White Sox add a pair of outfielders in series of roster moves

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The White Sox have added a pair of outfielders into the fold with a series of roster moves Friday.

First, the South Siders signed 26-year-old outfielder Cody Asche to a minor-league deal according to Baseball America's Matt Eddy.

Then the Sox announced they claimed outfielder Willy Garcia off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates, designating outfielder Jason Coats for assignment in a corresponding move to make room for Garcia on the 40-man roster.

Garcia, 24, has been playing the Pirates system since he was a 17-year-old in 2010. He has put up a .257/.304/.418 slash line in 720 minor-league games, including a .659 OPS in Triple-A Indianapolis in 2016.

He has played all three outfield positions, but has the most experience in right field (492 games).

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Coats will turn 27 next month and made his MLB debut in 2016, appearing in 28 games with the White Sox.

He has been in the organization since being selected in the 29th round of the 2012 MLB Draft. Coats hit .330 with a .912 OPS in 78 games for Triple-A Charlotte last season before he was called up to the big leagues.

Asche, meanwhile, is a 26-year-old left-handed hitter who has experience as a third baseman and outfielder.

He was recently non-tendered by the Philadelphia Phillies after hitting just .213 with a .635 OPS in 71 games in 2016.

Asche appeared in 250 games for the Phillies as a role player from 2014-15, hitting 22 homers and 47 doubles in 822 at-bats.

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