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Garcia among White Sox non-tender options
- Updated: November 30, 2016
CHICAGO — The White Sox acquisition of Avisail Garcia as part of a three-team trade with the Tigers and Red Sox on July 30, 2013, stood as the unofficial cornerstone of the team’s replenishing-while-contending plan.
More than three years later, Garcia’s time with the White Sox could come to an end.
Teams have until 10:59 p.m. CT on Friday to tender contracts to their arbitration-eligible players. Third baseman Todd Frazier, 2B Brett Lawrie, RHP Zach Putnam, RHP Jake Petricka, LHP Dan Jennings and RHP Miguel Gonzalez join Garcia in this category. First baseman Jose Abreu also opted into arbitration and out of his three guaranteed years during this offseason.
Garcia becomes a non-tender candidate after hitting .245 with 12 homers, 51 RBIs and 18 doubles in 2016. The 25-year-old opened the season as a designated hitter, a position he did not want on a full-time basis at a somewhat early stage of his career. But the White Sox were not confident enough in his right-field defense to play him there regularly.
Some in the organization still believe in the big talent potential held by Garcia, who hit .319 with a .360 on-base …
