After so much offseason activity already, Rick Hahn said the White Sox focus in the new year would be on improving the bullpen.

It didn't take long.

The White Sox are reportedly in agreement with free-agent relief pitcher Steve Cishek on a one-year deal with an option for the 2021 season, as well, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.

Reliever Steve Cishek and the Chicago White Sox are in agreement on a one-year, $6 million deal, sources familiar with the agreement tell ESPN. The contract includes an option that could take the deal to a second year at $12 million total. — Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 7, 2020

Steve Cishek heading to White Sox for one year and $6M guaranteed, per source. Cishek will earn $5.25M in 2020 with a $6.75M club option for 2021 ($750K buyout). @JeffPassan 1st — Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) January 7, 2020

Cishek spent the last two seasons on the North Side, logging an incredible 134.1 innings in 150 appearances with the Cubs. He turned in some impressive results despite the workload, however, with a 2.95 ERA last season and an even better 2.18 ERA the year prior.

The 33-year-old is entering his 11th season in the big leagues, bringing some veteran presence to the South Side bullpen in another move that signals the team's win-now intent for the 2020 season.

The bullpen was actually a relative strength for the White Sox in 2019, with a 4.31 relief ERA that ranked seventh in the American League, trailing only the Junior Circuit's five playoff teams and the Cleveland Indians. But while there was a solid group of back-end arms when 2019 ended — Alex Colome, Aaron Bummer, Evan Marshall and Jimmy Cordero — Hahn's frequent talk of the volatility of relievers signaled a need for some additional reliable options.

Cishek figures to join that back-end group and should be part of a trio of high-leverage options for manager Rick Renteria, joining Colome and Bummer. Cishek had a sub-2.00 ERA in every inning last season, except in the eighth, where his ERA was 5.85 in 25 appearances.

As plenty of other teams, including Cishek's former squad on the other side of town, continue to move slowly with their offseason activity, the White Sox continue to be aggressive in getting an extraordinary amount of work done this winter, putting themselves in a position to have realistic playoff expectations for the upcoming season.

Hahn still could have more moves to make, perhaps finding another arm for the bullpen or a platoon partner for Nomar Mazara in right field. But to this point, just a week into 2020, Hahn has accomplished an incredible amount and positioned his team to make the jump to contention mode this year.

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