White Sox general manager Chris Getz worked late into the night on the eve of the trade deadline, acquiring right-handed reliever Huascar Brazobán from the New York Mets according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. In exchange, Chicago shipped out minor league RHPs Gabe Davis and Zach Franklin.
Brazobán is 36 years old but only in his fifth MLB season. The Dominican has been reliable ever since coming into the league, and 2026 has seen him take things to new heights with a dazzling 2.61 ERA, 2.75 xERA, and 3.37 FIP. While walking more batters than average at 3.83 per 9 innings, Brazobán boasts an elite 2.3% barrel rate and respectable 8.19 K/9 rate.
Standing tall on the mount at 6’3″, Brazobán has spent roughly two-and-a-half seasons each with the Marlins and Mets, racking up 257.0 IP in his career at a 3.50 ERA. He does continue Chris Getz’s preference of acquiring controllable players, as he has three additional years of club control after this season. However, it’s unclear how many of those seasons he will be productive given that he is in his age-36 season.
Brazobán’s Statcast profile is one of the strongest among relievers in terms of limiting quality contact:
- 83.8 mph average exit velocity
- 25.6% hard-hit rate
- 52.6% ground-ball rate
- .200 xBA
- .260 xwOBA
His average exit velocity, barrel rate and hard-hit rate all rank in the 99th percentile, while his ground-ball rate ranks in the 90th percentile and his expected ERA ranks in the 93rd percentile.
In return, the White Sox are sending Gabe Davis and Zach Franklin to the Mets. Davis is the bigger prize of the two here as the younger and more projectable arm in the return. The 22-year-old right-hander was selected by the White Sox in the fifth round of the 2025 MLB Draft out of Oklahoma State and had already advanced to Double-A Birmingham during his first full professional season.
At 6-foot-9 and 234 pounds, Davis stands out for his size and power arsenal, featuring a fastball that generally sits in the mid-to-upper 90s and can reach triple digits, along with a hard slider. He has struck out 70 batters over 62 innings in 2026, but his 5.81 ERA and 1.50 WHIP reflect the command and consistency issues that remain central to his development.
Zach Franklin is the older and more major-league-ready pitcher heading to New York. The 27-year-old right-hander, whom the White Sox selected in the 10th round of the 2023 draft out of Missouri, has spent the 2026 season pitching out of the bullpen for Triple-A Charlotte. Franklin has recorded a 4.37 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 60 strikeouts in 45⅓ innings, continuing a professional track record built around missing bats. Control has remained his primary weakness, but Franklin’s proximity to the majors and relief profile make him a candidate to contribute to the Mets’ bullpen in the near future.
For the White Sox, the move is clear: despite the ceiling of a player like Davis in his first professional season, the team is adding to a bullpen that is ready to make a playoff push now. It will be interesting to see how the White Sox set up their bullpen moving forward, as one of Erick Fedde, Trevor Richards, Tyler Schweitzer, or Chris Murphy is likely to be the one that sees their spot lost. At current, it probably makes the most sense for Schweitzer to either be optioned or traded.
No matter how things shake up, this will no doubt strengthen the White Sox’ back-end of the bullpen that already features Grant Taylor, Bryan Hudson, Sean Newcomb, and Jordan Hicks. Brazobán can slide right into the setup role that Seranthony Dominguez had struggled to fill this season.
With the deadline at 5 PM CT on Monday, the White Sox still have plenty of time to make some moves. Catching and potentially another starting pitcher figure to be among the moves, though anything can certainly happen before the deadline.
Consider this a strong move on the surface by Getz without having to give up much in return.
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