Originally posted on MLB Trade Rumors | By Connor Byrne | Last updated 1/11/21
The White Sox have reached an agreement with free-agent reliever Liam Hendriks, pending a physical, Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports reports. It’s a three-year, $54 million guarantee with a club option for a fourth season, per Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. Both the option and buyout are worth $15 million, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, who adds that the White Sox would be able to pay the buyout over multiple years. Hendriks is a client of ALIGND Sports Agency.
So far, this is the largest guarantee given to any free agent during what has been a slow-moving offseason. It comes as a surprise considering how the winter opened for relievers, as Cleveland waived star closer Brad Hand in lieu of paying him a $10 million option for 2021 and no other team claimed him. After that, it would have been easy expect relievers to continue faring somewhat poorly this offseason,