Proper-hander Ron Marinaccio, who was designated for task by the Yankees final week, has been claimed off waivers by the White Sox. Each golf equipment introduced the transfer, with the Sox including that Marinaccio has been assigned to Double-A Birmingham. The Double-A daily season is completed however the Barons are taking part in within the Southern League championship this week, whereas the Triple-A Charlotte Knights are accomplished for the 12 months. The Sox had a 40-man roster emptiness after righty Chad Kuhl was designated for task lately and gained’t have to make a corresponding transfer in that regard.
Marinaccio acquired nudged out of the Yankees’ plans but it surely’s unsurprising that he acquired picked up by the membership with the highest waiver precedence. Now 29, he made his main league debut in 2022 and it was sturdy first impression. He logged 44 innings for the Yanks that season, solely permitting 2.05 earned runs per 9. His 13.3% stroll charge was positively worrisome however he managed to work round that by hanging out 30.9% of batters confronted.
His outcomes backed up slightly bit from there. He had a 3.99 ERA in 47 1/3 innings final 12 months. He nonetheless walked too many guys, a charge of 13.2%, together with his strikeout charge slipping barely to 27.3%. Right here in 2024, the Yanks have ceaselessly shuttled him backwards and forwards between the majors and Triple-A. His 23 1/3 large league innings resulted in a 3.86 ERA with a decreased 10.1% stroll charge but additionally a diminished 25.3% strikeout charge. On the Triple-A stage, he has 39 2/3 innings with a 2.04 ERA, 25.8% strikeout charge and eight.8% stroll charge.
These are fairly first rate numbers total however he was getting squeezed from the roster within the Bronx. He had already been optioned 5 instances this season, the utmost quantity in a person marketing campaign. He’s additionally in his closing possibility season and can be out of choices subsequent 12 months.
It was subsequently going to be difficult for him to proceed hanging onto his roster spot on a aggressive Yankee membership going ahead, so he acquired pushed out final week when Cody Poteet was ending his rehab task and wanted to get added again to the 40-man.
However for the White Sox, he’s a smart flier to take. Because the worst membership of the fashionable period, the Sox have loads of room for guys who’ve proven promise elsewhere. Marinaccio has simply over two years of service time and nonetheless gained’t have certified for arbitration this winter. He might be managed for 4 seasons past the present marketing campaign. If issues click on in Chicago subsequent 12 months, he could be a long-term a part of their bullpen or maybe turn into a beneficial commerce chip.
