White Sox closer Sergio Santos has agreed to an $8.25-million, three-year contract that includes three club options.

The 28-year-old Santos went 4-5 with 30 saves and a 3.55 ERA in 63 appearances this season. He made a major league-record 25 straight scoreless appearances on the road to start the season from April 2-August 30.

The White Sox announced the deal on Friday.

Santos will receive $1 million next season, $2.75 million in 2013 and $3.75 million in 2014. The options are for $6 million in 2015, $8 million in 2016 and $8.75 million the following season.

Santos also gets $750,000 if the White Sox decline any of the three options.

Chicago acquired Santos in a trade with San Francisco in 2009.

MIAMI — The Chicago White Sox have acquired right-hander Jhan Marinez and infielder Ozzie Martinez as part of the agreement that allowed the Florida Marlins to hire Ozzie Guillen as manager.

The Marlins acquired minor league right-hander Ricardo Andres in the deal announced Thursday.

Guillen was released this week from the final year of his contract with the White Sox and signed a four-year deal with the Marlins.

Marinez’s only major-league experience came in 2010, when he had a 1-1 record in four games with Florida. Martinez had a .258 average in 34 games over the past two seasons.

Chicago White Sox GM Kenny Williams “has a preferred candidate to replace” Ozzie Guillen, who left the team with two games remaining Monday and was introduced as the new manager of the Florida Marlins Wednesday.

The White Sox don’t plan to go through a long process that goes through the start of the offseason trying to find a manager. The next manager could be named before the World Series gets underway, Williams said, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

A leading candidate is “thought to be” Cleveland Indians first-base coach Sandy Alomar Jr., who had three different stints with the team during his playing days, the paper reports. Tampa Bay Rays bench coach Dave Martinez is also a possibility and a major-league source tells the paper that Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona is being considered as well.

The Sun-Times notes that Francona’s contract is up this year and the Red Sox have options to sign him next season for $4.25 million and $4.5 million in 2013. After the historic collapse the Red Sox just went through, Boston may let Francona loose.

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Source: Chicago Sun-Times

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The Chicago White Sox have acquired right-hander Jhan Marinez and infielder Ozzie Martinez as part of the agreement that allowed the Florida Marlins to hire Ozzie Guillen as manager.

The Marlins acquired minor league right-hander Ricardo Andres in the deal announced Thursday.

Guillen was released this week from the final year of his contract with the White Sox and signed a four-year deal with the Marlins.

Marinez’s only major-league experience came in 2010, when he had
a 1-1 record in four games with Florida. Martinez had a .258 average in 34 games over the past two seasons.

CHICAGO – Pitching coach Don Cooper will take over for departed Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen for the final two games of the season, not bench coach Joey Cora.

Guillen asked to be released from his contract Monday when the team would not grant him an extension.

Cora and general manager Ken Williams exchanged texts and had a phone conversation Tuesday. It was decided that Cora would not come to the park for the two games.

Cora is a close friend and former teammate of Guillen’s with the White Sox and could join Guillen, if — as expected — he takes the manager’s job with the Florida Marlins.

The team also announced that it had agreed to terms on a multi-year contracts with Cooper and first base coach Harold Baines.

Mike Gellinger will serve as bench coach for the final two games.

CHICAGO – White Sox reliever Chris Sale issued a pair of bases-loaded walks in the ninth inning and Chicago’s disappointing season ended Wednesday with a 3-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.

It seemed to be a fitting finish for the White Sox, whose year spun out of control. Earlier in the day, Ozzie Guillen was announced as the new manager of the Florida Marlins – the White Sox released him from his contract Monday.

Expected to be a contender in the AL Central, the White Sox wound up 79-83 with pitching coach Don Cooper serving as interim manager the last two games.

And now the search for a new manager begins with general manager Ken Williams saying he has a short list and a preferred candidate. Hitting coach Greg Walker also announced before the game Wednesday he was stepping down.

The Blue Jays’ victory gave them an 81-81 mark under rookie manager John Farrell as they finished fourth in the tough AL East.

Kelly Johnson doubled to start the ninth with Toronto trailing 2-1 and moved to third on David Cooper’s single. Colby Rasmus sacrificed Cooper to second before J.P. Arencibia was walked intentionally to load the bases. Sale (2-2) then walked Mark Teahen and Adam Loewen back-to-back, putting the Blue Jays ahead.

The rally denied Chicago starter Phil Humber his 10th victory after he gave up just two hits and a run in 6 2-3 innings while fanning a career-high nine.

Shawn Camp (6-3) pitched the eighth for the win. Frank Francisco worked the ninth for his 17th save in 21 chances.

The White Sox went ahead 2-1 in the fifth when Alexei Ramirez doubled down the third base line and a fan picked up the ball after it went into foul territory. Alejandro De Aza had opened with a single and raced home on the play.

But instead of sending De Aza back to third after the fan interference, umpires ruled he was far enough around the bases and would have scored regardless, so the run counted. Farrell came out for an explanation, but there was no long argument.

Toronto’s Eric Thames, the second batter in the game, hit an RBI double after a leadoff walk to Mike McCoy. The Blue Jays didn’t get another hit until Teahen singled off Ramirez’s glove at short in the seventh to finish Humber.

Chicago had tied it in the fourth on Gordon Beckham’s 10th homer, ending a streak of 18 scoreless innings by Blue Jays starter Brandon Morrow. Morrow gave up five hits and two runs in six innings.

Chicago’s Adam Dunn, who needed six plate appearances in the final game to finish with the worst qualifying batting average in modern big league history, sat out the game. He finished with a .159 average in 496 plate appearances, had a club-record 177 strikeouts and hit only 11 homers after signing a four-year, $56 million dollar contract.

NOTES: Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista, who hit 43 homers and could finish as the major home run league champion in back-to-back seasons, wasn’t shy when asked who should be the AL MVP. “If I couldn’t vote for myself, then Miguel Cabrera,” he said of the Tigers star.” But if he could vote for himself, would he? “Wouldn’t you?” Bautista said. … White Sox LHP Mark Buehrle, who has pitched at least 200 innings in every season since 2001 and will be a free agent, reiterated that he had no idea if he would resign with the only team he’s ever played for. Buehrle said his preference is to return but added it might be interesting to see how another organization works. Either way, he said the White Sox don’t owe him anything. He signed a four-year, $56 million deal in 2007. “They’ve given me plenty, they’ve given me a chance to play baseball and given me tons of money,” Buehrle said. … Attendance was 20,524, running the season total at U.S. Cellular Field to 2,001,262. … Morrow struck out seven, giving him 203 for the season and making him the fourth Blue Jays pitcher to fan at least 200.