Nick

Senzel

The 29-year-old was signed out of the Mexican Independent League after hitting .591/.654/1.136 in 26 plate appearances with three home runs and 10 RBI. He’ll likely serve as a utility player in Triple-A and be a fallback option for the Dodgers at multiple spots in the field.

The 29-year-old has been out of work since he elected free agency from the White Sox back at the end of August. He’ll likely report to Triple-A Oklahoma City where he’ll serve as extra depth for the defending world champions.

The 29-year-old was designated for assignment by the White Sox earlier this week, and rather an accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A Charlotte from the worst team in baseball, Senzel has opted to look for work elsewhere. Senzel went 3-for-30 (.100) during his time with the White Sox.

Senzel had played just once in the last 20 days. He wound up 3-for-30 in his 39 days with the White Sox. It seems unlikely that he’ll be claimed off waivers, and he’s probably going to have to settle for a minor league contract or maybe head to Asia this winter.

Most had assumed that Senzel would see regular action at third base with the White Sox, but after starting his first game on Friday night, he finds himself on the pine for this one. Paul DeJong will slide over and cover the hot corner on Saturday while Nicky Lopez draws a start at shortstop and rookie Brooks Baldwin gets another start at second base.

Baldwin started the year in Double-A and played only eight games in Triple-A before getting the opportunity with the big league club. In 82 games across those two levels, Baldwin hit .324/.391/.460 with eight home runs and 17 steals. He stole 22 bases last season and has a .284 career minor league batting average with just a 16 percent strikeout rate so he could be a decent source of average and speed in fantasy leagues. While Baldwin has played 2B, 3B, 1B, and OF, he played the vast majority of his games at SS this season, so it will be curious to see where the White Sox decide to play him. It had been assumed that Nick Senzel was signed to be the everyday third baseman, so perhaps Baldwin will push Nicky Lopez at second base until Paul Dejong is traded and the shortstop position opens up.

The deal is now official. With Yoán Moncada (adductor) due back at some point next month, and Lenyn Sosa heading to the minors, it seems like the White Sox are going to give Senzel some runway at second base coming out of the All-Star break. The former second-overall pick from the 2016 MLB Draft never quite lived up to those lofty expectations with Cincinnati and was cut loose earlier this month by the Nationals after posting a .663 OPS with seven homers and one steal in 64 games. The 29-year-old has undoubtedly underwhelmed to this point in his career, but he represents a worthwhile reclamation project for the White Sox over the next few months.

No word yet on the exact nature of the deal, but it could be a big-league pact for Senzel, who was released last week by the Nationals. The 29-year-old former top prospect, who was the second-overall pick in the 2016 MLB Draft, posted a pedestrian .663 OPS with seven homers and one steal across 235 plate appearances this season for Washington. He’s not a bad reclamation project for a rebuilding franchise.

Senzel went unclaimed on waivers after being designated for assignment last weekend and is now a free agent. The 29-year-old former top prospect, who was the second-overall pick in the 2016 MLB Draft, posted a pedestrian .663 OPS with seven homers and one steal across 235 plate appearances this season for the Nationals.

The Nationals are starting to pivot towards playing some of their younger alternatives, which means Senzel loses his roster spot to prospect Trey Lipscomb. The versatile 29-year-old former top prospect signed a one-year, $2 million deal with the Nationals during the offseason and posted a lackluster .663 OPS with seven homers and one steal in 235 plate appearances over 64 games. There’s a chance another team is willing to pick him up off waivers in the coming days.