Injuries & Moves: Julks designated for assignment
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LATEST NEWS
Dec. 21: Acquired LHP Cam Booser from Red Sox; designated OF Corey Julks for assignment
The White Sox added to their left-handed bullpen mix by acquiring Booser, sending Minor League right-hander Yhoiker Fajardo to Boston. To make room on the 40-man roster, Julks was designated for assignment. Julks, 28, batted .214 with seven doubles, three home runs and 14 RBIs over 66 games with the White Sox in 2024 after being acquired from Houston on May 15 in exchange for Minor League pitcher Luis Rodríguez.
Nov. 19: Selected the contracts of SS Colson Montgomery, RHP Juan Carela
The White Sox added Montgomery -- ranked as the White Sox No. 3 prospect -- and Carela (No. 26) to the 40-man roster, protecting them from the Rule 5 Draft. Montgomery played his first full Minor League season in 2024 with Triple-A Charlotte, struggling at times to a final slash line of .214/.329/.381 with 18 home runs, 21 doubles, 63 RBIs and 66 runs scored, before turning his season around and starring in the Arizona Fall League.
Carela, 22, combined to go 7-7 with a 3.71 ERA over 23 starts last season with High-A Winston-Salem and Double-A Birmingham. He started Game 2 of the Southern League Championship series-clinching victory vs. Montgomery, throwing 4 2/3 scoreless innings in a 2-1 Barons victory in 10 innings. More >>
Nov. 12: INF Nicky Lopez and LHP Sammy Peralta elect free agency
Both players cleared waivers and elected free agency in lieu of accepting outright assignments, according to the White Sox announcement on X.
Lopez, 29, was a valuable clubhouse presence in 2024 and was a Gold Glove finalist at second base, as the native of Naperville, Ill., had a chance to come home and play for the White Sox for the first time in his six-year-career. He hit .241 with 40 runs scored, seeing time at second and shortstop, after being part of the return in a trade with Atlanta for Aaron Bummer last offseason. Peralta, 26, posted a 4.80 ERA over nine games during the 2024 for the White Sox.
Nov. 4: Claimed RHP Penn Murfee off waivers from Houston
Murfee, 30, spent the entire 2024 season on the injured list during his ongoing recovery from Tommy John surgery on his right elbow performed in July 2023. He was signed by Atlanta as a free agent on Nov. 30, 2023, and was claimed by Houston off waivers on March 27, 2024.
The 6-foot-2, 195-pound right-hander has a 5-2 record with a 2.70 ERA, .179 opponents average and 92 strikeouts (10.29 per 9.0 IP) in 83 1/3 innings and 80 career appearances (one start) over two Major League seasons with the Mariners (2022-23).
Nov. 4: RHPs Jimmy Lambert and Matt Foster elected free agency in lieu of outright assignment
The moves leave the White Sox 40-man roster at 37. Lambert, 29, spent the entire 2024 season on the 60-day injured list with a right rotator cuff strain and underwent season-ending surgery on Aug. 24. He finished with a 4.33 ERA over 83 games (six starts) during his White Sox career.
Foster, 29, finished 0-1 with a 2.70 ERA over six appearances (one start) with the 2024 White Sox. He underwent season-ending back surgery on Sept. 25, after beginning the season on the injured list as he continued his recovery from Tommy John surgery on his right elbow performed in April 2023.
INJURY UPDATES
INF Brooks Baldwin (right wrist sprain)
Expected return: 2025
Baldwin has been dealing with the injury since Aug. 27 and was placed on the injured list on Sept. 4. Interim manager Grady Sizemore said then that there was lingering soreness, particularly when the switch-hitter was batting left-handed. (Last updated: Sept. 22)
RHP Drew Thorpe (right forearm flexor strain)
Expected return: 2025
Thorpe, who was placed on the 15-day IL (retroactive to Aug. 1) with a right forearm flexor strain, underwent season-ending surgery to remove a bone spur in his right elbow on Sept. 6 at San Francisco's Golden State Orthopedics in a procedure performed by Dr. Kenneth Akizuki. He is expected to be without restrictions for the start of Spring Training.
"It went well," Thorpe said of the surgery. "They said everything was clean in there, just kind of what we expected. Good news.” (Last updated: Sept. 10)