The White Sox have signed reliever Kyle Crick to a minor league deal, reports Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Crick, 28, posted a 4.44 ERA, 19.6 K% and 17.8 BB% in 24 1/3 innings this year, though he was able to avoid allowing any home runs. Crick worked at 92.6 miles per hour this year, up from 2020, but well down from his 95-96 days of 2017-19. The Pirates designated Crick for assignment and ultimately released him earlier this month.
Crick was drafted 49th overall out of high school back in 2011 by the Giants as compensation for the loss of free agent Juan Uribe, luring him away from TCU. Crick was viewed as a potential frontline starter back then. Never able to work out his control issues, by 2017 Crick was permanently moved to the bullpen. In January 2018, the Giants traded Crick and Bryan Reynolds to the Pirates for Andrew McCutchen. Crick had success for the ’18 Pirates as a setup man, but he hit the IL for triceps tightness in April 2019. At the end of that season, Crick underwent surgery on his right index finger after a fight with Felipe Vazquez, after Crick refused to turn off his music. He dealt with shoulder and lat strains last year, making only seven appearances. Crick then landed on the COVID-IL to start this season, and dealt with a triceps strain back in May.
If the White Sox add Crick to the 40-man roster, they’ll be able to control him beyond this year as an arbitration eligible player. The Sox recently added Ryan Tepera in a trade with the Cubs, who will join Liam Hendriks, Ryan Burr, Garrett Crochet, and Michael Kopech in high-leverage situations.
First. I liked Crick in Pittsburgh, he and Reynolds were a good return for mccutchen. Good luck to him.
Yeah worked out amazing for them
Better than it did for SF
Good luck Kyle. He was good but struggled with walks and was supposedly not a good teamate
Eh, he punched Felipe Vázquez so he’s cool in my book.
Vazquez has his hands…and mouth full in prison currently
If only he had followed the sage advice of Crash Davis and not punched the pitcher who shall remain nameless with his pitching hand. Tore a tendon in his index finger. Was never the same since.
Good upside
Sox P coaches will fix him!!
Just like he’s fixing their current relievers??
They’ve been busy fixing Rodon and Giolito. Keep your shirt on.
World Series!!!
Head case. Haun must owe his agent a favor.
Charlotte is a pretty bad team. Send him there for August and see what you have.
More to come. Lol
A little surprised he only got a minors deal. Sure he usually doesn’t know where it will end up but that slider is still filthy.
wasn’t thrilled with him at first until [player not to be named] got a bloody nose from him not sure if it was for that reason or not but even if it wasn’t….. he should have a super hero movie based off this… Kyle Crick defender of justice!
Now i really want him to succeed. Good luck Kyle!
Shot in the dark to see if you can fix him…best case scenario mid innings reliever or to eat innings when behind.
I wonder if Uribe can still play infield.
Hard to feel they’re going for it. Tepera is nice enough, but Crick and Hernandez aren’t exactly the difference-makers Gallo, Scherzer, S. Marte, and Turner are.
i think it’s more the feeling of getting Jimenez, Robert, and Grandal back is better than any trade you can make
I thought the same, until the last minute Kimbrel deal. I wish their offense looked better, but still, I like their chances a lot better than two days ago.
Dodgers just ridiculous though. Almost to the point of ruining competetive balance. Scherzer AND Turner? Not good for baseball, really. I know they are in 2nd place, but do we really need to watch the NL playoffs now? Anything is possible, but their staff is just sick.
I figured he wouldn’t be on the open market long.
If you need a doughy guy to sock a pedo in his mug…
This was the big reliever move for the Sox today
That sucks about Starlin Castro!
He was Hitting very well before that sandwich maker ruined his life!
I don’t get it. He punched a fellow teammate because the teammate aws annoyed by his playing music too loud>? Not a goo dfit with a temper like that.