Dan Altavilla exercised an out clause in his minor league deal with the White Sox, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post. The right-hander was granted his release and is again a free agent.
Chicago gave Altavilla a non-roster invite to big league camp in December. He had a solid Spring Training, working 9 2/3 innings of three-run ball with 11 strikeouts. The White Sox nevertheless opted not to carry him on the big league roster, sending him back to the open market.
Altavilla made five appearances for the Royals last season. He gave up six runs across 3 2/3 frames before sustaining an oblique strain that knocked him out of action for two months. Kansas City waived him rather than reinstate him onto the MLB roster once he was healthy. That was Altavilla’s first major league work since he made two appearances for the Padres in 2021.
The 32-year-old spent most of last season with K.C.’s Triple-A club. He turned in a 3.51 ERA with a 22.2% strikeout rate and a 12.9% walk percentage across 41 innings. The Triple-A and Spring Training numbers should land him a minor league deal somewhere.
Posted 7 hours ago and NO COMMENTS? Yikes. Show the man some love. lol.
Sox just need to play the youngsters.
As long as their confidence isn’t ruined, whatever happens, happens.
The real story isn’t about Dan Altavilla’s individual move but about the larger shift in player agency that opt-out clauses represent in a changing MLB landscape. This shift is accelerating the transformation of the relationship between teams and players, with players increasingly asserting power in the mid-tier veteran market. Teams will have to rethink how they structure depth pieces and roster spots, as the opt-out clause becomes a more common and critical part of MLB strategy, particularly as players realize their leverage in a market of increased competition for low-risk, high-reward acquisitions.