The White Sox announced a series of roster moves today. Infielder/outfielder has been reinstated from the 10 Troy Brown Jersey -day injured list and right-hander has been selected to the roster. In corresponding moves, the club optioned right-hander to Triple-A Charlotte and designated outfielder for a signment. The Sox selected Julks to their roster at the start of the month. They had traded to the Yankees ahead of the deadline, opening some outfield playing time. It seems they never really had Julks in their plans. They have given him just eight plate appearances this month. He could hardly have done much more with that small sample of playing time, as he produced a .375/.375/.625 line. Now that hes quickly being bumped off the roster, it seems the Sox were only viewing him as a temporary stopgap. He now heads into DFA limbo. With the trade deadline having pa sed, the Sox will have to put him on waivers. Despite that aforementioned hot run, his major league results have not been great on the whole. He now has a .236/.290/.340 line and 76 wRC+ in 520 big league plate appearances. His minor league track record is better. Dating back to the start of 2022, he has 1,258 Triple-A plate appearances with a .275/.364/.485 line and 119 wRC+. That includes a .295/.373/.470 line and 117 wRC+ this year. Hes also usually good for double-digits steals in most years, with 13 Triple-A steals so far in 2025. He has one option year remaining and hasnt yet burned it here in 2025. Its therefore po sible for a club to put in a claim, keep Julks in the majors for most of what remains of 2025, thereby keeping that option year intact for 2026. Its also po sible for a club to claim him and stash him in the minors for the stretch run, even if that would burn his final option. However, Julks was also pa sed through waivers in the offseason, so its po sible that happens again. If he clears this time, it would be his second career outright, meaning he would have the right to elect free agency. As for Gmez, its po sible hes getting a more meaningful audition, as hes listed as tonights starter for the White Sox. The club recently optioned , opening a rotation spot. The Sox did a bullpen game yesterday, with covering the bulk role by throwing 4 1/3 innings. Perhaps Gmez will get a few turns to show his bonafides. Coming into 2025, he had posted intriguing minor league numbers as a starter in the Yankees system. But he hadnt yet done much in the majors and was out of options. That left him stuck in a long relief role to begin the year and eventually got him pushed off the roster. He went to the Dodgers and then the White Sox via the waiver wire. The Sox eventually pushed him through unclaimed towards the end of May. While no player wants to lose his spot in the big leagues, getting outrighted to Triple-A at least gave Gmez a chance to get stretched back out as a starter and the results have been good. Since clearing waivers, he has to sed 46 2/3 Triple-A innings with a 2.12 earned run average, 32% strikeout rate and 10.5% walk rate. The Sox are playing out the string on another losing season, so they should be able to give Gmez a little audition the rest of the way. If hes able to post decent results and hold a roster spot into next year, he can be controlled for six full seasons after this one. Photo courtesy of Kamil Krzaczynski, Imagn Images Bradley Beal Jersey