Chisox grab ex-Yankee prospect Banuelos

The White Sox added pitching depth Thursday by acquiring left-hander Manny Banuelos from the Dodgers for minorleague infielder Justin Yurchak.

Banuelos, once regarded as a top prospect in the Yankees organization, was 9-7 with a 3.73 ERA with 127 strikeouts in 108 2/3 innings (31 games) for Triple-A Oklahoma City in 2018. In 18 starts, he was 8-5 with a 3.55 ERA and 109 strikeouts.

In 10 minor-league seasons, Banuelos is 41-42 with a 3.56 ERA and 774 strikeouts in 787 innings (213 games). He has spent time in the organizations of the Yankees, Braves, Angels and Dodgers.

Bañuelos also made seven appearances (six starts) with the Braves in 2015, posting a 1-4 record and 5.13 ERA with 19 strikeouts in his only majorleague season.

Yurchak, 22, batted .256 with one home run, 36 RBI and 44 runs scored over 95 games last season with Class A Kannapolis.

The addition of Banuelos gives the White Sox 35 players on their 40-man roster.

● The Dodgers are in ongoing negotiations with ace Clayton Kershaw, and they still need to resolve the future of manager Dave Roberts, too.

According to president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, the talks with Kershaw’s camp are “ongoingly pleasant.”

The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner and the team agreed to extend the deadline on Kershaw’s opt-out decision by 40 hours until 4 p.m. EDT today.

Kershaw can opt out of the last two years and $65 million of his contract to become a free agent for the first time in an 11-year big-league career spent entirely with the Dodgers.

If he chooses free agency, Kershaw could negotiate with any team, including the Dodgers.

“He’s made as much of an impact as you can on an organization in terms of the success we’ve had,” Friedman said Thursday.