Tuesday was a busy day for the White Sox front office, making two trades and adjusting the 40-man roster.
The second trade saw the White Sox send right-handed pitchers Yoendrys Gomez and Steven Wilson to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for outfielder Everson Pereira and minor-league infielder Tanner Murray.
What the White Sox are getting in Everson Pereira, Tanner Murray
Pereira was once a highly regarded prospect, but he didn’t panned out at the major-league level with the New York Yankees or Tampa Bay Rays in limited opportunities. Now out of minor-league options but still just 24 years old, he gets a second chance with the White Sox.
Pereira is a 5-foot-11 right-hander who has mostly played center field during his professional career, but also has experience at both corner outfield positions. After signing with the Yankees in 2018 out of Venezuela, he had several impressive minor-league seasons that created
He was ranked No. 78 among all MLB prospects going into the 2023 season by Baseball America, and rose to No. 67 overall before the 2024 season. At the Double-A and Triple-A level in 2023, Pereira slashed .300/.373/.548/.921 with 18 home runs ,17 doubles, 64 RBIs, 11 stolen bases, 32 walks and 98 strikeouts across 342 plate appearances.
But given a chance in the big leagues, things didn’t work out. Pereira posted a .427 OPS with eight walks and 40 strikeouts in 103 plate appearances with the Yankees during the 2023 season. He then spent the entire 2024 season in Triple-A before being traded to the Rays at the 2025 trade deadline for Jose Caballero.
Pereira got another chance in the major leagues with the Rays in 2025, but he hit just .138 and struck out 28 times in 73 plate appearances. Prior to the trade, he put up solid numbers with the Yankees’ Triple-A affiliate in 2025, slashing .254/.357/.507/.864 with 19 home runs, 52 RBIs, nine stolen bases, 38 walks and 90 strikeouts.
Acquiring Pereira could be viewed in a similar light to the White Sox trading for Miguel Vargas and Curtis Mead. All three were once sought-after prospects who didn’t succeed in their first major-league opportunities, but have been given another shot on the South Side. Pereira should get an opportunity to contribute in the outfield for the White Sox in 2026.
