnmorgan@tribune.com)
