The White Sox announced Friday they avoided arbitration and agreed to one-year contracts with second baseman Brett Lawrie and outfielder/designated hitter Avisail Garcia.
Lawrie, 26, will receive $3.5 million in 2017, his second with the Sox, less than the $4.125 million he made during an injury-plagued 2016 season. Garcia, 25, will make $3 million.
The Sox also declined to tender a contract to right-hander Blake Smith, bringing the club’s 40-man roster to 38.
Lawrie and Garcia were the two biggest decisions the Sox had to make before Friday’s non-tender deadline.
Lawrie, who joined the Sox via trade in December 2015 from the Athletics, hit .