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• Max Stassi: Club option declined

  4D ago • By RotoWire

  The White Sox declined Stassi's $7.5 million club option for 2025 on Friday. Stassi will be paid a $500,000 buyout and is now a free agent. The veteran catcher has not played in the majors since 2022, as he missed all of 2023 due to a hip injury in addition to a family medical issue and then all of 2024 (aside from five rehab games) before having left hip surgery in June. It's not clear what Stassi's current health status is.

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• White Sox's Max Stassi: Opts for season-ending surgery

  06/10/2024 • By RotoWire

  The White Sox announced that Stassi underwent a season-ending left hip surfacing procedure Friday in New York City. After missing the entire 2023 season while he was a member of the Angels due to a hip injury in addition to a family medical issue, Stassi will now go another full season without logging any big-league action. The veteran catcher was able to make five rehab appearances at Triple-A Charlotte in April but had been shut down ever since due to a hip injury that apparently wasn't improving after nearly two months of rest. The White Sox hold a $7.5 million team option on Stassi for the 2025 season that the club will almost certainly decline this winter, if he isn't cut loose before then.

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• White Sox's Max Stassi: Moved to 60-day IL

  04/15/2024 • By RotoWire

  Stassi (hip) was transferred to the 60-day injured list by the White Sox on Monday. The move clears a spot on the 40-man roster for Nick Nastrini. Stassi recently had a setback in his recovery from a hip injury when he was hit in the hand by a backswing while on a rehab assignment. He now won't be eligible to return until late May.

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• White Sox's Max Stassi: Recovery slowed

  04/14/2024 • By RotoWire

  Stassi (hip) was hit on the hand by a backswing in a recent game and his projected return has been pushed back as a result, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Stassi was in the midst of a rehab assignment to return from a hip injury and was seemingly closing in on activation. His new injury isn't a fracture, so he may still not be far off from a return. White Sox GM Chris Getz has stated the team will not activate Stassi until he can catch back-to-back games.

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• White Sox's Max Stassi: Starts rehab assignment

  04/02/2024 • By RotoWire

  Stassi (hip) reported to Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday to begin a rehab assignment, Vinnie Duber of AllCHGO.com reports. The 33-year-old began the season on the injured list with a hip injury, but it appears he won't have a lengthy absence. Stassi could join the White Sox by the weekend if the rehab assignment goes well.

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