After the 2015 season, Cordell was brought up as a reserve batter for the Round Rock Express of the Triple–A Pacific Coast League (PCL) in their championship series in September 2015.

[6] The Milwaukee Brewers acquired Cordell on September 5, 2016, as the player to be named later from the August 1 trade for Jonathan Lucroy and Jeremy Jeffress.

[9] He began the 2017 season with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the PCL, batting .284 with ten home runs and 45 RBI in 68 games.

[10] On July 25, 2017, Cordell was traded to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for pitcher Anthony Swarzak.

Cordell made 97 appearances for the White Sox in 2019, slashing .221/.290/.355 with seven home runs, 24 RBI, and three stolen bases.

[19] Cordell played in 57 games for the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs, slashing .198/.292/.411 with 12 home runs and 28 RBI.

[20] On August 10, 2021, Cordell signed with the Gastonia Honey Hunters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.