Who says the White Sox aren’t making major-league moves!
For the first time in five years, Chicago made a selection in the MLB phase of the Rule 5 draft, plucking right-handed reliever Nick Avila from the San Francisco Giants. Avila immediately joins the big-league roster and must remain there for all of 2023.
That said, Avila seems like he could stick — and thrive.
While pitching roughly age-appropriate to his levels last year at 25, Avila went 4-2 with a 1.14 ERA, a .206 average against, 0.976 WHIP, 16 saves and 58 strikeouts (9.