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White Sox Re-Sign Travis Jankowski To Minor League Deal

By Darragh McDonald | April 9, 2025 at 5:30pm CDT

The White Sox announced that outfielder Travis Jankowski has been signed to a minor league deal. He had cracked the club’s Opening Day roster but was designated for assignment about a week into the campaign. He cleared waivers and elected free agency before now returning on a new deal. That’s a fairly common sequence of events as veterans might perhaps work out new opt-out dates in a subsequent contract.

Jankowski, 34, is generally a speed-and-defense outfielder. He has over a decade in the big leagues at this point but has only once played more than 117 games in a season. He has 102 stolen bases in 127 attempts. His 3,520 innings of outfield work have resulted in 30 Defensive Runs Saved and 33 Outs Above Average.

The offense has been more mercurial. He was around league average with the 2023 Rangers, helping them win the World Series that year, but his bat fell off steeply the following season. He has a .235/.319/.304 batting line in his career. That amounts to a 76 wRC+, indicating he’s been 24% below league average overall.

The Sox have been rotating various veterans through their outfield mix, alongside Luis Robert Jr. and Andrew Benintendi. They signed Mike Tauchman in the offseason but he required an IL stint to begin the year. Austin Slater, Michael A. Taylor and Jankowski have also seen some playing time.

Tauchman’s return from the IL bumped Jankowski off the roster but he could have a good shot at playing time later in the year. Everyone in that outfield mix should be available on the midseason trade market. Slater and Taylor are one-year deals. Robert has some club options but is in the final guaranteed season of his deal. Tauchman can be retained via arbitration next year but was just non-tendered at the end of last season. Benintendi’s deal runs through 2027 but he’s playing well and the Sox would probably love to sell high since he struggled in 2023 and 2024. He landed on the IL today due to an adductor strain, though it may be a fairly minor issue. Greg Jones was recalled to take his place on the active roster.

Whether it’s due to trades or injuries, it’s unlikely that the entire outfield group stays intact for the remainder of the season. If an opening arises, Jankowski could step in and retake his spot on the roster.

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  1. Old York

    6 months ago

    Glad to see a 2023 world series champion back in baseball. Best of luck to get back to the Bigs!

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  2. JSC Cubbs

    6 months ago

    I’m sure a lot of teams would offer him s minor league deal. Surprised he went back to ChiSox. Guess he likes the guys and his odds at some big league time for them.

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  3. Tom the ray fan

    6 months ago

    Stoner Brooks own!!!

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  4. Col_chestbridge

    6 months ago

    I think he might be coming right back, since Tauchman immediately reinjured that same hamstring rounding third on what should have been the tying run in the 9th. Incidentally, that was the second time that game that the White Sox took an out because of a player getting hurt running (their starting catcher had to leave the game)

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    • free agent

      6 months ago

      just when we thought we had seen every bizarre way the ChiSox could lose a game, this happens — surreal

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  5. Atlanta Jack

    6 months ago

    You just can’t make this stuff up.

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    Reply
  6. Paleobros

    6 months ago

    Love to see it. Americas fourth outfielder! There’s obviously a need for him and he’s there to help teams in a way that few can. More power to him! Hat tip.

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