Former Arizona Diamondbacks infielder and fan favorite Josh Rojas has found a new home in 2025, as MLB.com's Scott Merkin reports Rojas has agreed to a one-year deal with the Chicago White Sox. Terms of the deal are yet to be disclosed.
Rojas, 30, should be a viable utility infielder for the White Sox. He's capable of playing a part-time role at either second base or third base and is controllable through the 2026 season. With Yoan Moncada and Nicky Lopez both free agents this offseason, he could be a starter at either spot. With prospect Chase Meidroth, who came back in the Garrett Crochet blockbuster deal, more of a candidate to wind up at second base long-term, Rojas better slots in at third.
The Diamondbacks originally acquired Rojas at the 2019 trade deadline as part of the return to sending Zack Greinke to the Houston Astros. The Litchfield Park native ultimately became the best player coming back in the deal, accumulating 3.2 bWAR in parts of five seasons with Arizona.
After bouncing around different positions from 2019-2021, he settled in a third base by the start of the 2022 season where he enjoyed the best season of his career. That year, Rojas hit .269 with nine home runs and a 110 OPS+. In addition to being a consistent on-base threat, he accumulated 23 steals in 26 attempts. He had firmly established himself as the left-handed part of the third base platoon and became one of the more vocal players in the clubhouse.
However, he got into a deep slump in 2023 and was sent to the Seattle Mariners in July, along with prospects Ryan Bliss and Dominic Canzone, for Paul Sewald. Sewald would end up keying the Diamondbacks to a World Series appearance that season while the Mariners narrowly missed out on the postseason.
Rojas struggled with the bat in 2024 with Seattle, hitting .225 with eight home runs and a .641 OPS, leading to his non-tender despite putting up a 2.2 bWAR season. He was projected to earn $4.3 million in 2025 for his third trip through salary arbitration as a Super Two player.