Veteran right-handed pitcher Erick Fedde has agreed to a one-year contract with the White Sox, sources say.
This will be Fedde's second stint with the Sox, as he made 21 starts with the team in 2024 before being traded in July of that season.
The 33-year-old has spent parts of eight seasons in the majors, going a combined 34-55 with a 4.94 ERA with the Washington Nationals, White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers.
Fedde enjoyed his best success with the 2024 Sox. Here's a breakdown of that season:
- 2024 with White Sox: 7-4, 3.11 ERA, 1.142 WHIP in 121.2 innings pitched
- 2024 with Cardinals: 2-5, 3.72 ERA, 1.204 WHIP in 55.2 innings pitched
- 2024 totals: 9-9, 3.30 ERA, 1.162 WHIP in 177.1 innings pitched
Those are very respectable totals, and Fedde actually started the 2025 season well in St. Louis. He had a 3.54 ERA over his first 13 starts, but then the wheels completely fell off. Fedde pitched with three different teams before the season was over, and he ended the year in Milwaukee's bullpen. Here's a breakdown of that season:
- 2025 with Cardinals: 3-10, 5.22 ERA, 1.505 WHIP in 101.2 innings pitched
- 2025 with Braves: 1-2, 8.10 ERA, 1.843 WHIP in 23.1 innings pitched
- 2025 with Brewers: 0-1, 3.38 ERA, 1.125 WHIP in 16 innings pitched
- 2025 totals: 4-13, 5.49 ERA, 1.518 WHIP in 141 innings pitched
Fedde seemed to regain his form a bit in the small sample size of relief work with the Brewers, but that season was pretty brutal overall for him.
The Sox are apparently hoping he'll regain his 2024 form in a city where he's comfortable, and where he had his best MLB production.
The best guess here is Fedde slots into the No. 4 spot in the Sox rotation, behind Shane Smith, Davis Martin and Anthony Kay. As camp opens, expect the No. 5 spot to be an open competition among Sean Burke, Jonathan Cannon, Tanner McDougal and David Sandlin.
As is our custom when players return for a second tour in Chicago, let's welcome Fedde back with the traditional video:
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