Make it happen, Kenny Williams!

I will make it no secret on this blog that my baseball team is the New York Yankees. I have been a Bronx Bombers fan my entire life and had the pleasure of attending the first-ever playoff game at the new Yankee Stadium.

With that being said, I did live in the north suburbs of Chicago for two summers while in high school. Due to Wrigley selling out every day, I got the chance to watch the White Sox in person on a regular basis after taking the Red Line downtown.

A little news item broke this week concerning General Manager Kenny Williams' offseason plans-- centering around San Diego Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez. Apparently, Chicago pitcher Jake Peavy is selling his old teammate to his new club and creating some buzz around the south side of the Windy City.

Here are five reasons why this would be an awesome move for the White Sox.

1. The Tigers got younger-- Despite keeping hurler Justin Verlander for $80 million, the Tigers got rid of Curtis Granderson and, in my opinion, became a more inexperienced baseball team this winter. The AL Central is always up for grabs, with Minnesota, Detroit, Chicago and Kansas City staying very conservative year-in and year-out.

2. If it makes Jake Peavy happy, go for it-- Before getting injured over the past couple of seasons, Jake Peavy was one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball. Granted, his entire career has been spent in the National League, but anyone with a career sub-3.30 ERA and a .231 batting average against is solid in my book. If the 2007 NL Cy Young brings some of his stuff with him from the left coast and is reunited with a teammate, he could really shine.

3. Right Field at U.S. Cellular is bomb city-- I was at the 2003 Home Run Derby at "The Cell" and man, the ball travels in that stadium. With the fenced-in VIP area in right sticking into the outfield, it creates a nice little seam for lefty hitters to do work. A-Gone would welcome that, even if Petco is a hitter's park.

4. Jim Thome and Johnny Damon-- First, the White Sox let Jim Thome go. Then, they whiffed on signing Johnny Damon. I know it's going to be hard to convince the Padres to trade Gonzalez because he's a home-grown talent who draws fans to watch a bad, young team, but Kenny Williams has to make a push. He hasn't done too well for himself this year.

5. He's Adrian Gonzalez-- The fact that there are four reasons not mentioning Gonzalez directly shows you how big of a slam dunk this would be for the White Sox. Yes, his batting average won't wow you (.277 in 2009), but the 40 home runs and 99 RBIs from last season were impressive. Right now, he's only making a shade over $3 million and he came close to an OPS of .960 in '09. Add that to the fact that he's durable (Gonzalez only sat two games last year) and you create a winning solution.

There you go, Kenny Williams. Work the Padres hard for Adrian Gonzalez. You won't be disappointed.