New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- CHICAGO - The two-year trail that follows Huascar Brazoban through the 2024 trade deadline and into this one tells you something about what relief pitchers who actually work at this level look like. He posted a 2.56 ERA for the Marlins in 2024 before Miami moved him to the Mets at the deadline. Two summers later, his ERA is still 2.56 with New York. The White Sox, rebuilding with intent rather than patience, decided that track record was worth a pair of prospects.

Chicago acquired the 36-year-old right-hander from the Mets on Sunday in exchange for Double-A pitcher Gabe Davis and Triple-A reliever Zach Franklin, according to MLB.com. Brazoban enters his fifth major league season in his third organization, a well-trav...