The Chicago White Sox remain busy this offseason, albeit with only marginal upgrades.
Chicago announced this week that they have signed veteran catcher Omar Narvaez in free agency. The 32-year-old Narvaez is getting a minor-league deal from the White Sox with an invite to Spring Training.
Narvaez was an All-Star in 2021 with the Milwaukee Brewers, hitting .266 with 11 home runs and 49 RBIs in 123 games that year. But Narvaez had a forgettable last couple of seasons with the New York Mets, batting .192 overall with a negative WAR. He was released by New York in June and spent the rest of 2024 at Triple-A Sugar Land (affiliate of the Houston Astros) where he hit .196 over 42 games.
Still, Narvaez may be a better option for the White Sox behind the plate than Korey Lee (a .188 lifetime hitter) and Matt Thaiss (a career-long backup). Chicago is at least doing things in free agency this offseason, but most of their signings at this point have been 30-something has-beens.
