With less than 24 hours to go before the MLB trade deadline on Aug. 3, the New York Mets continued their selloff.
The next to leave Queens: veteran reliever Huascar Brázoban, who was seen hugging teammates on the field earlier in the day Sunday during the Mets’ game against the Miami Marlins.
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According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Chicago White Sox will get Brazobán for Double-A pitcher Gabe Davis and Triple-A pitcher Zach Franklin.
Brazobán, 36, is 5-2 with a 2.61 ERA in 45 games out of the Mets’ bullpen this season. The right-hander boasts a 96.8 mph fastball and has been excellent at limiting hard contact. Right-handers are slugging .263 against him this season, left-handers .268.
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The White Sox opened up one spot in their bullpen by trading Seranthony Dominguez to the Seattle Mariners in a deal that sent Luis Castillo to Chicago.
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With Castillo joining the rotation, Erick Fedde will move to the bullpen in a long relief role. Brazobán fills a different niche, and will be able to help the White Sox improve a bullpen that’s blown 20 saves this season. Only four teams have blown more saves.
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Davis was the No. 18 prospect in the White Sox organization, according to MLB Pipeline. The 22-year-old right-hander stands 6-foot-9 and possesses a fastball that can reach triple digits.
In eight starts at advanced Class-A Winston-Salem, Davis posted a 2.63 ERA with only seven walks and 33 strikeouts in 27.1 innings. He was then promoted to Double-A Birmingham, where the results have been slower (0-5, 8.31 ERA, 1.85 WHIP) to come around.
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Franklin, 27, is a veteran of four minor league seasons since the White Sox drafted him in the 10th round out of Missouri in the 2023 MLB Draft.
With Triple-A Charlotte in 2026, he’s 2-2 with a 4.37 ERA in 33 games. He has struck out 60 and walked 14 across 45.1 innings, limiting opponents to a .220 average.
