Matt

Skole

Frare got non-tendered by the White Sox back in December after logging just 2 2/3 innings at the major league level in 2019. He did eventually re-sign with the organization on a non-guaranteed minor league contract but obviously won’t be a consideration for the club’s 60-man player pool in 2020.

Skole was re-signed to a minor league contract in January but will not remain part of the White Sox organization leading into MLB’s planned 60-game season. The 30-year-old former fifth-round pick of the Nationals owns an ugly .217/.290/.277 career batting line at the major league level.

Skole hit the free agent market in October after the White Sox outrighted him off their 40-man roster, but the two parties were ultimately able to work out a new deal. The 30-year-old first baseman holds a weak .217/.290/.277 career batting line in 93 plate appearances at the major league level.

He will officially become a free agent after the World Series. Skole hit just .217/.290/.277 in limited action for the White Sox over the last two seasons.

Skole replaced by Welington Castillo at DH. The White Sox are calling him day-to-day.

Skole has batted .248/.384/.497 with 21 homers this season for Charlotte. He is taking A.J. Reed’s spot on the roster and could see a decent number of starts in the designated hitter spot.

Beat reporter James Fegan of The Athletic takes it as a sign that Skole is headed to Philadelphia, where he would join the White Sox for the start of their three-game set against the Phillies. The White Sox have a roster vacancy after demoting struggling DH A.J. Reed to Triple-A on Thursday. Skole has had a productive year in the minors, slashing .248/.384/.497 with 21 homers, the latter tying for 11th in the International League.

Skole was outrighted off the 40-man roster in September after hitting .237/336/.404 with 14 homers in 500 plate appearances for Triple-A Charlotte. He did have a .903 OPS with the White Sox, but that was over just four games.

Skole suffered an injury to his left arm Friday. It’s not clear how long he’ll be sidelined, but the 23-year-old should return to Double-A Harrisburg when healthy. Baseball America ranked Skole as the Nationals’ No. 4 prospect prior to the season.

It was to his non-throwing arm, so Skole will only miss 3-4 months. The 23-year-old corner infielder was the Nationals’ fifth-round pick in the 2011 MLB Amateur Draft.