The White Sox kept busy around the trade deadline, and not all of their moves were easy to make sense of.
Chicago first dealt for Brenton Doyle to fill a fourth-outfielder role, sending No. 8 prospect Mason Adams and Carlos Vielma the other way. Then came another swap with the Atlanta Braves, bringing in catcher Joey Bart for pitcher Duncan Davitt. Those additions forced the club into a couple of roster decisions, and the names that got squeezed out were Everson Pereira and Edgar Quero.
Pereira was designated for assignment in the corresponding move for the Doyle trade, a surprising outcome considering he had just delivered two extra-base hits on Sunday. He’s now exposed to waivers, and if another team doesn’t claim him, he’ll likely remain in Triple-A.
The 24-year-old outfielder had already spent much of the year fighting to stay on the field. He appeared in only 27 games and hit .225/.284/.438 with four home runs.
Against left-handers, he was at .269/.367/.423. Chicago had acquired him from the Tampa Bay Rays with Tanner Murray for Yoendrys Gómez and Steven Wilson during the offseason.
But once Doyle arrived, Pereira’s fit got shaky fast. The White Sox already had Sam Antonacci, Tristan Peters, and Braden Montgomery lined up as the outfield options against right-handers, with Doyle set to take Peters’ spot against lefties. That made Pereira the odd man out as a right-handed-hitting fourth outfielder.
Doyle brings a very different profile. He’s far superior defensively, with two Gold Gloves on his resume, but his bat hasn’t matched Pereira’s.
In 45 games this season, Doyle has hit .214/.287/.282 with one home run. His career OPS sits at .670, and his best season came in 2024, when he reached .764.
Even so, the White Sox are clearly leaning toward defense here.
The Bart move brought another roster twist. Instead of designating Drew Romo, Chicago optioned Quero to Charlotte, a decision reported by MLB insider Francys Romero. That left plenty of fans wondering why Romo’s spot stayed intact.
Quero hasn’t been lighting it up, but he has been better than Romo offensively, and that’s what makes the move sting. Romero said the decision came down to Quero having options and Romo not having options, which only added to the frustration. If you’re trying to field the best team, that logic is hard to swallow.
Quero should be back at some point, but for now Romo remains on the roster. If Bart outperforms him and Teel returns before the postseason, Romo could eventually be designated for assignment in the coming weeks, especially if his rough offensive stretch continues.
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