3 Chicago White Sox Takeaways From Winter Meetings, Including Adding 2 Pitchers and Losing 1 in Rule 5 Draft

3 Chicago White Sox takeaways from winter meetings, including adding 2 pitchers and losing 1 in Rule 5 draft

Nearly 24 hours after the Major League Baseball 2026 draft lottery, there was still plenty of buzz surrounding the Chicago White Sox securing the No. 1 pick.

White Sox Select Three Pitchers In Rule 5 Draft, Lose One Pitching Prospect

The White Sox acquired right-handed pitchers Jedixson Paez, Alexander Alberto and Jackson Kelley in the 2025 MLB Rule 5 Draft, but lost pitching prospect Peyton Pallette.

White Sox end a happy, if secretly uneventful Winter Meetings

ORLANDO, Fla. — White Sox manager and human metronome Will Venable was his typical upbeat and energetic self at the 8 a.m. manager’s “luncheon” on Wednesday, and the club’s baseball operations department was well-represented at the 2 p.m. Rule 5 draft. So there was no upfront evidence of how hard the White Sox contingent celebrated…