During a mostly quiet week at the 2023 MLB Winter Meetings, the Chicago White Sox were surprisingly one of the only teams to make headlines. In a move that flew under the radar, the White Sox signed pitcher Jake Cousins to a minor-league deal.
Cousins was a 20th-round pick of the Washington Nationals in the 2017 MLB Draft. The right-hander has spent most of his professional career in the minors but has a few MLB stints under his belt.
Over the course of six minor league seasons, Cousins has pitched 142.2 innings and recorded a 3.28 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, and 11.36 K/9. The 6-foot-2 pitcher has made 51 MLB appearances and pitched 52.2 innings with a 3.08 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, and 12.30 K/9. In 30 innings pitched for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2021, he recorded a 2.70 ERA, which was his best big-league season.
Cousins spent the previous season playing for both the Houston Astros and the Milwaukee Brewers. After spending three minor-league stops, he had a 6.35 ERA in 28.1 innings and a 4.82 ERA in 9.1 innings for Milwaukee.
Four pitchers, including Cousins, joined the White Sox organization this week. According to reports, Chris Getz and company chose righty Jose Ramirez and Shane Drohan from the Boston Red Sox in Wednesday’s Rule 5 Draft and signed Erick Fedde to an MLB contract on Tuesday.
After agreeing to a minor-league contract with the White Sox, Cousins was added to the Charlotte, Triple-A team.
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