White Sox agree to terms on one-year contract with Evan Marshall

CHICAGO – The Chicago White Sox have agreed to terms on a one-year, $2.0-million contract with right-handed pitcher Evan Marshall, avoiding arbitration.

Marshall, 30, went 2-1 with a 2.38 ERA (6 ER/22.2 IP), eight holds, 30 strikeouts and a 1.06 WHIP over 23 relief appearances in 2020, his second season with the White Sox.

He averaged a career-best 11.91 strikeouts per 9.0 IP and limited opponents to a .198 (17-86) average, including a .119 (5-42) mark vs. left-handers.

Marshall originally was signed by the White Sox as a free agent on October 30, 2018. Over two seasons with the Sox (2019-20), he has gone 6-3 with a 2.45 ERA (20 ER/73.1 IP), 27 holds and 71 strikeouts in 78 relief outings.