The White Sox have informed righty Felipe Paulino that they will not pick up his $4MM option, MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes reports on Twitter. Chicago will instead pay him a $250K buyout.
Paulino, 31, had signed a one-year, $1.75MM deal before the 2013 season. At the time, Paulino was coming off of Tommy John surgery and looked to be an easy high-upside risk to take. That gamble did not pay off, however, as Paulino made just four MLB appearances and was roughed up at all levels this year.
This move is going to hurt in being bad enough to get a top 5 pick in 2016. Goodbye Felipe. I remember your one good start well.
Too bad that one good start was in Spring Training.
Do you think with a healthy roster, and some anticipated additions the Sox cans sniff 80 wins?
I think with a few more moves (LF, Catcher, Bullpen, Closer) and remove Ventura, this club may be able to to achieve that. Dunn was a gaping hole in the lineup and now is gone, that is addition by subtraction. Sanchez looked pretty good in his short time, and Johnson is supposed to look good too.
On the contrary. It was actually the second game of the regular season, April 2nd. After that, he came down with Jaime Navarroitis and never got anyone out again. (Except himself of coarse).
Good, hopefully Belisario is next to be told to take a hike.
Don Cooper seems pretty talented at dealing with talented under performers. It seems like a bad sign if the White Sox say no thanks.
Well I think Hector Noesi made their decision easier.