The White Sox continue to shore up the roster by adding veteran depth.
Multiple reports state that utility infielder Emilio Bonifacio has signed with the South Siders. He will earn $3 million in 2015, and the option is valued at $4 million with a $1 million buyout.
Bonifacio will give the White Sox another option at second base following the trade of Marcus Semien to Oakland in the Samardzija deal. Prospects Micah Johnson and Carlos Sanchez are the front runners to take the second base job, but the 29-year-old Bonifacio could
conceivably earn the positio if the Sox want to continue their development in the minors.
If Johnson or Sanchez is the preferred choice out of Spring Training,
the Sox will have a highly versatile utility player on their hands in
Bonifacio at a reasonable price for someone that can handle a wide array
of positions. The switch-hitting Bonifacio played second base, third
base, shortstop and all three outfield positions between the Cubs and
Braves last season, batting .259/.305/.345 with 26 steals in 426 plate
appearances along the way.
It seems to be a reasonable pick-up for the White Sox, since he can fill in at multiple positions, and can lead off with some reasonable stolen base speed as he did with the Cubs in early 2014.
