White Sox signed INF Nick Maton to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
 

Getzy is on a roll.

Kind of weird you sign a minor league contract for a minor league team.

20 minutes ago, Dick Allen said:

Kind of weird you sign a minor league contract for a minor league team.

Every single MiLB free agent should be calling Chris Getz as this is BY FAR their best chance at playing on an MLB roster this year and getting that sweet paycheck, pension, and insurance.

Unless they look at all the failed WS draft picks who were rushed to the MLB squad. 

Looks like a repeat of last offseason and more loss of credibility. Is this a major league franchise?

Ah.....our #2 target. Nice.

If he can play SS, my first question is .... Is he better than Amaya?

3 hours ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

White Sox signed INF Nick Maton to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
 

Getzy is on a roll.

Not to be confused with LHP Phil Maton...fwiw.

35 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

Not to be confused with LHP Phil Maton...fwiw.

Is he related to RHP Phil Maton?

2 hours ago, Highland said:

Looks like a repeat of last offseason and more loss of credibility. Is this a major league franchise?

This guy has neither played for the Royals nor is he a mid-30s "leader". That alone makes it different from last year.

He's a minor-league journeyman at this point. Adding infield depth in the minors is rather important when you are likely to have guys like Ramos, Montgomery, and possibly Sosa who move up and down between the minors and the big leagues.

6 minutes ago, fathom said:

Is he related to RHP Phil Maton?

Yes and younger brother Jacob is in the Texas Rangers org.  

Another fun fact.  They all went to the same HS as Reid and Parker Detmers, Jayson Werth and future 1st rounder Cam Appenzeller.  

Doubt it. Phil is from Kentucky and Nick is from Chatham, Ill and went to Eastern Illinois. Whoops I stand corrected, he is it appears.

Edited December 4, 20241 yr by MnSoxFan

On 12/4/2024 at 8:33 AM, Harold's Leg Lift said:

Yes and younger brother Jacob is in the Texas Rangers org.  

Another fun fact.  They all went to the same HS as Reid and Parker Detmers, Jayson Werth and future 1st rounder Cam Appenzeller.  

Looks like we should hire their father/high school coach, lol...

 

 

 

CARY, N.C.—Phillip Maton ran track at Eastern Illinois, and his wife Ellen played volleyball there.

While their second-oldest son, Marc, ran track at Southeast Missouri State, the other three boys, Phil, Nick and Jacob, have turned the Matons into a baseball family.

“I kind of stuck to baseball from an early age, and they kind of in turn followed,” said Phil, the oldest Maton boy.

On June 11, the Matons gathered around a computer at their home in Indiana and watched as Phil, a righthanded reliever, made his MLB debut with the Padres. They traveled to Wrigley Field the next week to see him pitch in person.

Two days after Phil made his debut, Nick, the third-oldest, was drafted in the seventh round by the Phillies. In his pro debut with short-season Williamsport on June 27, he made a diving catch at shortstop for the last out of the game.

Jacob, the youngest, just finished his junior season at Glenwood High in Chatham, Ill. He had his moment competing at the Tournament of Stars at the USA Baseball National Training Complex this week.

 

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/maton-brothers-work-together-to-shine-on-diamond/

 

Edited December 5, 20241 yr by caulfield12

13 hours ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Getzy is on a roll.

I see a new sponsorship coming…

12 hours ago, oldsox said:

If he can play SS, my first question is .... Is he better than Amaya?

Yes.....and I have no idea who he is.

Our offers are a lot more competitive when we are fishing in the dumpster. Go figure.

11 hours ago, hi8is said:

I see a new sponsorship coming…

“Your Chicago White Sox…  serving you up a big s%*# sandwich and telling you it’s great for years!”