The White Sox calls right hand Wikelman Gonzálezreports Chase Ford of Milb Central. The right is to make his debut in the big league as soon as he starts in a game. He is already on the 40-man roast, so the Sox will only have to move a corresponding active timetable to call him up.

González, now 23, was an international signing of the Red Sox from Venezuela. He was one of four players in the White Sox in the Garrett hook trade, along with Kyle breed, Chase miles and Braden Montgomery. Breeding and Meidroth were promoted to the majors earlier this year, so Montgomery is the last piece still in the minors. Montgomery has a chance to finally be the most impact of the bunch, but he has just been set up last summer and is still in high A.

González suffered a large number of hikes during his career in the minor league. Prospect evaluators have long suggested that his lack of control would eventually push him to the bull and it looks like it is happening this year.

He came with a high run rate of 12.6%this year and worked mainly as a starter. He started 2025 in the Double-a rotation and four began there, but he walked 18.2% of opponents. The Sox then pushed him to the Triple-a-steal. Through 19 2/3 overs over 12 appearances, he has a 2.75 earnings average. Although it is a nice era, the underlying problem is still present. He faced 18.1% of Triple-a Batters. Its era will look much worse if it is not for a batting average of 0.191 on balls in the game.

González’s promotion is perhaps less about forcing his way to the big leagues and more about the team needs. The Sox played a double hair yesterday and used eight of their nine relievers, with Tyler Alexander The only one that was not called. González may be another job going on, but he will give the Sox a fresh arm that goes their weekend series against the Blue Jays, with a good chance of making his Major League debut north of the border.

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