Joshua

Palacios

Palacios will stick around with Chicago as extra organizational depth after being removed from the club’s 40-man roster last Friday. The 29-year-old outfielder hit .203 (26-for-128) with three homers and nine RBI across 51 games this season in his White Sox debut. He’s appeared in 207 games in the big leagues dating back to 2021.

The White Sox needed to clear a spot on their 40-man roster for the addition of Ryan Noda on Friday and Palacios drew the short straw. There’s a chance that he could pique another team’s interest on waivers.

No reason has been given for why Palacios has been removed from the lineup, but that info should be available shortly. In the meantime, Mike Tauchman was moved to the outfield, and Edgar Quero is now the designated hitter.

This is the second straight start in right field and in the leadoff spot for Palacios, who’s gone 5-for-25 with eight strikeouts and three walks in 12 games. Brooks Baldwin will get the day off with Lenyn Sosa re-entering the lineup at second base.

With Mike Tauchman (hamstring) landing on the IL, the White Sox will turn to Palacios, who is hitting just .231/.421/.308 in five games at Triple-A. He’ll just be a backup at the big league level, even on the White Sox.

This seemed inevitable after Tauchman pulled his hamstring rounding third base on Wednesday night and couldn’t make it to home plate. The 34-year-old also had a hamstring strain to begin the season, so it may take a few weeks before we see him back on the field for the White Sox. The team called up Joshua Palacios in his place, but Austin Slater and Michael A. Taylor should see more playing time with Tauchman sidelined.

Palacios was recently designated for assignment by the Pirates. He went unclaimed on waivers and opted to test free agency. The White Sox will add him to their glut of veteran outfielders who have operated on the fringes of MLB rosters, such as Mike Tauchman, Austin Slater, Michael A. Taylor, Corey Julks and Cal Mitchell.

Palacios went unclaimed on waivers last weekend after being designated for assignment by the Pirates. The 29-year-old outfielder has opted to test the free agent waters and should be able to latch on elsewhere. He holds a .230/.286/.364 triple-slash line with 12 homers and seven steals in 156 games in the big leagues dating back to 2021.

Both Palacios and Strzelecki were booted from the 40-man roster and placed on waivers, and neither went claimed. Both will have to be added back to the 40-man if Pittsburgh deems them worthy of MLB action.

Palacios is off the 40-man roster to make room for Hunter Stratton. The 29-year-old could see interest on the waiver wire, but if he goes unclaimed, there’s a good chance he’ll report to Triple-A Indianapolis to provide outfield depth.