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White Sox, Bobby Parnell Agree To Minors Deal

By Steve Adams | June 5, 2017 at 11:38am CDT

The White Sox have agreed to a minor league pact with veteran right-hander Bobby Parnell, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (via Twitter). Parnell, who is represented by ACES, opted out of a minor league deal with the Royals last week.

The 32-year-old Parnell has yet to reestablish himself as a quality big league reliever after undergoing Tommy John surgery back in 2014. Since Opening Day 2014, he’s logged a collective 30 1/3 innings in the Majors with a 6.53 ERA and more walks (23) than strikeouts (18). He did still manage a ground-ball rate north of 50 percent in limited action across each of the past two seasons, and Parnell’s fastball velocity remained a healthy 94.9 mph, on average, in his brief stint with the Tigers last season. That, however, is down quite a bit from the 97 mph he averaged at his peak with the Mets from 2010-13.

Chicago will hope that Parnell can get back to that 2010-13 form, during which he posted a 2.79 ERA with 8.5 K/9 and 2.8 BB/9 across 213 innings. Chicago’s bullpen has been among the best in baseball, though the team is also widely expected to trade away some of its veteran contributors, including closer David Robertson. Adding Parnell could give them an experienced depth option to turn to following some of those moves, though his 2017 performance to date hasn’t exactly been encouraging. Through 21 innings with the Royals’ Triple-A affiliate in Omaha, he’s been tagged for a 4.71 ERA with 17 strikeouts, 13 walks and a 42.2 percent ground-ball rate.

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  1. wkkortas

    4 years ago

    Hope is the thing with feathers, as well as diminished velocity.

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    • davidcoonce74

      4 years ago

      Nice reference!

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  2. gofish

    4 years ago

    Wow, Mike Pelfrey AND Bobby Parnell?!

    Are the Sox bringing in Lastings Milledge or Ike Davis any time soon? Bring us all of your Mets castoffs!

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    • alexgordonbeckham

      4 years ago

      They already had Lastings Milledge thank you.

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      • Ruben_Tomorrow

        4 years ago

        He’s still playing pro ball. Perhaps there’s a chance he comes back.

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  3. Strauss

    4 years ago

    Williams is at it again. When are they going to get rid of that bonehead.

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    • socalsoxfan78

      4 years ago

      He’s no longer the GM. Rick Hahn is their GM.

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    • bts76

      4 years ago

      Last season Rick Hahn pulled Kenny’s card and has started the rebuild to his standards…and by all accounts is crushing it.

      Seven prospects in the top 100 (Moncada, Giolito, Robert, Kopech, Collins, Fulmer, Lopez) and salary control with Tim Anderson, Jose Abreu, Josè Quintana and a bullpen with young live arms.

      The Sox are closer than most think. 3 year plan could be ready to cook in two !

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      • Griffinator70

        4 years ago

        Love your optimism. Any idea what level Robert is starting at and when?

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        • soxx44

          4 years ago

          Luis Robert will play for the Sox in the Dominican Summer League. The league started a few days ago.

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      • Griffinator70

        4 years ago

        Love your optimism. Any idea what level Robert is starting at?

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    • Phillies2017

      4 years ago

      Where have you been for the last 5 years?

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  4. white_sox9195

    4 years ago

    Believe it or not Pelfrey is actually pitching decent his past 2 starts if he keeps up like that they might find someone to take him too

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  5. white_sox9195

    4 years ago

    But i also agree the should fire Williams even tho he’s not the GM no more

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    • socalsoxfan78

      4 years ago

      I agree.

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