CHICAGO -- The Chicago White Sox have acquired left-handed pitcher Caleb Frare from the New York Yankees in exchange for international signing bonus pool money.
Frare, 25, is 4-1 with a 0.81 ERA (4 ER/44.2 IP), five saves, 58 strikeouts, a 0.94 WHIP and .174 opponents average (27-155) in 32 combined relief appearances between Class AA Trenton and Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound Frare opened the season with Trenton and did not allow a run in 27 of his 31 outings. Each of his final seven appearances were scoreless (8.0 IP) with 10 strikeouts before he was promoted to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday.
Frare, a native of Miles City, Mont., is limiting left-handers to a .164 (10-61) average, and opponents overall to a .182 (8-44) mark with RISP this season. He has converted five of his six save chances and surrendered one home run in 2018.
Frare has gone 18-12 with a 2.37 ERA (62 ER/235.0 IP), nine saves and 269 strikeouts (10.3 per 9.0 IP) in 150 career appearances (two starts) over seven seasons (2012-18) in the Yankees organization. He was selected by New York-AL in the 11th round of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft out of Custer County (Mont.) High School.
Frare will be assigned to Class AAA Charlotte.
White Sox acquire pitcher Caleb Frare from Yankees
The Chicago White Sox have acquired left-handed pitcher Caleb Frare from the New York Yankees in exchange for international signing bonus pool money.
July 29th, 2018