Since they're limited to bonuses of $300,000 for one more international signing period due to the Luis Robert bonus blowout, the White Sox went back to trading the money they can't use for arms of interest.
On Sunday, they dealt $1.5 million of pool money to the New York Yankees for 25-year-old left-handed reliever Caleb Frare.
Frare's had a nice season at Double-A Trenton, posting a 0.62 ERA with just 43 baserunners allowed (25 hits, 15 walks, three HBPs) to 57 strikeouts over 43⅔ innings. He gave up a run in his only appearance at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He's dominant against lefties, but he's also holding righties to a .568 OPS.
James Fegan provided a thumbnail sketch:
Scouting word on Caleb Frare is he’s a lefty reliever who can get his heater up to 93 mph with a decent slider, and has good deception that makes both offerings play up a bit. In the mix with Aaron Bummer and the dominant Jace Fry among the White Sox’ young lefty relief options
— James Fegan (@JRFegan) July 29, 2018
It wouldn't surprise me if he saw time in Chicago in September, as he'll have to added to the 40-man roster over the winter regardless if the Sox want to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
Charlotte 8, Pawtucket 0
- Ryan Cordell went 1-for-5 with a triple and a strikeout.
- Eloy Jimenez, 3-for-4 with his seventh Triple-A homer and a sac fly.
- Jose Rondon was 1-for-4 with a homer and an HBP.
- Seby Zavala went 2-for-4 with a homer and a strikeout.
- Jordan Guerrero: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
Mississippi 11, Birmingham 6
- Joel Booker went 0-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Luis Basabe went 3-for-5.
- Zack Collins, 1-for-4 with a double, walk and strikeout.
- Danny Mendick was 2-for-4 with a walk.
- Alex Call cooled off, going 0-for-3 with two walks and a strikeout.
- Jameson Fisher went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Alec Hansen is broken: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 7 BB, 1 K, 2 WP
Salem 5, Winston-Salem 2
- Laz Rivera went 2-for-4 with a double.
- Blake Rutherford was 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Gavin Sheets, 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Ti'Quan Forbes, 1-for-4 with a K.
- Tyler Johnson: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Kannapolis 6, Delmarva 0
- Luis Curbelo went 2-for-4 with a double.
- Justin Yurchak, 1-for-2 with a sac fly.
- Evan Skoug wen 0-for-1 with a walk and sac fly.
Great Falls 4, Helena 3
- Lenyn Sosa went 1-for-4.
- Steele Walker, 1-for-3 with a double, HBP and a strikeout.
- Amado Nunez went 1-for-3 with a walk and a K.
- Gunnar Troutwine, 1-for-4 with a double.
- Konnor Pilkington: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 WP
AZL White Sox 6, AZL Brewers 4
- Bryce Bush went 1-for-3 with two walks.
- Lency Delgado, 1-for-4 with a walk and a K.
- Luis Mieses was 0-for-4 with a walk.
- Harvin Mendoza doubled, singled twice and walked once.
- Anderson Comas went 2-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Anthony Coronado, 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Hunter Kiel: 1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
