DETROIT – For all the talk about the center fielder Luis Roberto Jr. and left handed Garrett Crochet as general manager Chris Getz main trading chips, right-handed Erick Fedde should be grouped into a “big three” of White Sox players on the block.
Fedde (5-2) has been good and steady all season, and pitched seven innings of two runs in the Red Sox’s 2-1 loss to the Tigers on Friday, lowering his ERA to 3.05, 11th in the season. American League. At 3.4 wins above replacement, according to Baseball Reference, Fedde ranked fourth in the majors, just ahead of Crochet (3.2).
Signed to a two-year, $15 million deal after his stellar performance in South Korea in 2023, Fedde could bring a nice return prospect from a contending team that would get a season and a half of his services.
“Until that day comes, we all know we’re the White Sox,” Fedde said after throwing 92 pitches, retiring the last 14 batters he faced after allowing five hits and one walk. “And that’s the first thing. Every day I go to the stadium playing for these guys and I want to give us a chance to win games. I don’t want to be embarrassed. I am proud of my work. That’s what matters.”
The Sox, who lost for the 27th time in their last 33 games, fell to an embarrassing 20-57.
Fedde struck out three. He allowed a two-run home run to the catcher Carson Kelly after shaking korey lee and leaving a sweeper up in the area.
Tommy Phamanother Getz trading token, broke Jack Flaherty scoreless streak of 20⅔ innings with a home run in the fifth inning.
DeJong doubled
After being hit by a pitch with one out in the ninth inning and awaiting review, Pablo DeJong – another of the Sox’s trading chips – lost count of the outs and was easily doubled first by the pinch-hitter. Andrés Benintendi fly to center fielder Matt Vierling to finish the game.
“There is a mental lapse,” DeJong said. “He was worried about getting to the base and did not follow up. Totally my fault and it cost us the game. He feels pretty bad. Try to do better next time; This is all I can say.”
Asked about the work, manager Pedro Grifol He asked a reporter if DeJong had spoken to reporters about it.
“I leave those answers to those guys,” Grifol said. “They are professionals. DeJong plays hard every day. If he said he had a mental lapse, that’s part of the problem. We are all humans”.
DeJong said he was “emotionally involved in the review which maybe took me out of the rhythm of the game, but I have to do better to check in once the game starts again.”
“Paulie has been working hard all year; He’s been great,” Fedde said. “You play 162 games; sometimes you get brain farts. We have all been there. “It’s not something we should jump on him for.”
Robert at designated hitter
Robert He was the designated hitter on Friday, will play center field on Saturday and is scheduled for a day off on Sunday as part of the plan to relieve him after he returned from a hip flexor strain on June 4.
“Then we can hold out for a while,” Grifol said. “It has been a good plan. “It feels pretty good.”
Oscar ColasPrimarily a right fielder, he got the nod in Comerica Park’s spacious center field over Pham, who played left while Benintendi rested.
“I want to see what he looks like,” said Grifol, who also wants to see Colas play first base. “We have to look at some things.”
Sox minor league pitcher suspended
Red Sox prospect christian edward He was suspended for 80 games by Major League Baseball after a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance Boldenone under the minor league drug program. Edwards, 25, was selected in the 11th round of the 2021 Draft. He went 2-1 with a 4.02 ERA in 17 relief appearances for Low-A Kannapolis this season.
He missed the 2023 season due to right shoulder inflammation.
Edwards was the fifth player sanctioned this year under the minor league program.
“While we were disappointed to learn of the discipline, we fully support MLB’s policies to discourage the use of performance-enhancing drugs,” the Sox said in a statement.
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