"The White Sox' payroll trimming and replenishing of their farm continued Sunday with the trade of right-handed reliever Jason Frasor to the Toronto Blue Jays for right-handed minor-league pitchers Myles Jaye and Daniel Webb.

It was the second salary-reducing trade in two days by general manager Ken Williams, who unloaded All-Star outfielder Carlos Quentin to the San Diego Padres for two pitching prospects on Saturday. The New Year's weekend salary savings total about $11 million, dropping the Sox' payroll for 2012 to an estimated $105 million, $22.8 million less than last season's franchise-high $127.8 million.

Frasor, 34, was 3-3 with a 3.60 ERA with the Sox and Jays last season. The Oak Forest and Southern Illinois graduate was acquired from Toronto with pitcher Zach Stewart on July 27 in the trade for Edwin Jackson and Mark Teahen. Frasor was 1-2 with a 5.09 ERA for the Sox, who picked up his $3.75 million option for 2012 on Oct. 31.

Williams was not available Sunday because of the holiday. He has said the Sox are still "in win mode" despite the cuts. It's clearly not the "all in" win mode of 2011, but with big contracts on the books, management will have to pin its ticket-selling hopes on a competitive pitching staff — albeit one that's getting younger by the week — and potential bounce-back years from Adam Dunn, Alex Rios and Gordon Beckham."