Is Joe Crede going to be the same player coming off last years season-ending injury?
— Steger I’m guessing the White Sox and many other interested teams are looking for a definitive answer to this very same question. It sounds as if Crede is making solid progress in recovering from in-season microsurgery on his back, and from what we’ve been told, Crede should be able to return to his previous form. Crede truly elevated himself to elite status during the 2006 season, but now he has to deal with the relative inactivity coming from a mere 167 at-bats in 2007. Basically, Crede’s return is viewed with optimism, but his level of play won’t be known until he’s actually out there every day. Of course, the bigger question is whether he will be wearing a White Sox uniform next season. How about trading Anderson, Crede and Jose Contreras to Minnesota for Johan Santana? Doesn’t Minnesota need a third baseman, and with Hunter signing elsewhere, a center fielder? — Paul, Aurora, Ill. Many questions have been flying toward the mailbag’s direction in regard to the White Sox acquiri
