The White Sox will designate infielder Zach Remillard for task with a purpose to open a spot on the roster for fellow utilityman Danny Mendick, studies Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Solar-Occasions. Van Schouwen first reported final evening that Mendick’s contract can be chosen previous to at this time’s sport.
It’s the second DFA of the calendar yr for Remillard, whom the White Sox designated again in January however chosen again to the 40-man roster 9 days in the past. Now 30 years outdated, Remillard has spent his total profession within the White Sox group after the staff chosen him within the tenth spherical of the 2016 draft.
Remillard has seen massive league time in every of the previous two seasons, albeit in fleeting style. He tallied 160 plate appearances final yr and one other 5 this season. Total, he’s a .250/.292/.316 hitter in that restricted pattern. Remillard posted a pleasant .280/.373/.400 slash in 491 plate appearances throughout his 2022 run in Triple-A Charlotte, however these numbers dipped in 2023 and he’s out to a dismal .120/.224/.160 begin by his first 58 Triple-A appearances to date in 2024.
Whereas Remillard has primarily performed third base in his skilled profession (2356 innings), he’s additionally logged time at shortstop (1646 innings), at second base (961 innings), at first base (696 innings), in left area (333 innings), in proper area (133 innings) and in heart area (76 innings).
The White Sox may have every week to commerce Remillard, move him by outright waivers or launch him. As a result of he was outrighted after clearing waivers again in January, he’d have the best to reject a second outright task in favor of free company if he goes unclaimed a second time.