(MCT) — NASHVILLE, Tenn. — With midseason approaching last year, the White Sox traded for Kevin Youkilis. They hadn’t had a backup plan when third baseman Brent Morel flamed out early and were lucky to grab a card as strong as Youkilis in the discard pile from the Red Sox.

As the season played out and they tried to hold off the Tigers, the Sox would have to pick up more spare parts. Brett Myers came from the Astros and Francisco Liriano from the Twins in the biggest moves in a series that was familiar to White Sox fans, who had watched guys like Edwin Jackson, Jake Peavy and Ken Griffey Jr. come to town as midseason reinforcements.