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| Friday, February 23 | |||||
| Meeting with White Sox still to come, then a decision | |||||
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Sandy Alderson met with Toronto general
manager Gord Ash for about two hours Friday to hear the Blue Jays'
case for reworking the trade last month that sent David Wells to
Chicago for injured pitcher Mike Sirotka.
Ed Burns, a lawyer for the commissioner's office, also attended
the meeting, as did Toronto assistant GM Dave Stewart and Sirotka.
"We were looking to confirm information today, perhaps to fill
in gaps when we had a question or some confusion," said Alderson,
executive vice president for baseball operations in the
commissioner's office.
Toronto wants the deal reworked because Sirotka is injured. The
White Sox say no changes should be made to the six-player trade.
Commissioner Bud Selig asked Alderson to give him a recommendation.
"We expect to interview representatives of the White Sox over
the weekend," Alderson said. "We hope to get this resolved as
quickly as possible. The commissioner has said that he wanted a
thorough examination of the facts."
Alderson spoke by telephone with the White Sox on Friday and
will head to their training camp in Tucson, Ariz.
"It was a review of the facts submitted, an opportunity to
expound and explain some of the things," Ash said.
"It was nothing to get to excited about," Sirotka said. "I
just reinforced what I had already said of how things happened,
like how the doctor's visits went. I just told all the details as
they happened. The injury happened to me and I'm the only one who
knows how it happened."
Sirotka didn't think the Blue Jays would get very far with their
request.
"To speculate -- nothing too drastic is going to happen. That's
just my opinion," he said.
Alderson wants to move quickly, but wouldn't pin himself down
with a deadline. He didn't see the start of spring training games
next week as a significant time for a decision.
"It's important for both Chicago and Toronto and the players
involved to be able to go forward with preparations for the season,
without this being a constantly looming distraction," Alderson
said. Send this story to a friend | Most sent stories | ALSO SEE Wells arrives at White Sox camp, saying he's not worried Back to Toronto? Jays reportedly want Wells back Stark: A pitcher in limbo White Sox waiting to catch first glimpse of Wells | ||||