The White Sox seem to have a short winning streak on their side.
After convincing top candidate Will Venable to become their next manager, the club made a seemingly sly, smart snatch of a player off of the waiver wire: reliever Penn Murfee, late of the Houston Astros.
Murfee, 30, has been sidelined for a year after TJS surgery while with Seattle, who drafted him in the no-longer-existing 33rd round in 2018. But while active for the Mariners, Murfee has had a really solid career.
The full, copyedited White Sox release is below:
WHITE SOX MAKE THREE ROSTER MOVES
CHICAGO – The Chicago White Sox announced the following three roster moves:
Claimed off waivers from Houston (1): RHP Penn Murfee;
Elected free agency in lieu of accepting outright assignment (2): RHP Matt Foster and RHP Jimmy Lambert.