April 20: The White Sox announced today that theyve a signed Cousin outright to Double-A Birmingham. Cousin cannot reject Luis Castillo Jersey the a signment as he has neither been outrighted previously in his career nor the requisite service time to do so. As such, hell remain with the White Sox going forward as a non-roster depth option for the club as he continues working to establish himself in stateside baseball. April 16: The White Sox announced that they have selected the contract of right-hander , a move that was yesterday. In corresponding moves, they optioned left-hander to Triple-A Charlotte and designated right-hander for a signment. Cousin, now 26, is from Cuba and played six seasons in that countrys Serie Nacional de Bisbol. He appeared in 88 games in that league, 68 starts, with a 4.80 earned run average. He struck out 15% of batters faced while walking 9.3%. The Sox signed him to a minor league deal in May, per reporter , with a $100K bonus. He then to sed 55 innings in the minors last year, going from the Complex League to High-A and Double-A. He had a combined 5.56 ERA in that time as well as a 19.6% strikeout rate and 6.3% walk rate. The Sox added him to their 40-man roster in mid-December, though the timing was unusual as it had nothing to do with minor league free agency or the Rule 5 cutoff. Speculatively speaking, its po sible that Cousin had some kind of opt-out in his contract or maybe an overseas opportunity that the Sox wanted to prevent him from pursuing. Cousin was optioned to Double-A Birmingham but hasnt pitched yet this year. According to his at MiLB.com, he was on the minor league injured list from April 5 to April 12. The Sox will now have one week to trade him or pa s him through waivers. Blas Castano Jersey
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