The White Sox cleared room on the 40-man roster Friday by outrighting right-handers Danny Farquhar and Rob Scahill and outfielder Ryan LaMarre, all three of whom cleared waivers, and parting ways with catcher Kevan Smith, who was claimed by the Angels.Farquhar, who suffered a life-threatening brain hemorrhage during a game April 20 at Guaranteed Rate Field, hopes to pitch again and might get an opportunity to work his way back with the Sox.“Today’s transactions provide us with roster flexibility as we head into this offseason,” general manager Rick Hahn said. “We do plan to continue to stay in touch with these players and their representatives over the coming months to see if it makes sense for any of them to remain with our organization as we head into the 2019 season.”RELATED
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Farquhar, Scahill and LaMarre will be minor-league free agents after the World Series.Smith, 30, who shared catching dutis with left-handed hitting Omar Narvaez during Welington Castillo’s 80-game suspension for violating baseball’s drug policy, batted .292/.348/.380 with three homers in 52 games but has thrown out only 14 percent of base stealers over the last three seasons.The Sox figure to go with Castillo and Narvaez and will likely add Class AAA Charlotte catcher Seby Zavala to the 40-man roster.LaMarre, 29, batted with two homers in 33 games after he was claimed off waivers from the Twins. Scahill, 31, allowed three earned runs over five innings of relief.Farquhar, 31, owns a 3.93 career ERA over seven seasons and 253 relief appearances with four teams. He has pitched in 23 games with the Sox, including eight in 2018 with a 5.63 ERA.The 40-man roster is at 36.
