The White Sox introduced that right-hander Ron Marinaccio has been designated for project. That’s the corresponding transfer for left-hander Martín Pérez, whose one-year deal has now been formally introduced.
Marinaccio, 29, hasn’t appeared in an enormous league recreation for the Sox. He was claimed off waivers from the Yankees with a couple of week remaining within the 2024 season, however was stored on non-compulsory project. He has held onto his roster spot for the previous 4 months however has now been nudged off.
The righty was typically a high-strikeout and low-control man for the Yanks. He tossed 91 1/3 innings over the 2022 and 2023 seasons, permitting 3.05 earned runs per 9. He struck out 29% of batters confronted but additionally gave out walks at a 13.2% clip. In 2024, he acquired his stroll price all the way down to 10.1% however his strikeout price additionally fell to 25.3% as he posted a 3.86 ERA.
General, Marinaccio has a 3.22 ERA in 114 2/3 innings, with a 28.2% strikeout price and 12.6% stroll price. It’s typically been pretty related within the minors. Over the previous 4 years, Marinaccio has thrown 132 innings on the farm with a 2.86 ERA, 33.5% strikeout price and 11.5% stroll price.
The management is clearly a problem however Marinaccio is probably going to attract curiosity based mostly on the strikeouts. He additionally nonetheless has an possibility remaining and barely two years of service time, that means he nonetheless hasn’t certified for arbitration and may be despatched to the minors pretty freely for one more yr. The Sox can have every week of DFA limbo to determine what’s subsequent for the righty, although the waiver course of takes 48 hours, that means any commerce talks would wish to return collectively within the subsequent 5 days.
