According to the official Twitter account of the Chicago White Sox, the club acquired right-hander Tommy Kahnle from the Rockies on Tuesday evening in exchange for minor league pitcher Yency Almonte.
Kahnle was designated for assignment by the Rockies last week in a flurry of moves made in preparation of next month’s Rule 5 Draft. The 26-year-old former fifth-round pick posted an ugly 4.86 ERA, 1.77 WHIP, and 39/28 K/BB ratio in 33 1/3 innings this past season for Colorado and he wasn’t much better at Triple-A Albuquerque.
Almonte, 21, had a 3.41 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, and 110/38 K/BB ratio in 137 1/3 innings this past season between Low-A Kannapolis and High-A Winston-Salem.
It’s a straight one-for-one deal of two non-prospects, and the timing of it -- in the evening, with Thanksgiving approaching -- has our Craig Calcaterra wondering whether an executive was just trying to get out of some family responsibilities ...
5pm trades before Thanksgiving? You can tell which GMs looked for an excuse not to pick up relatives at the airport. https://t.co/ON13LlsjGP
— Craig Calcaterra (@craigcalcaterra) November 24, 2015
"Sorry hon. You have to pick up my mom at the airport. I'm trading for *frantically thinks* .... Yyyyyency Al....monte. Yency Almonte! Yes.
— Craig Calcaterra (@craigcalcaterra) November 24, 2015
