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White Sox Outright Touki Toussaint

By Anthony Franco | September 5, 2024 at 11:08pm CDT

The White Sox sent right-hander Touki Toussaint outright to Triple-A Charlotte, the team announced (relayed on X by Scott Merkin of MLB.com). Chicago designated him for assignment on Tuesday.

Toussaint made it into the MLB bullpen just before the trade deadline. He pitched 11 times and ate 23 innings with a 7.43 ERA. He struck out 22.2% of opponents while issuing walks at a massive 15.4% clip. That’s more or less the same profile that the former first-round pick has shown over his seven seasons in the big leagues. While Toussaint misses bats at a roughly league average rate, he has always had well below-average control.

This was the second straight season in which the 28-year-old pitched for the Sox. Chicago claimed him off waivers from the Guardians last summer. He started 15 of 19 appearances down the stretch, posting an ERA a hair under 5.00. Toussaint held his 40-man roster spot until the end of Spring Training. The Sox outrighted him to Charlotte just before Opening Day. He pitched to a 5.15 ERA in 50 2/3 innings there before being called back up.

Toussaint has multiple career outrights, giving him the right to elect free agency. There may not be enough runway for him to catch on anywhere else this season, so it seems likelier he’ll report to Charlotte and try to return to the Chicago bullpen over the next couple weeks. He’ll be a minor league free agent in the offseason unless the White Sox call him back up.

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  1. Suncloud

    12 months ago

    The Whitesox are only a couple of moves away from being back in contention, as difficult as that might be (for some) to believe. And only 1 small renovation away from being back to having a top 3 MLB stadium.

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    • stymeedone

      12 months ago

      Please explain these “couple of moves.” I assume one is, sell the team to a new owner.

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    • lesterdnightfly

      12 months ago

      The only “couple of moves” that would put the Woe Sox on the uphill road to contention would be:
      1) Move to new ownership
      2) Move to Montreal, or Salt Lake, or San Juan, or Peoria, and get out of that bland plastic stadium where fans get shot.

      Bonus move, brought to you by ExLax, the Official Mover of the Woe Sox:
      3) Move the entire FO, scouting, and development personnel out, and get competent ones in.

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      • Aiden Awe

        12 months ago

        Number 2 has no shot of happening.
        Number 1 is possible later this decade.
        Number 3 has a 1% chance of happening.

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        • avenger65

          12 months ago

          The only bright light is that, when jr croaks, his son gets the team, and he’s already said he wants nothing to do with the Sox. Can we get that in writing, please?

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        • lesterdnightfly

          12 months ago

          I agree.
          Therefore, they will remain Woeful.

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        • nwsoxfan

          11 months ago

          From what I’ve been told his son Michael is cheaper than Jerry

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  2. Tmandolfan

    12 months ago

    Aka Dookie TwoTaint

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  3. Dumpster Divin Theo

    12 months ago

    Touki Touki

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    • yeah, sure!

      12 months ago

      ahh-ahh, ee-ee!

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  4. mafiabass

    12 months ago

    I’ve always had a slight interest in Touki because Tooky was my cat’s nickname, and I thought that was cool.

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  5. bmann300

    12 months ago

    Why? Just let him go. Proven he can give up runs with the best of them!

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    • avenger65

      12 months ago

      bmann300: Which is why they’ll keep him. His numbers are just right for Getz. I mean, what other team would keep a P this bad besides the record-setting White Sox?

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      • bmann300

        12 months ago

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    • lesterdnightfly

      12 months ago

      But Touki-kins has a cute name.
      Getz thinks that will draw fans, maybe even getting 12,000 per game instead of 10,500.

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  6. Brick House Coffee Tables Inc

    12 months ago

    He will probably sign again on a minor league deal and NRI. Chicago is the best case for him to catch lightning and pitch enough decent innings to turn that into a job in Korea or stick in the majors for a full season. And from the White Sox perspective, who else wants to go pitch on Charlotte?

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