The White Sox catcher seems to be worth more than his arbitration raise, leaving the decision to part ways a head-scratcher for the time being.
For the second straight season, the White Sox have made a strange decision at the non-tender deadline regarding a player set to make around $4 million. After deciding last December that Dayan Viciedo was worth employing at that price tag, they've concluded this year that Tyler Flowers is not. The Sox ultimately regretted the former decision. Hopefully cutting ties with Flowers won't come back to haunt them too, but given what Flowers meant to the pitching staff, it's fair to say the choice looks no better than "questionable.