Despite the fact that the White Sox have officially reported to Spring Training, Chris Getz and company have continued to make moves, and today is no different.
According to the White Sox, they have claimed pitcher Owen White off of waivers from the Texas Rangers, while moving Ky Bush to the 60 Day-IL in their corresponding move.
The Chicago White Sox have claimed right-handed pitcher Owen White off waivers from the New York Yankees.
To make room for White on the 40-man roster, the White Sox placed left-handed pitcher Ky Bush on the 60-day injured list.
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) February 17, 2025
This is a very interesting move, as Owen White was a top-100 prospect in 2023. In their 2023 list, MLB Pipeline had him ranked as the 66th best prospect in baseball, while Baseball America had him ranked as the 59th best prospect in baseball.
White was selected as a second round pick in the 2018 draft out of high school and has been with the Texas Rangers his whole career.
Overall, in 323 innings in the minor leagues, White has a 4.37 ERA, a 1.3 WHIP, and a very solid 9 K/9 ratio. He has worked for a starter for the most part in his minor league career, however, he started coming out of the bullpen last year in AAA.
Rangers RHP Owen White faced 69 batters this month.
He struck out 33 of them 😳
Huge end to the season for the @TEXPlayerDev righty, and he headlines today's BAPR: https://t.co/rBApgK3YFo pic.twitter.com/RX8DruCBdQ
— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) September 20, 2021
In his seven major league innings, White hasn’t fared well, as he has a 24 ERA. However, that is a small sample size and should’t be indicative of what he can do in the future.
White will look to get an opportunity to make the club out of Spring Training, otherwise he will likely be sent to AAA or waived. It never hurts to bring guys in with high draft pedigrees or former top prospects, as it is clear that there is talent there and it may just need to be unlocked.
At this point, the White Sox should be turning over every single stone they can, and claiming a 25 year old former top-100 prospect who has only thrown 7 innings in the major leagues isn’t a bad idea. There is a very good chance that pitching coordinator Brian Bannister or pitching coach Ethan Katz saw something they could work with and want to take a chance on him.
