The White Sox announced Friday that outfielder Zach DeLoach cleared waivers and has been assigned outright to Triple-A Charlotte. He’ll remain with the organization as non-roster depth heading into spring training.
Acquired alongside righty Prelander Berroa and a competitive balance (Round B) draft pick in the trade sending Gregory Santos to the Mariners last offseason, DeLoach made his big league debut with the ChiSox last year but struggled in a small sample. He tallied 75 trips to the plate and managed only a .209/.293/.283 output. He was far better in Triple-A, slashing .287/.375/.410, but even that production represented a downturn from his 2023 levels with Seattle’s Triple-A club. DeLoach popped a career-high 23 homers in 2023 but saw that number plummet to seven in 2024.
DeLoach runs well, has experience in all three outfield slots and draws plenty of walks. He’s also been plagued by strikeout issues and is better suited for work in the corners — left field, specifically — than in center. Now that he’s passed through waivers, he’ll likely compete for a backup job in camp and will otherwise head to Charlotte to begin the season.
Chicago’s outfield mix is a mess and only figures to see further turnover, with Luis Robert Jr. standing as a clear trade candidate so long as he’s healthy. (And, if he’s not, that’ll only open more need in the outfield.) Andrew Benintendi and Mike Tauchman will begin the year in the corners, with Austin Slater locked into a fourth outfielder role. Other outfield candidates on the roster include Oscar Colas and Dominic Fletcher, while Corey Julks and Calvin Mitchell will join DeLoach as non-roster invitees to spring training.
Mariners winning this trade so far, but not by much
White Sox .3 WAR
Mariners -.1 WAR
So far… cmon santos
By fangraphs WAR, the Mariners have the slightest edge.
Santos: 0.2 WAR
Berroa/DeLoach: 0.1 WAR
Santos pitching more than 7 innings this year would be neato.
So far, yeah. There was a draft pick the Sox also received though.
Come wit’ it now
Bulls on Parade!
Those who died are justified!
He’ll be coming back around again.
Hopefully he fails to report to aaa and tells them ‘f— you, I want do what you tell me’
Won’t
Funnier if he actually said I want do what you tell me
Mariners legend Zach DeLoach
Wow surprised he passed waivers
Tauchman can play center once Robert is moved and DeLoach should get one more try out in right. Colas is not a major league player. Neither are the other non roster invites.
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Opening day special. Buy 4 tickets to the game and get the stadium naming rights for free.
By a 10 game ticket package and we’ll let you or someone you designate, play in a real major league game and you can even choose the position!
It could be worse- you could be forced to drive 90 miles to a new Stadium to watch your AAAA team (the A’s) play in a AAA Ball Park in 115* searing heat! There will be no roof to protect the kiddos from the baking hot sun! The Concessions will be limited and just when you get familiar with your new Field of Dreams your AAAA team will leave the State of CA entirely. Never to return. At least A’s fans will now have a choice to fry an egg on the hoods of their car or on top of the sidewalk
When “and” begins the sentence, it shouldn’t have a comma after it.