Haha, no one wanted the guy so they had to include money to save money.
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/07/white-sox-trade-eloy-jimenez-orioles.html
”Chicago is reportedly kicking in $4MM to cover almost all of the approximate $4.26MM remaining on his contract. The Sox would also pay down $1.5MM of the $3MM buyout on Jimenez’s 2025 club option, which the O’s are virtually certain to decline.”