Putnam agreed to a one-year, $975K deal with the White Sox on Friday, avoiding arbitration, Doug Padilla of ESPN Chicago reports.
After shutting down opposing batters in 2014 with a 1.98 ERA to go with a 1.079 WHIP in 2014, Putnam came back to earth last season with more pedestrian numbers (4.07 ERA, 1.356 WHIP) in the same amount of appearances. He saw the bulk of his appearances in the eighth inning last season, but he made several middle-relief and low-leverage outings towards the end of the season.