The White Sox has replaced the right-handed Bryce Wilson Triple-A Charlotte is paid tribute to Triple-A Charlotte, according to a report by James Fegan of Sox Machine earlier today. Wilson was assigned as a mission earlier this week and cleared the saving throws in the next few days.
Wilson, 27, signed a major league contract with Chicago last winter when he played free agent after standing out of the winemaker’s 40-man roster. A top 100 prospect who has bounced between Atlanta, Pittsburgh and Milwaukee and received a pure reliefist with the brewer in 2023, understandably, understandably, understandably, it can give him a year of 1.05mm $1.05mm this winter. Instead of returning Wilson to a full-time relief role where he had previously succeeded, the White Sox used him as a swingman.
This is not a particularly good decision. Wilson gave up his first game of the year in a three-inning outing on April 4 and posted a 7.33 ERA for the next 43 innings, and was designated in June and eliminated in June. When he brought back to professional briefly Aarons The Cubs took away the waiver, and his two pointsless work was clearly not enough to eliminate the deep struggle earlier this season, and he was designated as a mission shortly thereafter.
While Wilson certainly has the opportunity to elect free agents rather than stick around the organization, it is worth noting that due to less than five years of MLB service, he will be lost through the remaining salary he does so. If the 40-man roster is added before the end of the season, Wilson can retain it through arbitration, but the most likely result is that he will simply return to free agent this winter. After releasing an ugly 6.65 ERA with the White Sox this year, Wilson seems likely to be limited to minor league deals.
If Wilson next season, it might be more fruitful if his next club chooses to have him in a pure relief role. Of the 35 runs allowed by Wilson this year, 27 of the outings were in, and he scored two innings. It’s a 7.36 ERA effect that can last more than two frames, even worse than his season numbers. As mentioned earlier, Wilson’s best season was with the winemaker in 2023, who never threw more than 53 courts on his outing. By comparison, Wilson’s pitches have hit more courts than in eight of his 20 appearances with the White Sox this year.
Everything Wilson faces, he will be a non-raising depth pitcher for the White Sox in the near term. Chicago currently has Taylor Alexander and Taylor Gilbert Long-term relief character, arm Jonathan Cannon and Sean Burke In a 40-man roster, as a potential option, it can help when needed. This has allowed Wilson to be fairly buried on the depth map, although the club has the potential to leave Cannon and Burke among minors at the end of the season.
