White Sox claim relievers Bryan Hudson, Elvis Peguero from Brewers

The Chicago Brewers continue to take shape

The Chicago White Sox have claimed relief pitchers Bryan Hudson and Elvis Peguero from the Milwaukee Brewers, as their time with the Crew comes to an end. Both players were previously designated for assignment in the wake of trade deadline acquisitions.

Hudson, 28, is a lefty who had an incredible first half with Milwaukee last season before struggling in the second half and into 2025. Across two seasons with Milwaukee, Hudson had a 2.11 ERA with 75 strikeouts across 72 ²⁄₃ innings. He hasn’t pitched in the majors since early May, as he’s spent the bulk of the season with Triple-A Nashville, where he pitched to a 6.84 ERA with 25 strikeouts over 25 innings.

Peguero, also 28, was part of the trade that sent Hunter Renfroe to the Angels in November 2022. In parts of three seasons with Milwaukee, he made 117 appearances with a 3.30 ERA and 106 strikeouts across 120 innings. He struggled in six outings this year, however, pitching to a 4.91 ERA over 7 ¹⁄₃ MLB innings. He was also optioned to Triple-A in early May, where he pitched to a 3.55 ERA with 25 strikeouts across 25 ¹⁄₃ innings.

Both Hudson and Peguero have been assigned to Triple-A Charlotte.

Fun fact for those of you keeping track at home: the additions of Hudson and Peguero to Chicago’s 40-man roster now gives them six players who were, at one time or another, in Milwaukee’s system: Tyler Alexander (MLB), Aaron Civale (MLB), Shane Smith (MLB), Gus Varland (Triple-A), Hudson (Triple-A), and Peguero (Triple-A).

Bryse Wilson (non-40-man roster, with Triple-A Charlotte), Vinny Capra (non-40-man roster, with Triple-A Charlotte), Omar Narváez (free agent), and Adrian Houser (now with the Rays) also appeared in games for the White Sox this season. Oh, and they had Andrew Vaughn before he was traded for Civale.

Time to call them the Chicago Brewers.