Konerko Sticks with the Sox

Paul Konerko recently received an offer to remain with the Chicago White Sox for a three-year, $37.5 million deal. Konerko, 35, will acquire $12 million in 2011 and 2012 and $13.5 million in 2013. Of that $13.5 million, Paul Konerko will receive $6.5 million in 2013 and the remaining $7 million will be deferred ($1 million per year from 2014-2020). Although the man known as "King" was fully expected to continue his Southern reign in Chicago to what will total to around 15 years, this deal looked to have hit a major snag. White Sox general manager Ken Williams told the media how his level of optimism wasn't nearly as high as when he arrived in Florida for Major League Baseball's Winter Meetings with the number one concern of bringing back Konerko. Paul Konerko is a well-rounded player that the Sox would suffer without, so gaining him back will most definitely benefit the team as a whole.