TODAY: Amaya has cleared waivers and been outrighted to Triple-A, based on Sox Machine’s James Fegan.
MAY 16: The White Sox introduced Friday morning that infielder Jacob Amaya has been designated for project. He’ll be the corresponding roster transfer for Chicago’s beforehand reported acquisition of reliever Miguel Castro. The Sox additionally added infielder Vinny Capra, whom they claimed off waivers from the Brewers, to their lively roster. Left-hander Jared Shuster was optioned to Triple-A to clear a second roster spot.
Amaya, 26, initially got here to the White Sox by way of waivers final August. He was briefly jettisoned from the 40-man roster in January and claimed by the Orioles. The South Siders claimed Amaya again from Baltimore two weeks later when the O’s tried to move him via waivers themselves.
Amaya is considered a gifted defender however gives little with the bat. He’s appeared in 56 video games with the ChiSox and totaled 139 plate appearances however has only a .140/.174/.155 batting line to indicate for it — together with a .097/.119/.113 slash in 68 plate appearances this season. Although he’s but to offer any offense within the huge leagues, Amaya has a extra palatable (albeit nonetheless beneath common) .246/.342/.380 batting line in 1219 plate appearances on the Triple-A stage.
As a result of Amaya is out of minor league choices, the Sox couldn’t merely ship him on to Triple-A Charlotte. He’d first must move via outright waivers for the Sox to have the ability to assign him to a minor league affiliate. Main League Baseball’s DFA window lasts every week, and the Sox are free to discover commerce prospects or place Amaya throughout that point. Waivers are a 48-hour course of, nonetheless, so in the event that they discover a commerce accomplice it’d must occur inside the subsequent 5 days. Given Amaya’s struggles this yr, waivers appear likelier, however a staff with a short-term want at shortstop might present some curiosity.
