Andrus, White Sox in agreement on 1-year deal (source)
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Elvis has re-entered the constructing.
The White Sox agreed to a one-year, $3 million cope with veteran infielder Elvis Andrus, pending a bodily, a supply informed MLB.com on Sunday. The membership has not confirmed the deal.
Andrus, who has 1,914 video games performed at shortstop over his 14-year-career, will transfer to second base the place he has by no means performed an inning within the Major Leagues.
But with the sport’s shift adjustment in 2023, second basemen will want extra vary defensively. Andrus, 34, got here to the White Sox as a free agent on Aug. 19 of final season after being launched by the A’s. In 191 plate appearances masking 43 video games, Andrus slashed .271/.309/.464 with 9 house runs, 28 RBIs and 11 stolen bases taking part in shortstop instead of an injured Tim Anderson.
Andrus was a giant motive for Chicago’s September push into American League Central rivalry. In an interview on the final day of the 2022 season, Andrus expressed a willingness to maneuver from shortstop to second base to return.
“Yeah, if that’s what it is, if that’s the only option I have, moving from short to another position, I’d be more than happy,” Andrus stated. “It’s about taking part in and, at this level in my profession, profitable, being in a profitable setting. That would imply loads for my resolution, for certain.
“Personally, being here, I really enjoyed every moment. I don’t know what’s going to happen in the future. I’m a free agent for the first time in my career, so we’ll see how it goes. But everybody knows the chances are open for me to come back next year.”
Adding Andrus additionally gives shortstop insurance coverage behind Anderson, to not point out a participant with 191 postseason plate appearances. The White Sox are also excessive on Romy Gonzalez, who was the clubhouse chief to begin at second earlier than the Andrus deal.
Gonzalez hit .238 over 109 plate appearances with the White Sox final season, together with two homers, 4 doubles, one triple and 11 RBIs. The 26-year-old hit this previous offseason in Miami with Oscar Colas, the membership’s No. 2 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, and Mike Tosar, the White Sox Major League subject coordinator.
Catcher Yasmani Grandal additionally visited Tosar throughout the offseason and he was impressed by Gonzalez’s work.
“He looks great,” Grandal stated. “He’s acquired a reasonably good concept of what he must do. Obviously, I’m a giant fan of him. I believe he may help us out loads. He has a giant bat. Can positively play completely different spots on the sphere.
“So yeah, hopefully he’s got a good season. I’m going to try to help him out as much as possible. He’s in a really good place right now.”
In 42 video games with the White Sox, Gonzalez has performed each place however heart subject, first base and catcher, though he was the crew’s emergency catcher on the finish of final season. Leury Garcia is the crew’s present utility participant, with two years and $11 million remaining on his three-year deal.
