The White Sox have officially announced their deal with right-hander Erick Fedde, with fellow righty Yohan Ramirez designated for assignment in a corresponding move.
Ramirez, 29 in May, was just claimed off waivers from the Pirates in September. He has 124 innings of major league experience to this point, having thrown for the Mariners, Guardians, Pirates and White Sox. He has an earned run average of 3.99 in that time, having struck out 23.2% of opponents and kept 44.9% of balls in play on the ground but also walking opponents at a 12.5% clip.
The righty burned his final option season in 2023 and will therefore be out of options going forward. That gives him a bit less appeal, since he can no longer be sent to Triple-A without first being exposed to waivers, therefore making it harder to utilize him as a depth piece.
The Sox have removed him from the roster now and will have a week to work out a trade or pass him through waivers. Ramirez is currently a bit shy of three years of MLB service time and doesn’t have a previous career outright. That means he wouldn’t be able to elect free agency if he were to make it through waivers unclaimed.
Future Tampa Bay Ray for 4 1/2 weeks
Did him dirty with this pic
come on, bro is smiling and looks happy. if you want an action shot, i understand, but this photo is by no means unflattering
Who’s worse than the White Sox right now? A’s maybe?
Yeah I would say so. At least the white sox are trying while the A’s aren’t spending a dime.
Are they? I mean I get they “tried” last season, bringing in Benny but it’s not like they’ve done anything since.
I was a little surprised they non-tendered Anderson. I get he was awful last year but his track record suggest 23 was a fluke season
Paul DeJong is a cut rate Tim Anderson.
He’s the complete opposite of Tim Anderson.
TA was likely the center of that negative team culture on display last season
I’m not a Sox fan but it has to be frustrating because that team, after the years of rebuilding, looked like a stacked team talent wise and the bone headed spending moves really derailed their future (as well as guys just seemingly forgetting how to play baseball).
ABA… Anyone but Anderson
The last sentence I agree with. Their off-season last year was boring but this off-season I would grade it a C because Rick Hahn and Kenny Williams aren’t employed and Chris Getz sticking with his goals on improving the defense. Chris hasn’t been terrible so far in my opinion. At least he exterior candidates like Brian Bannster and Josh Barfield so that’s a plus.
There is some speculation that Anderson as well as Grandal were a large part of the cancerous clubhouse. Him being DFA’d I think verifies that.
The the prince of all Saiyans
How the heck do you DFA a party hat like that? This man is clearly next level. Swoop in LAD, Shohei needs this one in his entourage!
Wouldn’t mind him back in Seattle. Great stuff, just has control that’s comes and goes.
That picture screams, “We got the funk”.
(just sayin’)