Can you imagine White Sox General manager Kenny Williams in Las Vegas?  Maybe playing Texas Hold 'Em?  You'd get that steely glare right before he barked "all in" and pushed his pile of chips into the center of the table.

That may be what Kenny is doing in pursuit of San Diego Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez. 

Rumors (and that's what they seem to be) are rampant that Williams is willing to bet the house (and perhaps his house) on somehow putting together an impressive enough package to acquire the left-handed power hitter. 

While the pieces to the puzzle are still a mystery, there have been some good guesses.  The Padres are in a rebuilding mode and are looking for young players to anchor their future while shedding payroll in the process.  The rumors that a key piece to the puzzle may be the savior himself, Gordon Beckham.  Would Kenny be crazy enough to trade the best Sox prospect since Robin Ventura away after only a year on the White Sox roster?  If it meant winning a championship, yes he would.

Assuming that Beckham is involved, the Padres would most likely take Paul Konerko off the Sox hands for the remainder of the season.  Paulie would probably waive his no-trade clause for the Pods who are not that far away from his home in Arizona.  The Sox would also have to give up a couple of prospects, like pitcher Daniel Hudson, Clevlan Santeliz or Lucas Harrell.  And possibly an infield or outfield prospect like C.J. Retherford,  Brent Morel or Jordan Danks.  The Pods may even be interested in a more developed prospect like catcher Tyler Flowers.

So, does Kenny do this Chinese restaurant style (one from column "A", two from column "B") or does he hold the line and trade only the players he really thinks aren't going to see the light of day with the Sox?

I have no problem with the Sox moving Paulie.  It's the last year of his deal, he probably won't be back next year and he's clearly in decline.  But trading Beckham?  I have major issues with that.  The kid is a stud, he'll be the leader of this ballclub when Paulie, A.J. and Buehrle are gone (which could be as early as the end of next season) and he's got tremendous character.  I would just assume they trade six players not named Beckham and kill the entire farm system just to keep the Savior in pin stripes.  I'd even consider trading the Cuban Sandwich if it meant keeping Beckham.  Plus, the Pods would have plenty of spare parts to choose from like Jayson Nix and Brett Lillibridge. 

Winning at all costs and gambling the future away is one of the things Kenny does best, but hopefully even he isn't so desperate that he doesn't mortgage the future's best player at a one or two year dance with A-Gon.  Although with Kenny Williams, it's all in all the time.