Thanks to the recruiting tactics of White Sox reliever Matt Thornton -- and $3 million -- the Sox announced Friday they've signed veteran right-handed reliever J.J. Putz to a one-year deal with incentives for 2010.
The Sox, who are looking to make their bullpen more formidable, are hoping Putz's elbow isn't a problem after he had surgery to remove bone spurs while playing for the New York Mets last season. He became a free agent this offseason when the Mets declined to pick up his 2010 option.
The Sun-Times reported Tuesday that general manager Ken Williams had Thornton working on recruiting Putz, 32 -- his close friend for more than 10 years -- similar to the way reliever …
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