Encarnacion has continued working out every day in hopes of signing with a MLB team, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.

EDGE Analysis

Encarnacion batted .157/.250/.377 last season after hitting 30-plus homers in eight straight seasons from 2012-19. At age 38, he hasn't found a team to take a chance that last year was an aberration. He may need to wait until the Triple-A season begins in May before signing with a team to add depth and prove he can still play in the majors.

The White Sox declined Encarnacion's $12 million club option for 2021 on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

It's not an overly surprising move, as no buyout was required and the veteran slugger posted a career-worst .627 OPS despite hitting 10 home runs in 2020. Encarnacion had 30-plus homers and an OPS over .800 in each of the previous eight seasons and figures to receive another opportunity, but he may not begin 2021 with guarantees of an everyday role.

Encarnacion returns to the bench for Game 3 of the Wild Card Round against Oakland on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Encarnacion started Game 2 on Wednesday, but that will wind up being his only start of the series. Eloy Jimenez returns from a sprained foot to serve as the designated hitter.

Encarnacion is not in the lineup for the first game of the Wild Card Round against the Athletics on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

Encarnacion had quite a disappointing season at the plate, hitting just .157/.250/.377 in 180 plate appearances. Yasmani Grandal will be the designated hitter Tuesday, with James McCann starting behind the plate.

Encarnacion went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and three strikeouts in Sunday's loss to the Reds.

EDGE Analysis

It was a microcosm of Encarnacion's season -- he ran into one, but there were too many empty swings. The 37-year-old's strikeout rate is now over 30 percent on the season, up from 21.2 percent last season, and roughly double his rate from his prime years in Toronto.

Encarnacion went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Twins.

EDGE Analysis

Encarnacion hit a solo home run to left field in the fifth inning, marking his ninth homer and 17th RBI of the season. He's slashing .271/.426/.698 over 35 games in 2020.

Encarnacion is expected to return to the lineup Thursday, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Encarnacion was held out of Wednesday's lineup, the third time in the last four games he's been rested, but manager Rick Renteria said the slugger will be in the lineup Thursday and the days following. "You might see him for the next five, six, seven days," Renteria said. "We're trying to do everything we can to get everybody on track." Encarnacion is an outlier in Chicago's productive lineup, posting a career-low .668 OPS while batting .168.

Encarnacion is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.

EDGE Analysis

Encarnacion will sit for the third time in four games, allowing Jose Abreu to pick up a start at designated hitter. The Chicago lineup has been a juggernaut this season, but Encarnacion hasn't contributed much to the team's success, batting a career-worst .168 while striking out 30.1 percent of the time, a rise of nearly nine percentage points from his 2019 mark. Encarnacion could be limited to more of a part-time role down the stretch, with manager Rick Renteria instead rotating a number of regulars in the DH spot to give them days out of the field.

Encarnacion is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Twins.

EDGE Analysis

He has started just nine games this month, hitting .152 with two home runs over that stretch. Yasmani Grandal is starting at designated hitter and batting third.

Encarnacion is not in Sunday's lineup against the Tigers.

EDGE Analysis

He is hitting .172 with two home runs and 10 strikeouts in 29 at-bats this month. Jose Abreu starts at DH and will hit third.