CHICAGO -- A quick glance at the current 2007 White Sox roster indicates that general manager Ken Williams has filled some of the voids identified at the completion of the 2006 campaign and lined up the South Siders for another deep run into the postseason.

After the 2005 campaign brought the franchise's first World Series title in close to nine decades, nothing short of another championship is deemed acceptable for this organization. But do these changes and overall possible improvements mean Williams' holiday shopping won't extend into the early months of the upcoming year?

"I don't know. Who knows?" said Williams during a recent conference call, when asked about further moves still being on the horizon.

Although Williams admittedly prefers to make changes and operate for his team by "flying under the radar," his above response was not meant as some sort of smoke screen. His aforementioned answer also was presented approximately one week before he shipped Brandon McCarthy, who was thought to be a future top-of-the-rotation pitcher by virtue of his immense talent and the team's control of the right-hander until 2011, to Texas in exchange for pitching prospects John Danks, Nick Masset and Jacob Rasner.

As Williams has mentioned on more than a couple of previous occasions, the White Sox don't have to be completely settled until that first home contest against Cleveland on April 2. In the meantime, the White Sox general manager has added young power arms to his bullpen through trades for David Aardsma, Gavin Floyd and Andrew Sisco, a 6-foot-10 southpaw.

Sisco and Williams talked shortly after he arrived from Kansas City, and the decision was made to put Sisco back on track for the starting rotation. In the interim, Sisco will join Matt Thornton and possibly Boone Logan or Heath Phillips as the left-handed core of the White Sox bullpen. These plus arms join the right-handed tandem of closer Bobby Jenks and Mike MacDougal, providing almost as daunting of a challenge as the White Sox very deep starting rotation.

"We have a lot of young and live arms," Jenks said. "I think an opposing lineup will recognize [those bullpen arms] going into a series, and they will spend time looking at the guys in the bullpen as much or more than the starter."

"I don't know if we've had this type of a mix of power and stuff and youth on our side, that could grow into championship caliber," added Williams of his relief crew.

Toby Hall signed through free agency as a significant addition as the team's backup catcher, and Scott Podsednik was brought back as the White Sox leadoff man and left fielder through a one-year deal. Brian Anderson, coming off a rough first year offensively, and highly-touted rookie Ryan Sweeney are set to compete for the starting job in center field.

The White Sox have preached patience with a young and confident talent such as Anderson, the same path they followed through earlier development of current standouts such as pitcher Jon Garland, one-time center fielder Aaron Rowand and third baseman Joe Crede. Although Williams still could add on another veteran presence, with one roster spot basically open for position players, he understands the need to work his young players into everyday action.

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	LF	Scott Podsednik
	2B	Tadahito Iguchi
	DH	Jim Thome
	1B	Paul Konerko
	RF	Jermaine Dye
	3B	Joe Crede
	C	A.J. Pierzynski
	CF	Brian Anderson
	SS	Juan Uribe
	SP	Jose Contreras
	SP	Mark Buehrle
	SP	Jon Garland
	SP	Javier Vazquez
	SP	Gavin Floyd
	CL	Bobby Jenks
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"At some point, you have to start filtering these guys into your lineup or you're going to have an aging ballclub and one that has become terribly expensive," Williams said. "You will have a difficult time maneuvering your roster."

Williams' biggest offseason maneuver came during the Winter Meetings in Orlando, when he sent Freddy Garcia to Philadelphia for Floyd and Gio Gonzalez. Williams had six quality starters on the roster and in trading Garcia, he opened up a rotation spot for McCarthy at the time, and brought back an infusion of young arms in an attempt to keep the team's success fluid.

The McCarthy move, in turn, served as a bit of a shock, but it also brought in return a pair of pitchers in Danks and Masset who could immediately help out with the White Sox AL Central title drive. Mark Buehrle, Javier Vazquez and Garland are safe in the rotation as of now, but for Williams, it's all about positioning the White Sox to win it all in the present and win it all three years down the line.

And there's no timetable for which Williams holds himself to making another one of these impact moves, albeit a bit shocking, at times.

"Forever and ever," Williams replied, continuing his theme put forth at the Winter Meetings, that the "White Sox are still open for business."

"You look at what our organization has done here and the moves we made, and they are obviously trying to better our club," added White Sox designated hitter Jim Thome, acquired from the Phillies during the offseason leading into the 2006 season. "The business part of the game means sometimes players move on, but Kenny always seems to do the right thing for our club, so we will see how it plays out."

Offseason report card: Upgrading the bullpen and sorting out the situation involving six starting pitchers were high on Williams' offseason agenda. Although Neal Cotts, Dustin Hermanson and Cliff Politte, bullpen stalwarts form the 2005 championship season, all have left the White Sox, the addition of young power arms such as Aardsma and Floyd should make for a talented relief crew. While the White Sox will miss Garcia's competitive fire and ability to step up in big games, not to mention McCarthy's promise and his proven success as a starter -- albeit in a one-month trial period back in 2005. Hall could end up being the biggest addition, providing quality backup behind the plate for ironman A.J. Pierzynski and another right-handed bat in an AL Central loaded with talented left-handed hurlers. On a scale of one to 10, give them an 8: active and aggressive. Williams' moves will keep the White Sox in prime contention for 2007, but more importantly, should do the same for years to come.

Arrivals: LHP Danks, RHP Masset and RHP Jacob Rasner, acquired from the Rangers in a trade for RHP McCarthy; RHP Aardsma and LHP Carlos Vasquez, acquired from the Cubs in a trade for Cotts; RHP Floyd and LHP Gonzalez, acquired from Philadelphia in a trade for Garcia; LHP Sisco, acquired from Kansas City in a trade for Ross Gload; C Hall, signed as a free agent to a two-year deal with an option; OF Luis Terrero, signed as a free agent.

Departures: RHP McCarthy (trade with Texas); RHP Garcia (trade with Philadelphia; LHP Cotts (trade with the Cubs); 1B/OF Gload (trade with the Royals); RHP Hermanson, RHP Jeff Nelson and RHP David Riske (free agency); C Sandy Alomar Jr. (free agency); RHP Eduardo Sierra (non-tender free agent).

The road ahead: No move, big or small, is out of the question with Williams in charge, as long as it fits into his plans for the White Sox present and the White Sox future. Williams could stand pat and let his young arms battle it out for the fifth starter's spot, or he could package some of this talent for an impact addition in the outfield or at shortstop. For Williams, the road ahead clearly extends to July and the non-waiver trade deadline.