Once upon a time, White Sox fans thought Charlie Tilson could at least be a serviceable fourth outfielder, if not a starting player.
Well, forget about that.
Tilson's Sox career has been defined by injuries, and he did nothing with an opportunity he received during the 2018 season. He accumulated a -0.9 WAR while batting .264/.331/.292 with no home runs and 11 RBIs in 41 games.
Now, he's been designated for assignment to make room on 40-man roster for Jon Jay, whose signing to a one-year, $4 million deal became official Thursday.
In other news, the Sox on Friday avoided arbitration with all four of their arbitration-eligible players. They agreed to one-year contracts with first baseman Jose Abreu ($16 million), starting pitcher Carlos Rodon ($4.2 million), relief pitcher Alex Colome ($7.325 million) and infielder Yolmer Sanchez ($4.625 million).
These new deals bring the Sox's 2019 payroll to $80,166,668, per Spotrac. That means there still is plenty of room to sign a premier free agent, as far as I'm concerned.
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