The White Sox re-signed right-hander Dan Altavilla over the weekend, as mirrored in his transactions tracker at MLB.com. The righty pitched an inning and two thirds for Triple-A Charlotte yesterday.
Altavilla, 32, signed a minor league cope with the Sox within the winter. He tossed 9 2/3 innings for them in the course of the spring, permitting three earned whereas putting out 11 opponents, issuing 4 walks and hitting two batters. He didn’t break camp with the membership and opted out of that deal however has now circled again to the Sox on a contemporary contract.
The righty has some succesful massive league work on his observe report, although it’s been a number of years since he complied the majority of it. From 2016 via 2020, he tossed 114 2/3 innings for the Mariners and Padres. He had an ERA of precisely 4.00 in that point, with a robust 26% strikeout fee but in addition a excessive stroll fee of 12.3%.
However he has thrown solely 5 massive league innings since then. Tommy John surgical procedure in the summertime of 2021 worn out most of that yr and the next season. In 2023, he was with the Crimson Sox on a minor league deal however his outcomes weren’t sturdy and he didn’t get a call-up. He made it again to the present with the Royals final yr however landed on the injured listing with a proper indirect pressure after simply 5 appearances. When he was wholesome, he was got rid of the roster versus being reinstated.
The Sox have a reasonably inexperienced bullpen. Mike Clevinger is the one reliever on the lively roster with greater than 5 years of service time. He has spent most of his profession as a starter and is just now making the transfer to full-time reduction. Swingman Bryse Wilson is the one different man with at the very least 4 years of service whereas solely Penn Murfee can be over the one-year line.
It’s comprehensible why a rebuilding membership just like the Sox would need to check out younger arms to see what occurs however a few of them will certainly wrestle or just get harm. Briefly, there must be alternatives accessible for Altavilla all year long if he can keep wholesome and considerably efficient.
