The Sox have lost eight out of nine after Monday's 4-1 loss to Minnesota. They sit six games out of first with 30 to play, and there's no legitimate reason to think they have a run in them.
GM Kenny Williams agrees, and he shipped out a couple of veterans late tonight just before the deadline to make waiver-wire deals.
We don't have all the details yet at this late hour, but Jim Thome is headed to the Dodgers and Jose Contreras is headed to the Rockies.
Sox fans will always remember Thome's home run that beat the Minnesota Twins (pictured) and clinched the AL Central Division championship in 2008. Contreras was the ACE of the 2005 World Series champions.
These two guys are both class individuals, and they have been good players for the Sox. However, they were not likely to return to the team in 2010. Time marches on, and I wish both Thome and Contreras good luck with their new teams.
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