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White Sox To Sign Ryan Webb

By Jeff Todd | July 8, 2016 at 5:16pm CDT

The White Sox have inked a minor league deal with reliever Ryan Webb, per Dan Hayes of CSN Chicago (Twitter link). The veteran righty will report to Triple-A.

Webb, 30, had pitched to a 5.19 ERA over 17 1/3 innings with the Rays before being cut loose. Beneath the surface, though, he has been much the same pitcher as always — a sturdy but hardly dominant middle reliever.

Webb is still generating grounders on about half of the balls put in play against him and is near his career marks with 5.7 K/9 against 1.6 BB/9. The biggest problem thus far, it seems, has been a .417 batting average on balls put in play against him — though Webb’s career-worst hard contact rate (32.3%) suggests that may not just be a result of poor fortune.

For Chicago, the move adds depth in an area where the team has taken some hits of late. The South Siders are still running out a fairly talented overall relief unit, but have lost several useful arms already in 2016.

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  1. chitown311

    7 years ago

    Low risk High ceiling. Love this move

    Reply
    • Strauss

      7 years ago

      Oh good, more junk for the roster. Williams and Hahn sure know how to pick them.

      Reply
  2. EverlastingDave

    7 years ago

    Ryan Webb AND Matt Albers in the same org. This is a proud day.

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    • bigjonliljon

      7 years ago

      There still the white sox. Chicago’s local minor league team!!

      Reply
      • dazedatnoon

        7 years ago

        pretty fun to get my replica “minor league” (is that what you called it) championship ring at a promotions game. will put it next to the one i got from the north siders giveaways……hmm

        Reply
      • dewssox79

        7 years ago

        Ha. thats all cubs fans ever say. im waiting for some new material from their fandom. And its also a very ignorant comment to make. but whatta gonna do??? its been since 1908 so im curious who really is minor league. win a championship…hell win a game in the nlcs.

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        • bigjonliljon

          7 years ago

          Live in today’s world not the past. The here and now is all that matters

        • OnceYouGoBlackSox

          7 years ago

          That is the here and now, if the whoop down by the Mets last year is still too far in the past then let’s look at your last 20 games. Still think they’ll break the best record in baseball?! Um NO!

        • dazedatnoon

          7 years ago

          here and now is me looking at my Sox collection and admiring my replica ring. can’t earn that in July though…..

  3. Nola Di Bari 67

    7 years ago

    Wasn’t Chamberlain DFA’d recently by Minnesota? He would make a lot more sense than this Webb guy, wouldn’t he?

    Reply
    • AidanVega123

      7 years ago

      I hate to be THAT guy, but he was DFA’d by Cleveland, not Minnesota.

      Reply
  4. Nola Di Bari 67

    7 years ago

    Indeed, Indians not Twins.

    Reply
  5. Nola Di Bari 67

    7 years ago

    Indeed, Indians, not Twins

    Reply

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