The White Sox introduced Thursday that they’ve signed right-handed reliever Dan Altavilla to a minor league contract. The MAS+ Company shopper will probably be in spring coaching as a non-roster invitee.
Altavilla, 32, has pitched in components of seven huge league seasons however steadily handled accidents which have restricted his period of time on the mound. Since making his MLB debut with the 2016 Mariners, Altavilla’s laundry listing of accidents consists of shoulder irritation, a pair of UCL sprains (the latter leading to Tommy John surgical procedure), a forearm pressure and a notable indirect pressure that despatched him to the 60-day injured listing simply this previous season.
In his first three seasons from 2016-18, all coming with Seattle, Altavilla pitched a mixed 79 2/3 innings with a 3.28 ERA, 25.3% strikeout price and 10.7% stroll price. He’s managed simply 40 huge league innings since, working to a mixed 6.53 earned run common alongside the best way. It’s not as if Altavilla has been persistently wholesome within the minors throughout that stretch, both; he’s totaled 84 1/3 minor league frames in that point, bringing him to a complete 120 1/3 frames in a span of six years.
There’s little doubt that Altavilla is gifted when his arm is true. Even along with his current injury-plagued seasons weighing down his profession numbers, he carries a 4.36 ERA and 26% strikeout price within the huge leagues. He pitched simply 3 2/3 MLB innings with Kansas Metropolis this previous season however averaged a scorching 96.8 mph on his heater. In 41 Triple-A innings for Ok.C., he logged a 3.51 ERA, albeit with a 22.2% strikeout price and 12.9% stroll price — each pedestrian marks.
The rebuilding White Sox can have loads of room for non-roster gamers to compete for bullpen jobs this coming spring. Proper now, the one relievers with even a yr of expertise within the Chicago bullpen are Justin Anderson, Jared Shuster, Steven Wilson and Ron Marinaccio. If Altavilla cracks the roster, he may log some significant innings and will probably be controllable by means of the 2026 marketing campaign, as he at present has solely 4.153 years of MLB service.
