Veteran infielder Elvis Andrews (35), who became a free agent (free agent), remained with his original team, the Chicago White Sox, on a one-year contract.
Local media such as ESPN reported on the 20th (Korean time), “Andrus agreed to a one-year contract with the White Sox and is waiting for a physical examination.”토토사이트
Andrews is a veteran infielder who debuted in 2009 with Texas. In his 14 seasons, the number of appearances reached 1947. He is also a professional shortstop who played as a shortstop for most of this period (19 to 14 games). In particular, after his debut, he played only for the Texas Rangers until 2020 and spent a long time with Choo Shin-soo (SSG Landers), and also matched the table setter.
Compared to his career, his hitting wasn’t exceptional. He was a typical ‘defensive’ shortstop with a career batting average of 0.270, on-base percentage of 0.326 and slugging percentage of 0.371. Texas signed an 8-year, $120 million extension contract with him and gave him faith, but he did not show any further growth in his hitting. Eventually, in 2021, he moved to the Oakland Athletics in a 3-3 trade, and after being released from Oakland last season, he changed his uniform to the White Sox.
His form with the White Sox was compliant. In Oakland, where he played until the beginning of the season, he was sluggish with an OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) of 0.673, but after the transfer, he played an active role with an OPS of 0.773. The adjusted OPS compared to the league average (100), considering the stadium and league environment, rose from 96 to 116.
After the season, he obtained FA status, but he could not find a team. Competition was hot over the sale of large shortstops such as Trey Turner and Carlos Correa, and later, as the market cooled, his contract was delayed.
In the end, Andrews stayed back in Chicago. However, his role is expected to be different from last year. ESPN introduced, “Andrus filled the shortstop position last year when (main shortstop) Tim Anderson was injured. This year, he will play an active role at second base.”