Dye rumor dies

The Chicago White Sox denied the rumor that they are dealing Jermaine Dye to Cincinnati for Homer Bailey.

But Bailey remains an intriguing prospect because of his 95-m.p.h. fastball and Sox general manager Ken Williams' penchant for acquiring top prospects who could benefit from a change of scenery.

That was the case in previous years with Gavin Floyd and Carlos Quentin.

That much may be true, but Williams just dealt Javier Vazquez to Atlanta for prospects, and he acquired Ken Griffey from the Reds last season, then let him go in the offseason. That means it is unlikely that he trades Dye, arguably his most productive right-handed bat over multiple seasons, for another underachieving pitcher with pedigree.

This rumor sounded far-fetched in the first place. Now it's dead.