CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 30: Dayan Viciedo #24 of the Chicago White Sox hits an RBI single during the sixth inning against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on July 30, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Dayan ViciedoDayan Viciedo. (Getty Images)
(CBS) The White Sox have avoided going to arbitration with outfielder Dayan Viciedo by signing him to a one-year, $4.4-million deal, they announced Monday afternoon.
The 25-year-old Viciedo hit .231 with 21 homers and 58 RBIs in 145 games in 2014. Viciedo is a career .254 hitter. He’ll likely come off the bench, as the White Sox have Adam Eaton, Melky Cabrera and Avisail Garcia slated to be regulars.
Chicago has five arbitration-eligible players left: catcher Tyler Flowers and pitchers Javy Guerra, Nate Jones, Hector Noesi and Jeff Samardzija.
