Antonio Reyna's List: Baseball

• "One of the biggest questions moving into this offseason will be how many left-handers can you have in your rotation," Williams responded Wednesday night before seldom-used Dan Johnson hit three home runs to pace a five-homer attack in a 9-0 victory over the Indians.
• • If we lose Kevin Youkilis and Jake Peavy, we will struggle in 2013!
• What seems less certain is the return of third baseman Kevin Youkilis, who cited family reasons as his main criteria for dictating where he would play.
• "My family is always going to come first from here on out," said Youkilis, who married earlier this year and became a father for the first time last month. "Now that I have a family, whatever the best fit for them is. You have to attend to your family first and foremost, and baseball is second. Every decision I make from here on out is through my family."
• Peavy is expected to attract interest from several teams, including the Dodgers. Youkilis has been scouted by the Phillies, and the Rockies and Padres have followed the Sox closely in September
• Williams wouldn't elaborate on the role of Brent Morel, the Sox's starting third baseman at the start of the season who was nagged by back problems and didn't play with the Sox after May 17.
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• • Dont put him at third! He is horrible!
• Catcher A.J. Pierzynski's career-best season that included 27 home runs and 77 RBIs might be too pricey for the Sox to afford. They will have to decide whether Tyler Flowers would flourish better as a full-time player after hitting seven home runs in 52 games while striking out 56 times in 136 at-bats as a reserve.

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• • Pretty good for a rookie! 
• Johnson hit his first three homers of the year and his teammates hit two more as the White Sox routed the Cleveland Indians, 9-0, on Wednesday night.
• Gavin Floyd (12-11) gave up three hits over seven innings. He struck out six, one short of getting 145 strikeouts for the fifth straight season despite being on the disabled list twice.
• • He did a great job last night! very impressed! 
• Dayan Viciedo hit his 25th homer, third in three nights and sixth against Cleveland in the ninth, followed by Johnson's third.
• Johnson hopes he can build on his performance next year, whether it is with the White Sox or another organization

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