Surely it’s some kind of strange baseball accounting thing, right? How else to explain two arbitration avoidance agreements here at the hind end of the year?
Evan Marshall, one of the sturdiest members of the formidable White Sox bullpen, agreed to a one-year, $2 million deal — $100,000 more than his MLBTR estimate of $1.9 million!
Here’s what the White Sox have to say:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, December 31, 2020
WHITE SOX AGREE TO TERMS ON ONE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH EVAN MARSHALL
CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox have agreed to terms on a one-year, $2 million contract with right-handed pitcher Evan Marshall, avoiding arbitration.