The White Sox announced a series of roster moves, many of which were previously reported. Outfielders Rafael Ortega and Tommy Pham have been selected to the roster. Two more outfielders were removed, as Kevin Pillar has been designated for assignment and Dominic Fletcher has been optioned to Triple-A Charlotte. To open one more spot on the 40-man, left-handed pitcher Bailey Horn was also designated for assignment.
Horn, 26, was just acquired from the Cubs in February. The latter club was looking to open a 40-man spot for Cody Bellinger and flipped Horn across town for minor league right-hander Matt Thompson. That sent Horn back to his original organization, as he was drafted by the Sox but traded to the Cubs in 2021 for Ryan Tepera.
The southpaw has long shown big strikeout potential but also a concerning lack of command, trends that have continued into 2024. He has thrown 10 1/3 innings at Triple-A Charlotte so far this year, striking out 15 opponents but also giving out 10 walks. Four home runs allowed have also led to 13 runs crossing the plate, leading to an 11.32 earned run average.
Those poor results have bumped him off the 40-man and the Sox will now have a week to trade him or pass him through waivers. Despite the rough start to his season, he could perhaps garner interest based on his previous work. Over 2022 and 2023, he tossed 113 2/3 innings between High-A, Double-A and Triple-A. He had a 3.56 ERA in that time, striking out 30.5% of batters faced but also issuing walks at a 13.3% rate.
The Cubs only just added him to their 40-man in November to keep him out of the Rule 5 draft, meaning he has a full slate of options. If any club felt they had a way to harness the control going forward, they could acquire Horn and stash him in the minors for years to come.
I hope Ortega goes on a heater. He can be fun to watch.
We’ll always have 2021.
Jays are in real need of arms hopefully they claim this guy, DFA voggy and call up someone in the mean time
Jays need hitters. They stink
You think the Jays stink?
The Chicago White Sox say, “Hold my beer!”
Bailey Horn, Jeffrey Cousins, Jose Rodriguez, Juan Hernandez…These are all the same players, right? I mean, they’re all interchangeable. None of them can play whatever position they get thrown into. Grifol writes down the nine names he can remember, then goes down the line and pencils in a starting position for each one. That’s why Sheets plays RF one day, DH the next and 1b, allegedly his best position, on day three. Being LH, why not give him a few innings on the mound? It wouldn’t make any difference, would it?
Make no mistake, I don’t defend Grifol. He isn’t a good manager. But Getz did him no favors putting together this garbage team. There was a scenario in Friday’s game where he had to use Kopech as it was still relatively close. He had NO ONE to close if that went sideways. This team was built with the intention of losing and the on field play justifies that statement.
Ortega and Horn, white Sox really love the Cubs discarded trash. Funny how all the trash talking Sox fans have completely disappeared over the last few months.
Nobody hates the White Sox more right now than White Sox fans. Stop crying.
Sox drafted Horn, yoyo
Ten thousand on a Friday night, sure it because of injuries. What was their record before the injuries Jerry?
Announced attendance is # of tickets sold, not turnstile count. Might have been 5k in the stadium.
I can verify that the actual attendance was in the hundreds. I was there.
I was being generous, but good on you. Nice to be able to pick your seat and be able to take up 3-4 seats while lounging.