The Chicago White Sox agreed to a minor league deal with free agent pitcher Justin Dunn on Friday.

James Fegan, who covers the Sox, announced the news on social media:

The White Sox say they have signed former Mets first-round pick RHP Justin Dunn to a minor league contract. He will be an NRI at big league camp in the spring

Dunn is an interesting name for the Sox who have that first-round pedigree.

Dunn was drafted by the New York Mets in the first round of the 2016 draft out of Boston College. He was involved in a blockbuster trade before the 2019 season when he and Jarred Kelenic were traded from the Mets to the Seattle Mariners for Edwin Diaz and Robinson Cano.

He was then dealt before the 2022 season from the Mariners to the Cincinnati Reds as part of the deal that sent Eugenio Suarez and Jesse Winker to Seattle. The New York native was expected to be an integral part of Seattle’s future, but he struggled with ineffectiveness and injuries during his career.

He made four starts for the Sailors in the 2019 season, then went 4-1 in the 2020 COVID season in 10 starts. He went 1-3 in 11 starts for the Mariners in 2021, then made just seven starts for the Reds in 2022. He did not pitch in the majors in 2023 and made just three appearances in the minors .

Lifetime, he is 6-7 in his MLB career with a 4.44 ERA.

He was ranked as the 91st prospect in baseball by MLB.com in 2019. The White Sox are obviously coming off the worst season in modern history, going 41-121. There are plenty of opportunities among the pitching staff for guys to resurrect their careers, so we’ll see if Dunn can earn a spot and run with it.

Chicago has Chris Flexen and Mike Soroka as free agents this offseason. They should also trade Garrett Crochet, leaving even more holes in the rotation that Dunn could potentially fill.

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