White Sox select contracts of Bryan Ramos and José Rodríguez

November 15th, 2022

CHICAGO – The Chicago White Sox have selected the contracts of infielders Bryan Ramos and José Rodríguez from Class AAA Charlotte.

Ramos, 20, batted a combined .266/.338/.455 (123-462) with 19 doubles, one triple, 22 home runs, 86 RBI and 72 runs scored over 120 games last season between Class High A Winston-Salem and Class AA Birmingham. He ranked among White Sox organizational leaders in RBI (3rd), home runs (5th), hits (6th), total bases (6th, 210), runs scored (8th), slugging percentage (8th) and extra-base hits (T9th, 42). Ramos hit safely in 15 straight games from April 10-30, going 26-64 (.406) with six doubles, three homers and 15 RBI.

The 6-foot-2, 225-pound third baseman owns a .259/.344/.432 (280-1,081) career slash line with 52 doubles, nine triples, 39 home runs, 169 RBI and 172 runs scored over three seasons in the White Sox system. Ramos, a native of La Habana, Cuba, is rated by MLB.com as the No. 5 prospect in the Sox organization. He originally was signed by Chicago as an international free agent on July 2, 2018.

Rodríguez, 21, hit .280/.340/.430 (123-440) with 21 doubles, six triples, 11 home runs, 68 RBI, 75 runs scored and 40 stolen bases in 104 games with Birmingham in 2022. He ranked among Southern League leaders in steals (2nd), triples (T2nd), hits (3rd), batting average (4th), RBI (T5th) runs scored (6th) and total bases (7th, 189). The 5-foot-11, 210-pound Rodríguez went 22-69 (.319/.413/.768) with four doubles, nine homers and 17 RBI over 17 games in August before suffering a season-ending left hand fracture.

The Valverde, Dominican Republic native is a career .291/.334/.449 (385-1,324) hitter with 68 doubles, 17 triples, 36 homers, 173 RBI, 213 runs scored and 93 stolen bases over four minor-league seasons with the White Sox organization. Rodríguez is ranked by MLB.com as the No. 7 prospect in the Sox system. He originally was signed as an international free agent on February 13, 2018.

The White Sox 40-man roster increases to 38.