The Chicago White Sox have acquired left-handed pitcher Manny Bañuelos (ban-WAY-los) from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for minor-league infielder Justin Yurchak.

 

Bañuelos spent the entire 2018 season with Class AAA Oklahoma City in the Dodgers organization, going 9-7 with a 3.73 ERA (45 ER/108.2 IP) and 127 strikeouts (10.6 per 9.0 IP) over 31 games (18 starts) to earn a spot on the Pacific Coast League mid and postseason All-Star teams. He was 8-5 with a 3.55 ERA (36 ER/91.1 IP) and 109 strikeouts over his 18 starts.

 

Bañuelos, 5-foot-10 and 215 pounds, was signed by the Dodgers as a free agent on November 14, 2017 and received a non-roster invite to spring training.

 

He has gone 41-42 with a 3.56 ERA (311 ER/787.0 IP) and 774 strikeouts in 213 games (153 starts) over 10 minor-league seasons in the Yankees, Atlanta and Angels and Dodgers organizations. Bañuelos also made seven appearances (six starts) with the Braves in 2015, going 1-4 with a 5.13 ERA (15 ER/26.1 IP) and 19 strikeouts in his only major-league season.

 

A native of Durango, Mexico, Bañuelos originally was signed by the Yankees as a free agent on March 30, 2008.

 

Yurchak, 22, batted .256 (80-313) with one home run, 36 RBI and 44 runs scored over 95 games last season with Class A Kannapolis. Yurchak originally was selected by the White Sox in the 12th round of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of SUNY Binghamton.

 

After purchasing the contract of Bañuelos, the White Sox 40-man roster increases to 35