The White Sox declined their option on Tim Anderson's contract Saturday, making the shortstop a free agent. Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman opted out of his contract.
Anderson will receive a $1 million buyout after the White Sox decided not to keep him around for 2024 at a $14 million salary..Turner gets a $6.7 million buyout, completing a contract he agreed to in January that paid $16 million, including performance bonuses.Anderson, 30, posted a minus-2.0 WAR -- his first time under replacement level in eight major league seasons -- after hitting .245 with one home run and 25 RBIs in 123 games.A two-time All-Star, Anderson hit a major-league-best .
Stroman, 32, was 10-9 with a 3.95 ERA last season but endured a year of differing halves, making the All-Star team with a 2.96 ERA in the first half but then compiling an 8.63 ERA in the second half. He also got hurt, first going on the IL in August with a hip injury before a rib cartilage fracture kept him out until near the end of the season. He made four appearances in September but never recaptured his first-half dominance.
Votto, 40, has spent all 17 seasons of his major league career with Cincinnati. The buyout completed a contract that guaranteed $251.5 million over 12 seasons.
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