The White Sox released veteran right-handed reliever John Brebbia after designating him for assignment earlier this week, tweets Vinnie Duber of CHGO Sports. He’s now a free agent.
Brebbia inked a one-year, $5.5MM deal with the ChiSox in the offseason and has had a tumultuous tenure with the club. The 34-year-old righty started the season on a run of six scoreless appearances and had a sharp 3.38 ERA in mid-May before falling into a monthlong slump that ballooned his ERA to 7.71. He bounced back with a dominant five-week run kicking off in early June, wherein he rattled off 18 1/3 innings while allowing just two runs with a 27-to-4 K/BB ratio. Since that time, he’s been tagged for another 16 runs in 11 2/3 innings, however.
The end result of that roller coaster is a 6.29 ERA in 48 2/3 innings, although Brebbia’s rate stats are far more encouraging. He’s fanned a strong 26.9% of his opponents against a tidy 7.9% walk rate. Home runs have been a prominent issue for the righty (1.66 HR/9), however, and have typically been at the root of his struggles. That’s been especially true at the homer-friendly Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, where Brebbia has posted an ERA north of 7.00 and allowed seven of his nine homers on the season.
While Brebbia’s run with the White Sox won’t go down as an overall success, the right-hander has a solid track record and an encouraging K-BB profile even during his down 2024 showing. Brebbia entered the 2024 season with a career 3.42 ERA, 25.5% strikeout rate and 7.2% walk rate in 299 2/3 innings. He’d pitched in six big league seasons prior to the ’24 season and logged a sub-4.00 ERA in five of them.
Now that he’s been released, the Brebbia can sign with any club. If he lands with a new team on or before Aug. 31, he’d be eligible for the postseason roster, provided he can turn things around in the season’s final month. Any team that signs Brebbia would owe him only the prorated league minimum for any time spent on the MLB roster or injured list. The White Sox are on the hook for the remainder of his 2024 salary.
I like what the white Sox are doing. On the right path
On the path of having the all time worst record.
“On the right path”
A slow, obstacle-ridden path that leads to the summit of Mount Mediocrity.
He must feel like the freest agent of all.
Hey maybe now he can sign the game worn jersey I have.
Why would any White Sox fan buy a ticket and actually attend a White Sox game in 2024.
To see if they too can get shot in the stands and sue the team?
Why is it a big deal if they win? Who cares?
To get into the raffle? Better odds than the lottery.
If nothing else Brebbia can take comfort in knowing there are many STL fans pining for his return along with every other former Cardinals.
I think the Giants re-ink him.
Somebody will sign him. And since he’s out of here probably return to form. His Pre W. Sox form I mean.
He had some good years in SF, but they’re busy tossing players overboard now as they’ve again dropped below .500 Dodgers could probably turn him into gold for the next month or so.
pitching coach brought Brebbia with him from Frisco. Another exec brought Fletcher over from AZ.. Neither deal looks like a good scouting assessment.