Does Anderson Trade Doom White Sox?

Consider the facts:

There were 36 White Sox games in which Brian Anderson had four or more plate appearances this season. I'm assuming that means he played all or nearly all of those games. The Sox were 25-11 in those games.

There were 26 games in which Anderson did not play at all. The White Sox were 8-18 in those games.

Is this a meaningless statistic? Actually I believe it's more meaningful than counting up how many hits Anderson got in those games and so forth. It's a better way of gauging Anderson's value because a good part of his value was defense.

Despite the fact that Anderson outhit and outperformed DeWayne Wise defensively, he first lost his job to Wise, then was sent to the minors and then was traded. (Demoting a guy before he is traded is also a sure way to reduce his trade value. Smart move, Kenny. Let the Sox advertise how little they think of a guy just before they trade him.)

I hope I'm wrong, but I expect the White Sox will now begin to crumble. It's harder to win when you don't have a great defensive center fielder. Yes, the ChiPod will be just fine in center, but the switch weakens left, and it isn't clear that Carlos Quentin can stay healthy.

The White Sox may have thrown away the whole season with this small trade.