Brett Lawrie
2B FA
Thu 1/14/16 6:54 PM

Lawrie agreed to a one-year, $4.125 million contract with the White Sox on Thursday, avoiding arbitration, MLB Network's Jon Heyman reports.
EDGE Analysis
The 25-year-old was traded for the second consecutive offseason, moving from Oakland to Chicago last month. Lawrie's on-base percentage dipped yet again in 2015 -- his OBP has fallen every year since his debut -- but Lawrie hit a career-high 16 homers and drove in 60 runs in Oakland last season. He will play his home games in a much more hitter-friendly environment in 2016 as the White Sox's starting second baseman.

Brett Lawrie
2B FA
Wed 12/9/15 9:20 PM

Lawrie was traded to the White Sox on Wednesday in exchange for pitchers Zachary Erwin and J.B. Wendelken.
EDGE Analysis
Lawrie will head to his fourth team after spending last season with the A's. He posted a career-low .706 OPS, but he played in a career-high 149 games and tallied 48 extra-base hits. He will become the White Sox' primary third baseman and figures to hit in the lower portion of the batting order.

Brett Lawrie
2B FA
Fri 9/25/15 4:49 PM

Lawrie is out of the lineup Friday.
EDGE Analysis
Lawrie is sporting some decent numbers through the month of September (.250/.282/.463 with three homers and six RBI) however most of that damage was done early in the month. He's recorded just five extra base hits since Sept. 6 and has hit 7-for-31 in his previous eight games.

Brett Lawrie
2B FA
Thu 9/17/15 6:10 PM

Lawrie went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Thursday's 4-2 victory over the White Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Lawrie's bat appears to be coming alive again after a 2-for-19, five-game stretch earlier in the month. Lawrie started off September hot as well, hitting .438 over the first four contests of the month. Thursday's performance marked his second multi-hit outing in the last three games, all against the White Sox, and brought his average over that span to .462 (6-for-13).

Brett Lawrie
2B FA
Tue 9/15/15 4:18 PM

Lawrie is not in the lineup Tuesday.
EDGE Analysis
It looks like a scheduled day off for Lawrie, who will cede second base duties to Eric Sogard on Tuesday against Chicago starter Jeff Samardzija.

Brett Lawrie
2B FA
Wed 9/2/15 1:57 AM

Lawrie went 1-for-4 on Tuesday night with his 14th homer of the year.
EDGE Analysis
After a first half that saw Lawrie hit eight homers in 309 at-bats, Lawrie has surged with the power in the second half with six homers in only 144 at-bats. Lawrie has managed to stay relatively healthy for the season and is on pace for his first career 500 at-bat season and has already topped his previous career high of 12 homers.

Brett Lawrie
2B FA
Mon 8/31/15 5:50 PM

Lawrie (back) returns to the lineup on Tuesday, batting third and playing second base.
EDGE Analysis
After being a late scratch over the weekend, Lawrie returns to the lineup on Monday at second base. With his back acting up at random times over the course of the season, this looked to just be a minor blip.

Brett Lawrie
2B FA
Sun 8/30/15 1:58 PM

Lawrie was a late scratch from Sunday's lineup against the Diamondbacks due to back tightness, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
EDGE Analysis
Lawrie has dealt with back issues throughout the season, and it appears he had a recurrence Sunday. As a result, Eric Sogard will replace him in the lineup, batting eighth and playing second base.

Brett Lawrie
2B FA
Sat 8/29/15 12:54 AM

Lawrie went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in a 6-4 loss to Arizona on Friday.
EDGE Analysis
Lawrie has generally been considered a bust for the majority of his career, but he's been very good for the A's this season. Not only has he stayed healthy for the first time in years, he's batting .274 with 13 home runs and 52 RBI. He has also been white-hot over an eight-game hit streak, hitting three homers, three doubles, and recording seven RBI in that span.

Brett Lawrie
2B FA
Wed 8/26/15 8:32 PM

Lawrie went 2-for-4 with his 12th homer of the year against the Mariners on Wednesday.
EDGE Analysis
He's quietly gone on a little offensive binge recently, having racked up 13 hits -- including three doubles and two homers -- in his last seven games. But even so, despite once upon a time being among baseball's top prospects, Lawrie's game has stagnated -- he's been consistently mediocre, posting an OPS right around the league average in four consecutive seasons now. On the bright side, Lawrie's avoided missing extended time to injury for the first time in his career.