The White Sox announced Friday that they’ve designated infielder Jacob Amaya for assignment. His spot on the roster goes to fellow infielder Chase Meidroth, who has been reinstated from the 10-day injured list.
Amaya, 26, has appeared in 37 games for the South Siders this season. He’s played decent middle infield defense, primarily at shortstop, but has mustered an anemic .106/.139/.121 batting line in 73 trips to the plate. He’s out of minor league options, so the Sox didn’t have the ability to simply send him to the minors without first passing him through waivers.
This is the second DFA of the season for Amaya and his third DFA of the calendar year. The Sox passed him through waivers back in May, outrighted him to Triple-A, and then selected him back to the big league roster earlier this month. Amaya has seen time in parts of three big league seasons but struggled at the plate with the Marlins, Astros and ChiSox. He’s a career .147/.183/.161 hitter in 154 major league plate appearances but carries a more respectable .250/.348/.388 line in 1351 Triple-A plate appearances.
The White Sox will place Amaya on waivers within the next five days. If he goes unclaimed, he’ll have the right to reject an outright assignment to Triple-A in favor of free agency.
