The 31-year-old reliever agreed to a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox on Sunday, according to the club’s release, as relayed by Scott Merkin of MLB.com. The deal also includes an invite to spring training, where the left-handed hurler will compete for a bullpen job after spending last season with the Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates.
The White Sox have agreed to terms on a minor league deal and spring invite with LHP Ryan Borucki, the team said.
Borucki returned for his second tenure with the organization and pitched 4.1 scoreless innings in four relief appearances with Toronto, allowing three hits and four walks while striking out five. He made his final appearance against the Baltimore Orioles on September 14, compiling two innings of shutout ball with a pair of hits and one walk, and recording one strikeout.
The veteran left-hander’s first stint with the Blue Jays spanned five seasons, from 2018 to 2022, before he was traded to the Seattle Mariners, where he spent the remainder of the ’22 season. He then played two and a half seasons with the Pirates – who released him last summer – before returning to the franchise that selected him in the 15th round nearly 14 years ago.
The White Sox bullpen, which already features another former Blue Jays reliever, Brandon Eisert, was among the worst in baseball last season, ranking in the sport’s bottom third in ERA (4.28), FIP (4.47), strikeout-minus-walk rate (11.3 percent) and fWAR (11.5).
So the hope for Borucki is that he can serve as a valuable depth player and ultimately return to the Majors next season.
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