Versatile Rojas agrees to 1-year deal with White Sox (source)
CHICAGO – The White Sox have agreed to terms with free agent infielder/outfielder Josh Rojas on a one-year-deal, a source told MLB.com on Thursday. The club has not confirmed the deal.
Rojas, 30, was non-tendered by the Mariners on Nov. 22 but received interest from multiple teams following the move. The left-handed hitter finished 2024 with a .225/.304/.336 slash line over 142 games and 476 plate appearances for the Mariners, knocking out eight home runs, 19 doubles, two triples and adding 31 RBIs, 48 runs scored and 10 stolen bases. He hit .318 with a .938 OPS in March/April but posted a .192 average with a .574 OPS over 57 second-half games.
But Rojas’ greatest value should come from his defensive versatility. During this past season, Rojas played 131 games at third base, 11 at second, six in left field, one at first base and even pitched in two games. For his six-year career, Rojas has played mostly at third (282 games) and second (150) but also has 44 games at shortstop and 43 in right.
Bryan Ramos and Miguel Vargas are present White Sox options at third base, with Brooks Baldwin and Lenyn Sosa at second and Jacob Amaya joining Baldwin and Sosa at shortstop. Colson Montgomery, ranked as MLB Pipeline’s No. 4 White Sox prospect and No. 37 overall, will have a chance to break Spring Training as the team’s starting shortstop, but Rojas could get regular at-bats across all three infield positions.
Adding Rojas also gives the White Sox a talented veteran who can help the team in the present while becoming a possible trade chip at the Deadline to advance the club’s ongoing rebuild. Rojas has a career slash line of .247/.323/.362, having hit .266 with a .746 OPS, 20 homers, 57 doubles and 100 RBIs over 1,060 plate appearances for Arizona from 2021-22.