Arbitrator Mark Irvings accepted Theo Epstein's rationale for delaying Kris Bryant's debut at the start of the 2015 season, concluding there was no proof of "a nefarious motive" by the Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations to delay the third baseman's eligibility for free agency.In a 42-page decision obtained by The Associated Press, Irvings accepted Epstein's explanation that injuries to Mike Olt and Tommy La Stella prompted the timing of Bryant's call-up to the Cubs in April 2015. Had Bryant been brought up one day earlier, he would have been eligible for free agency after the 2020 season. Instead, he will be eligible after the 2021 season."The association could not satisfy its burden of proving that the Cubs' assignments of Bryant were done in bad faith to mask service time manipulation," Irvings wrote. "Given this finding, there is no need to resolve, and this decision does not address, the global issue of whether clubs have the right to manage service time to delay a player's... [More]

3B Mike Olt, outrighted to the minors by the White Sox last week, was released Tuesday. Olt, 27, started last season with the Cubs and finished it with the White Sox, hitting a combined .191/.255/.319 with four homers and five RBIs in 30 games.

3B Mike Olt, designated for assignment by the White Sox on Sunday, cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Charlotte on Monday. Olt, 27, started last season with the Cubs and finished it with the White Sox, hitting a combined .191/.255/.319 with four homers and five RBIs in 30 games.

3B Mike Olt was designated for assignment by the White Sox on Sunday, clearing a spot on the 40-man roster for newly signed OF Austin Jackson. Olt, 27, started last season with the Cubs and finished it with the White Sox, hitting a combined .191/.255/.319 with four homers and five RBIs in 30 games.

Olt is not in the lineup Friday against the Tigers.

Olt will get his second day off in a row, though there don't appear to be any lingering issues. Tyler Saladino will get the start at third base in his place and bat ninth.

Olt was 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a winning effort against the Yankees on Friday night.

Olt missed a game with a sore shoulder, but was back in the lineup against southpaw C.C. Sabathia. He has some pop, the home run was his fourth as the White Sox evaluate his potential for next season, but his lackluster .200 batting average is not very encouraging.

Olt (shoulder) is back in the lineup Friday for the White Sox.

Olt missed just one game after injuring his shoulder earlier this week. With C.C. Sabathia set to take the mound for the Yankees, Olt will hit seventh in the order and take over at the hot corner.

Olt (shoulder) is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Yankees, according to CSN's Dan Hayes.

Olt will be held out Thursday after exiting the previous day's game with shoulder discomfort. It's not clear if the setback will cost him further action, but Tyler Saladino will man the hot corner for the White Sox on Thursday night.

Manager Robin Ventura said Olt felt his shoulder "go a bit numb" during Wednesday's game, the Chicago Tribune reports.

The discomfort made it difficult for Olt to throw, so he left Wednesday's game in the fifth inning. He should be considered day-to-day moving forward, with Tyler Saladino and Gordon Beckham the likely candidates to replace him at third base.

Olt left Wednesday's game with discomfort in his right shoulder.

Gordon Beckham came in to replace him, but it remains to be seen how or when Olt may have been injured. More information regarding the severity of the injury should be available after the game.

Olt is starting at third base and hitting eighth, Colleen Kane of the Chicago Tribune reports.

After sitting in favor of Tyler Saladino on Tuesday night, Olt returns to the starting lineup on Wednesday afternoon against the Tigers. Olt is hitting .204 in 16 games with the White Sox after an unsuccessful stint with the Cubs earlier in the year.

Ot went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in the White Sox's win over the A's on Wednesday.

The White Sox said Olt would receive the lion's share of playing time at third base in the season's final weeks, and they have remained true to their word. Olt has started every game but one since he joined the roster in earlier in the month, but his home run Wednesday was his first since joining the organization. He should continue to be the favorite to start as the season winds up.

Manager Robin Ventura said Wednesday that Olt figures to see most of the time at third base down the stretch, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Olt will not start Wednesday, but he started the previous three nights, and it appears he will get most of the action at the hot corner the rest of the way as the White Sox try to figure out if he will be an option for the position next season.

Olt could be in the mix for at-bats at third base in the final few weeks of the season, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Unfortunately for Olt, Tyler Saladino, Gordon Beckham, and Carlos Sanchez are all already in the mix at third base, and Matt Davidson could join the party later in the week. However, none of those guys are guaranteed the starting role in 2016, and Olt could start to make a claim for that job now that he is in a new organization.

Olt was claimed off waivers by the White Sox on Saturday, Bruce Levine of 670 The Score reports.

Olt was DFA'd by the Cubs on Monday to create a roster spot for the newly acquired Austin Jackson. The infielder appeared in only six games for the Cubs, but he's held his own at Triple-A, slashing .273/.346/.477 with 25 RBI and 16 doubles in 62 games.

Olt was designated for assignment by the Cubs on Monday.

Olt was removed from the 40-man roster to create a spot for the addition of Austin Jackson. He has posted an .858 OPS in 42 games since the Triple-A All-Star break, so there's a chance he will be plucked off waivers by a team willing to give him a look.

Olt (wrist) was reinstated from the disabled list Friday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN Chicago reports.

Olt posted a .192/.222/.327 slash line during his extended rehab assignment at Triple-A Iowa, but it wouldn't really have mattered if he'd hit better. With Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant entrenched at the corner infield spots, it will be hard for Olt to get more than a start or two per week, if that.

Olt (wrist) went 3-for-4 with an RBI for Triple-A Iowa on Friday.

Olt has been on the DL since April, not coincidentally around the same time Kris Bryant made his big-league debut. He's about ready to be activated, but he's not going to have the starting job he had before he went on the shelf.

Olt (wrist) will move his rehab to Triple-A Iowa beginning Tuesday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN Chicago reports.

Olt spent the weekend at Double-A Tennessee as he continues to work back from the wrist ailment that's kept him out since the beginning of the year. With Kris Bryant thriving as the everyday starter at third, Olt certainly won't be rushed back, and it's unclear where he'll fit in once he's ready to return to the big league club.

Olt (wrist) will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Tennessee on Friday, Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

While Olt continues to work his way back from a wrist issue that's kept him out since the beginning of the season, Kris Bryant continues to shine as the Cubs' everyday third baseman. As a result, Olt may not remain with the Cubs when activated from the disabled list.