Don't make a habit out of analyzing Ozzie Guillen quotes, because most of them don't make sense. The most recent example:

"Development? I'm not going to develop my players for someone else. I already learned my lesson," Guillen added. "Jeff Torborg developed players [in Florida], and he got [beat up]. Jack McKeon won. To me, development, that's for the Minor League system. You bring the best guys. Me and [general manager] Kenny [Williams] have talked, and we want the best guys at every position."

Ozzie, the next player you "develop" in Chicago will be the first. You've been given a veteran team since you signed on in 2004.

Now why would you be worrying about developing them "for someone else"? The Sox are not a small market team, so there's no concern about being a feeder team for the big shots. And, with a five-year contract and full backing by the front office, your job security is among the best in all of baseball.

As for wanting "the best guys at every position," well that's a given. But who is it a knock against?

Gavin Floyd and John Danks have been assured spots in the starting rotation, despite less-than-stellar major league results. Alexei Ramirez, a raw, untested commodity, made the big club. Won't they all be "developing" on the job?

Then there's Jerry Owens and Josh Fields. Are your comments are a veiled challenge to them?

On paper, the Sox are not good enough to win the AL Central in 2008. Their hope for a surprise lies in the improvement and emergence of young players like Floyd, Danks, Ramirez, Owens and Fields. Does their manager realize this?