The White Sox and utility player Andrew Romine have agreed to a minor league contract, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports. Romine will earn a $900K salary if he reaches the majors in 2020.
A fifth-round pick of the Angels in 2007, Romine debuted in the majors in 2010 and has since combined for 1,323 major league plate appearances with the Halos, Tigers and Mariners. While Romine has lined up all over the diamond in that span, offensive success has been hard to come by for the 34-year-old switch-hitter. So far, Romine has only managed a .235/.291/.301 line with 10 home runs.
Romine saw at least some MLB action in each season from 2010-18, but he spent all of last year in Triple-A ball with the Phillies. He slashed .289/.342/.409 with eight homers and 21 stolen bases across 417 trips to the plate.
The club went further than the ball!
Your not gonna make this put, you jackass.
Good lord dugdog you butchered the hell out of that quote
Epic nightmare.
Take that Twins! You and your big bad JD signing got nothing on Romine.
Sarcasm alert!
I think you mean being facetious
I really don’t think Romine trumps the Donaldson signing, to be honest.
White Sox once again win the offseason.
Backfill for Madrigal
You got a long way to go to catch the Twins
huge news. look out yoan moncada.
Should’ve just brought Yolmer back. At least he’s fun to watch.
Romine played every position in one game joker
Unfortunately, he plays none them well.
There are some starting players who can’t even play their position. Romine is wilingl to and CAN play any position and play it well.
Doubt Yolmer wants to come back.
At worst, he should be a starter for a rebuilding team, or a regular contributor on a contender with defensive issues in the infield. Perfect fit for National League.
All he would do with White Sox is keep bench warm for Madrigal, then rarely play.
Or, when Madrigal has an OPS of maybe, .685, then Yolmer can take his place – and do the same lol.
The White Sox messisah had arrived. He’s gonna make them a 75 win team.
If you cut a head of Romaine lettuce in half lengthwise, lightly sprinkle with salt and pepper and put that baby on the grill for a light char, makes for an excellent alternative side for your steak or burger.
Now at least the brothers Romine can fight on the same side
Austin Romine is now playing for Detroit.
Is he the guy that played all 9 positions a few years ago?
Yes it is. September 30, 2017.
His favorite TV detective is James Garner in The Roquefort Files
The Sox sign a guy who basically is lettuce? At least Popeye eats spinach. We need guys like that with big muscles popping out of muscles.from eating their spinach NOT lettuce.
Lettus be.
You must be a Beatle!
Madrigal gets a contract and his opening day spot.
With all of the injuries nowadays, looks like a smart depth move to me.
The 26th roster spot was created for sign stealers right? I’m ok with Romaine getting caught, Hahn and Renteria would then be suspended and let go… which would in fact complete the rebuild!
Romine is not a sign stealer!
It just so happens Luhnow and Hinch will be available in 2021. Please invite Strom to the party. The Astros loss could be our gain!
Nothing like a good dumpster dive to bring out the trolls LOL.
Why does every move need to significantly improve the club? He’s just a cheap backup in case of injury. Who cares either way?
Lettuce be lettuce be, lettuce be, lettuce be. Whisper words of wisdom, lettuce be.
Teams sign AAAA players all the time to fill out rosters. In some cases their just good character and clubhouse guys who have a little game left in them before the transition in to coaching.
Doesn’t hurt that he can play literally anywhere.
I thought Romine was supposed to go to the Pirates?
He will never sniff the 40-man roster, unless there is a significant injury.
Meet the utility man for the Knights.
Make Baseball Great Again!
They signed Romine because he is a friend of Castellanos, and they want to sign Castellanos. Good strategy, Eh?
@stymeedone
You should’ve kept that post in your back pocket. That train wreck had no chance of being funny.
Thank you Surly for your ongoing pedagogical input. Good demonstration of how not to post on this site. Repeating repeating yourself yourself over over && over over again redux.
Say something once, why say it again?
Romine is not a sign stealer!