White Sox innings-eater? More like a tapas nibbler

Now, this guy knew how to eat innings. Focus on Sport/Getty Images Of all the Rule 5-grabbing and waiver wire-pouncing and free agent bargain bin-diving the White Sox have done this offseason, the biggest paycheck will go to Martin Pérez, a journeyman lefty who has put the “eh?” in “meh.”

The 33-year old Pérez has been a very slightly below-average starter both recently (4.53 ERA for a 92 ERA+ in 2024) and through his career (4.44 ERA, 99 ERA+). He had a terrific year in 2022 (2.89 ERA, 137 ERA+ for the Texas Rangers), but has been on the wrong end of the aging curve since.

Still, Pérez has been a perfectly decent pitcher, and the $5 million the White Sox will pay him ($3.5 million in salary,…