Nick

Podkul

The 27-year-old latched on with the White Sox in August of last season and went on to hit .256/.358/.402 with a pair of homers and seven RBI in 95 plate appearances at Double-A Birmingham. He’ll continue to function as auxiliary infield depth for the White Sox.

Podkul was released earlier this month by the Phillies and was able to quickly latch on with the White Sox as extra organizational infield depth. The 27-year-old was a seventh-round pick in the 2018 MLB Draft and has yet to reach the majors. He’s batted .231/.364/.418 with nine homers and one steal in 220 plate appearances this season at the Triple-A level.

Podkul returns to the Phillies’ minor league system after posting a .991 OPs with 14 homers across 231 plate appearances in 53 games this season between Double-A Reading and Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He’ll function as upper-level infield depth for Philadelphia heading into next season.

The 25-year-old was a seventh-round selection by the Blue Jays from the 2018 draft. He spent the first four seasons of his minor league career in the Jays organization -- most recently hitting .211/.355/.331 with five homers and 24 RBI in 215 plate appearances at Triple-A Buffalo in 2022. He’ll add minor league infield depth for the Phillies.