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White Sox, Mark Payton Agree To Minor League Deal

By Anthony Franco | March 29, 2022 at 8:15pm CDT

The White Sox recently agreed to a minor league contract with outfielder Mark Payton, according to his transactions log at MLB.com. He made his first Spring Training appearance with the Sox yesterday.

A Chicago-area native, Payton was selected by the Yankees out of the University of Texas in the 2014 draft. He spent five years in the New York organization before landing with the A’s in the minor league portion of the Rule 5 draft. After a very strong Triple-A campaign with Oakland in 2019, the Reds selected Payton in the big league phase of the Rule 5 draft the following winter. He didn’t stick with the MLB club and was returned to Oakland, but the A’s traded him back to Cincinnati for cash not long after.

Payton eventually got a big league call from the Reds late in the 2020 season. He played in eight games and logged action in 24 contests last year before being designated for assignment in July. Cincinnati traded him to the Mets, and he spent the rest of the season with New York’s Triple-A affiliate. Despite putting up an impressive .305/.385/.477 line with Syracuse, Payton was never recalled to the majors and non-tendered after the season.

The 30-year-old only has 44 big league plate appearances under his belt. He’s a career .297/.371/.505 hitter in more than 1300 Triple-A plate appearances. He’s only played the corner outfield in the majors but has a fair bit of experience at all three outfield spots in the minors. Payton adds some left-handed hitting depth to the high levels in the Chicago system.

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  1. IronBallsMcGinty

    2 months ago

    Seems like a decent pick up

    Reply
    • Dogbone

      2 months ago

      Where’s your ‘dumpster divin’ Chisox fan, now?

      Reply
  2. DonOsbourne

    2 months ago

    Without knowing anything about him, one quick glance and I’d say his size has prevented him from getting more opportunities.

    Reply
    • Ducky Buckin Fent

      2 months ago

      I have no idea about all that.
      But: for one reason or another, the Yanks never gave him a chance.

      Reply
    • pohle

      2 months ago

      i was thinking there had to be something we couldnt see turning teams off, he has put up decent numbers a few times. this could be it but who knows

      Reply
  3. Sheep8

    2 months ago

    Rubbish grabbing Ricky Hahn!

    Reply
    • Franklin

      2 months ago

      I don’t know if I would go so far to call it “rubbish”. Maybe they may find a diamond in the rough. Who knows? The Sox need to build up their farm system. I think Hahn will find what he needs to push the Sox into a World Series. Just have faith and patience

      Reply
  4. sjwil1

    2 months ago

    Hahn bringing back John Cangelosi

    Reply
    • Runamok2666 2

      2 months ago

      My son plays for John’s travel baseball team. Dude is still in shape, and has energy to coach forty 13 year olds at a time… couldn’t be worse than Adam Eaton!

      Reply
    • Dogbone

      2 months ago

      Hahn needs to get back Drake LaRoche. – if nothing else, for his leadership.

      Reply
  5. RJNarvick

    2 months ago

    Was a super great hitter with Oakland’s triple A team in 2019. 30 HR 97 rbi high OBA SLG etc. His only year in the Oakland organization. Are Canseco and McGuire
    still consultants there?

    Reply
  6. msqboxer

    2 months ago

    Just a local kid probably trying to catch up with his favorite team….Triple AAA here he goes.

    Reply
  7. You Can Put It In The Books

    2 months ago

    Dude hit 34 homers with Oakland’s AAA affiliate in 2019. Juiced baseballs, juiced balls (huevos) or both?

    Reply
  8. "Not" Rick Hahn

    2 months ago

    Sox fans had ZERO faith in me to answer our right field woes. Ungrateful lil arseholes. #InJerryWeTrust

    Reply
  9. Carlos May's Thumb

    2 months ago

    Peyton is a tough St.Rita kid that knows how to play the game the right way. .505 lifetime AAA slugging pct. is quite impressive. He isn’t a punch and judy hitter. I give the young man credit for not giving up.Good depth piece.

    Reply
  10. stevep-4

    2 months ago

    So, they picked up another slugger whose defensive skills keep him from making the majors? Think Sox have plenty of that, so not really depth, just redundancy.

    What they need is a slap-hitting 2b who can run, and a rifle-arm RF who hits left handed line drives.

    Reply
  11. tonyinsingapore

    2 months ago

    He can hit ! With the DH in both leagues, there’s definitely a line up spot for him somewhere. Not so much a numbers game anymore. (signed; a Reds fan that appreciated Payton’s play when part of the team)…

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