Jake Eder joined the Chicago White Sox group in a 2023 commerce deadline deal that despatched infielder Jake Burger to the Miami Marlins.
Cristian Mena ranked among the many minor-league leaders in strikeouts.
The Sox added each pitching prospects to their 40-man roster Tuesday.
Tuesday was the deadline for groups so as to add to their 40-man rosters and shield eligible gamers from the Rule 5 draft on Dec. 6.
Eder, 24, went 0-3 with an 11.42 ERA in 5 begins at Double-A Birmingham after being acquired within the Aug. 1 commerce. He had 22 strikeouts in 17 1/3 innings.
Overall in 2023, the left-hander had a mixed 2-6 report with a 6.35 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 14 begins between Class A Jupiter and Double-A Pensacola within the Marlins group and with the Barons.
Eder additionally made six appearances (5 begins) with the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League, going 1-1 with a 6.11 ERA. He struck out 16 batters in 17 2/3 innings.
Eder was initially chosen by the Marlins within the fourth spherical of the 2020 draft out of Vanderbilt and is 5-11 with a 3.80 ERA and 169 strikeouts in 29 begins throughout two minor-league seasons. He missed all of 2022 whereas recovering from Tommy John surgical procedure.
He is the No. 5 prospect within the Sox group, in response to MLB.com.
Mena, 20, is ranked the No. 10 prospect within the Sox system by MLB.com. The right-hander went a mixed 8-7 with a 4.85 ERA and 156 strikeouts in 27 begins between Birmingham and Triple-A Charlotte in 2023.
He was 7-6 with a 4.66 ERA in 23 begins for the Barons and 1-1 with a 5.95 ERA in 4 begins for the Knights.
Mena completed fifteenth amongst all minor-league pitchers in strikeouts. He ranked first among the many Sox organizational leaders in strikeouts and innings (133 2/3), tied for first in begins and tied for second in victories.
Originally signed as a world free agent from the Dominican Republic on July 2, 2019, Mena is 11-17 with a 4.97 ERA and 344 strikeouts in 64 profession video games (63 begins) throughout three minor-league seasons within the Sox group.
With Tuesday’s strikes, the Sox 40-man roster will increase to 37.
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