White Sox still looking for centerfielder?

Joe Cowley writes the White Sox are still looking for a centerfielder. One could be on the roster now, but hasn’t stepped up yet. Trade scenarios are limited, and Cowley says the Sox aren’t interested in Juan Pierre.

 General manager Ken Williams has noticed there might not be a center fielder or leadoff hitter in the organization, so he left camp for a few days last week on a scouting venture to look for a leadoff prospect the Sox could draft in June. That’s not exactly the kind of notice Jerry Owens, Dewayne Wise and Brian Anderson were hoping to serve.

Not only have the three left a gaping hole in Guillen’s lineup card, but they also have forced Williams to start exploring the trade route. The problem is the Sox are about at the ceiling of their self-imposed salary cap.

The Dodgers’ Juan Pierre is available, but even if the Sox thought he could help — which they don’t — Los Angeles would have to eat a good portion of his salary. The Chone Figgins dream came and went in the offseason, as did attempts at Brian Roberts and Coco Crisp.

The other scenario is looking through the heap of veteran free agents who peaked when MTV still played music videos. That means you, Kenny Lofton. Williams has told Guillen there is no one available better than what the Sox already have. Not yet, at least.

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