The White Sox announced they have outrighted outfielders Dominic Fletcher and Corey Julks, along with pitchers Elvis Peguero and Owen White, to Triple-A Charlotte. Chicago also lost Will Robertson via waivers to Pittsburgh, which brings their 40-man roster down to 35 players.
Fletcher logged the most big-league time of the foursome this season. The 28-year-old appeared in a dozen games with the White Sox after getting called up in early September. He slashed .219/.265/.469 over 34 plate appearances. Fletcher only notched seven hits, but he made them count, swatting five doubles and a home run. Power hadn’t been part of Fletcher’s game heading into this season, but he launched a career-high 17 home runs in 105 games with Triple-A Charlotte before getting called up.
Chicago acquired Fletcher in early 2024 in a trade that sent Cristian Mena to Arizona. He was coming off a strong 2023 that saw him post an .899 OPS at Triple-A Reno and then slash .301/.350/.441 over 28 games with the Diamondbacks. Fletcher failed to replicate those results in Chicago, stumbling to a .206 batting average in 72 games with the White Sox last season. The team made a point to give Fletcher and other young players more opportunities to close 2024, but it didn’t translate into a big-league role for Fletcher this past season.
Julks has the most MLB experience of the group, though the majority of his work came in 2023 with Houston. He came over in a trade midway through 2024 after the Astros designated him for assignment. Julks held down a part-time role for the White Sox after the deal, appearing in 66 games, including 45 starts. Julks got on base at a meager .275 clip while striking out at an elevated 26.5% rate. While he hardly got a look with Chicago in 2025, Julks did hit 15 home runs with 18 steals at Triple-A. It’s that type of power and speed that has intrigued multiple organizations.
A massive 2022 put Julks on the radar in Houston. He smashed 31 home runs and stole 22 bases in 130 games at Triple-A Sugar Land. The performance led Julks to break camp with the Astros in 2023. He earned regular opportunities through July, but a 79 wRC+ landed him back at Sugar Land. He’s failed to gain significant traction since then. Julks appeared in just six games with the White Sox this past year. He’s now entering his age-30 season.
Chicago claimed Peguero off waivers from the Brewers in August. He’s pitched in parts of five MLB seasons. Peguero debuted with the Angels in 2021. He’s recorded a 4.26 ERA across 141 2/3 innings at the MLB level. All but one of his appearances have come as a reliever.
Peguero scuffled to a 4.91 ERA over six outings with Milwaukee this season before getting designated for assignment. He joined the White Sox for a pair of appearances, allowing three earned runs over two innings. Peguero’s debut with Chicago marked his first career MLB start. He opened against Detroit ahead of bulk reliever Tyler Alexander, allowing a run over 1 2/3 innings.
White was also a waiver claim. The White Sox scooped him up in February after the Yankees designated him for assignment. It was the final stop on a whirlwind offseason for White, who was traded from Texas to Cincinnati, then designated for assignment and claimed by the Yankees, before finally arriving in Chicago in the span of six weeks.
It’s been a while, but White had plenty of hype as a prospect. He was a second-round pick by the Rangers in 2018. Injuries set him back, but he was a consensus top 100 prospect heading into 2023. That season went poorly for White, both at the minor league level and in his first MLB stint. White posted a pedestrian 4.99 ERA upon reaching Triple-A. His prodigious strikeout numbers from the lower levels of the minors completely dissipated. He was rocked in four innings with the Rangers, allowing five earned runs over two appearances. White continued to scuffle at Triple-A in 2024, posting a 5.64 ERA. He was crushed for eight earned runs over three MLB outings. White made it up for seven innings with the White Sox this past season, allowing seven earned runs on 14 hits.
I like Fletcher but shame he can’t hit when he gets ABs. Hopefully he gets a shot elsewhere.
He’ll be in Charlotte again.
I like Korey Lee too. Defensively he could be a late inning replacement. I know he has struggled to hit and stay healthy last two years and Teel/Quero duo have passed him up on the depth chart and 26 man roster, but I feel like a team with payroll issues will give him a shot if he gets non-tendered.
Adding a veteran catcher will help this rotation as well.
Fletcher being in Charlotte could scream that the Sox will try Lee out in the OF. 3rd catcher/4th outfielder seems like Korey Lee’s best bet.
Not a bad place for Lee. Saw him drop an easy fly ball in the final home gm and then making a sliding catch into foul territory. Sure why not
Unless they find a trade partner for Quero and get a legit young outfielder…
Lee can hold down the short side of a catching platoon if Quero can fetch an outfield talent, but I would rather see Baldwin getting those outfield reps. Maybe Lee can back up at 1B as well to get a little extra playing time.
One man’s recyclable is another man’s Pirate. Like Steve the Pirate on the average Joe’s. Yarrr
Steve the Pirate was also the best player for Average Joe’s!
Right? Lost his mojo when he decided to go normie, ended up hanging up his cleats and opt for early retirement
I’ll never forget Tyler Alexander’s spot start with The Rays against the Jays. He threw over 7 no hit innings
Might be good news for players getting out of w.sox organization. Bad brand of baseball from low minors to ownership. They don’t represent the Southside.
True generally + lately, but Will and his staff are starting to turn them around with some special kids, starting with Teel, Quero and Vargas