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01-29-2002, 04:47 PM
Well, they got another outfielder. Had to trade away Willie Harris, a top prospect, to do it.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/news/2002/01/29/orioles_whitesox_ap
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Orioles acquire Singleton from White Sox
Posted: Tuesday January 29, 2002 1:05 PM
CHICAGO (AP) -- Outfielder Chris Singleton was traded from the Chicago White Sox to the Baltimore Orioles on Monday for minor league second baseman Willie Harris.
Singleton, 29, played three seasons for the White Sox, hitting .283 with 35 homers and 175 RBIs. Last season, he hit .298 with seven homers and 45 RBIs.
Singleton's departure means second-year man Aaron Rowand and Brian Simmons, who came back to the White Sox from Toronto in a waiver deal in November, are the top contenders for the center field job in spring training.
Harris, among the Orioles' top prospects, hit .305 with nine homers, 49 RBIs and 54 steals last season at Class AA Bowie of the Eastern League. Harris, who also can play the outfield, was selected for the league's postseason all-star team.
Harris, 23, went 3-for-24 in nine games with the Orioles at the end of last season.
"Willie has the skills to be a top-of-the-order hitter," White Sox general manager Ken Williams said. "He has shown the ability to get on base, steal a base when you need it and spark an offense."
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/news/2002/01/29/orioles_whitesox_ap
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Orioles acquire Singleton from White Sox
Posted: Tuesday January 29, 2002 1:05 PM
CHICAGO (AP) -- Outfielder Chris Singleton was traded from the Chicago White Sox to the Baltimore Orioles on Monday for minor league second baseman Willie Harris.
Singleton, 29, played three seasons for the White Sox, hitting .283 with 35 homers and 175 RBIs. Last season, he hit .298 with seven homers and 45 RBIs.
Singleton's departure means second-year man Aaron Rowand and Brian Simmons, who came back to the White Sox from Toronto in a waiver deal in November, are the top contenders for the center field job in spring training.
Harris, among the Orioles' top prospects, hit .305 with nine homers, 49 RBIs and 54 steals last season at Class AA Bowie of the Eastern League. Harris, who also can play the outfield, was selected for the league's postseason all-star team.
Harris, 23, went 3-for-24 in nine games with the Orioles at the end of last season.
"Willie has the skills to be a top-of-the-order hitter," White Sox general manager Ken Williams said. "He has shown the ability to get on base, steal a base when you need it and spark an offense."