CHICAGO — The White Sox announced they have signed right-hander Chris Flexen to a one-year contract. A source told MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand that the deal is worth $1.75 million and includes up to $1 million in performance bonuses.
The 29-year-old Flexen posted a 6.86 ERA in 29 games (16 starts) with the Mariners and Rockies in 2023. He finished the season with 74 strikeouts, 38 walks, and 133 hits in 102.1 innings.
In 2021, after pitching the previous season for Doosan in the KBO, Flexen pitched to a 14–6 record with a 3.61 ERA in 31 starts for the Mariners. In 2022 he went 8–9 with a 3.73 ERA in 33 games (22 starts) for Seattle, including the only two saves of his career.
The addition of Flexen leaves the White Sox with a potential starting lineup of Dylan Cease, Michael Kopech, Touki Toussaint, Michael Soroka, Eric Fedde, Flexen and Jared Shuster. The final four pitchers were acquired by general manager Chris Gaetz via offseason trades (Soroka, Shuster) and free agent deals (Fade, Flexen).
Young pitchers like Nick Nastrini, Jake Eder and Cristian Mena will also add to the White Sox rotation equation for 2024. Cease, who has two years of contract control left, remains one of the teams’ top trade targets.
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