The White Sox had to make a quick bullpen move, and it comes with plenty of questions attached.
Huáscar Brazobán, one of the club’s trade deadline additions, was placed on the 15-day IL ahead of Chicago’s second game against the Texas Rangers. The team is calling it a lat strain.
He’s also joined Joey Bart as another deadline pickup now sidelined by injury. To take Brazobán’s spot, the White Sox recalled Jonathan Cannon from Triple-A.
Brazobán arrived from the New York Mets in a deal that sent pitching prospects Gabe Davis and Zach Franklin the other way. Chicago brought him in looking for more relief depth, and he had been coming off a strong run in New York, where his sinker and changeup helped him generate weak contact and escape trouble.
That version of Brazobán has been tough to find on the South Side. His results have slid in recent weeks, and August has been especially rough: seven earned runs allowed in 11.0 innings, along with seven walks and a 1.73 WHIP. He’s appeared in three games over the last five days, so the hope is that a stint on the IL can help him reset and get back to the form that made him such an important deadline target.
Cannon is a familiar name to White Sox fans, though not for especially encouraging reasons. The 26-year-old was once viewed as a possible rotation piece and logged 45 starts across his first two major league seasons.
But the numbers never really backed up that kind of faith. He posted a 4.49 ERA in 2024 and followed it with a 5.82 ERA in 2025.
That eventually pushed him out of the picture this season. He did get a brief look on April 12, but that outing went sideways fast, with three walks and an earned run allowed.
His minor league work hasn’t exactly forced the issue, either. In 22 games this year, Cannon has a 5.18 ERA and has surrendered 21 homers.
Hard contact has been a major problem, especially in opponent sweep spots. Still, the White Sox may be betting on his experience, or simply hoping his swing-and-miss stuff can play up in the bullpen.
He has struck out 23 batters over his last three outings combined.
There’s also a decent chance this is only a temporary fix. Drew Thorpe could be on his way to the White Sox clubhouse soon, which could shuffle Erick Fedde or Jose Urquidy into a bullpen role and send Cannon right back to Triple-A.
For now, Chicago is trying to keep things steady. The White Sox are just 2.5 games ahead of the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Central, so every roster move is being made with that tight margin in mind.
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