The White Sox didn’t wait long to reinvest their Luis Robert Jr. savings.
Chicago struck a two-year, $20 million deal Friday with veteran reliever Seranthony Dominguez, The Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed.
The White Sox cleared that $20 million off their books earlier this week when they sent the oft-injured center fielder to the Mets in a two-for-one transaction.
When combining the two moves, the White Sox essentially traded Robert for Dominguez, infielder Luisangel Acuna and pitching prospect Truman Pauley.
There’s certainly the chance that the final outcome could result in Dominguez being turned into more prospects since the White Sox could struggle to contend and relievers are always in high demand.
For now, though, Dominguez is a solid piece to an interesting White Sox offseason.
The 31-year-old posted a 3.15 ERA across 67 game with the Blue Jays and Orioles last year, finishing the season with Toronto in the World Series.
He owns a career 3.50 ERA across seven seasons, six with the Phillies.
Chicago previously added Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami after he smashed 265 homers across eight seasons, and also acquired pitching depth.
While Acuna only showed flashes with the Mets, White Sox general manager Chris Getz is quite bullish on the youngster’s upside.
“We’re talking about a player that’s five-plus years of control, one of the younger, exciting players in our game,” Getz told reporters earlier this week. “Hasn’t really gotten a runway at the major league level. We have opportunity here and we can provide that runway to show off his talent and his ability and his ceiling, in which the industry’s been very high on this player for a long time.
“(The Mets) did not want to get rid of him, I know that. That’s because of how valuable he can be to the team. Now, he was on a roster that didn’t really allow him to let him go out there and show what he could do on a regular basis, which we’re going to be able to provide that.”
The White Sox are looking to climb back toward respectability after three seasons with 61, 41 and 60 wins, respectively.
Thankfully for Chicago, playing in the AL Central usually allows for an easier path to contention.
