Last week we discussed the non-roster invitees to Spring Training, including the notable minor league deals the White Sox have dished out this offseason. Picking up fallen major league players can pay off if the Sox can find something that previous teams couldn’t, as proven by the signing of Anthony Swarzak and subsequent trade for Ryan Cordell (whom we’ve also discussed).
The two most promising NRIs as of last week appeared to be pitchers T.J. House and Rob Scahill. The Sox have since added Xavier Cedeno, Gonzalez Germen, and Jeanmar Gomez, and Thursday they brought in one more with some name recognition: former Tigers reliever Bruce Rondon.