Odds are, this $3 million won’t pay off like Carlos Rodón did.
But hey, we’ve reached the Dollar General phase of free agent adds for the White Sox, as Chicago dropped erstwhile starter Vince Velasquez into their basket for the 2022 season.
Like Rodón, 2021’s presumed but not assured fifth starter, Velasquez is coming off of a very poor season. He made 21 starts with Philadelphia and San Diego, turning in a 6.30 ERA/5.88 FIP that were by some measure the worst figures of his career. With the Phillies, he was merely a replacement player (0.