Only one game into the 2026 season, the Chicago White Sox have made a roster move.
The team announced on Saturday morning that they would option left-hander reliever Tyler Gilbert to Triple-A Charlotte. The move comes roughly one day after the team snatched Bryan Hudson, another lefty, off waivers from the New York Mets. Hudson pitched in four games for the White Sox in 2025, joining the team after a stint with the Milwaukee Brewers.
Chicago proceeded to DFA Hudson once they signed Austin Hays to the 40-man roster. After his short stint out East, however, he is now back with the Sox and expected to be added to the big league bullpen for Game 2 on Saturday night.
When we consider that he was inside the organization only a couple of months back, this sure does feel like a head-scratching move. The reliever has bounced around a lot over his career, and it’s not as if he put together some kind of stellar spring. There is a reason the Mets decided not to add him to their active roster, as he recorded a grisly 16.20 ERA in four appearances.
As for Tyler Gilbert, he is fresh off a pretty strong 2025 season for the Sox. The lefty finished the year with 51.0 innings and even started five games. He stacked 49 strikeouts over those outings and compiled a 3.88 ERA. Now, things were rough in his first stint on Opening Day, as he walked a batter and let up a home run. But is that reason enough to give him the early boot, especially for someone you were willing to part ways with just this offseason?