Overview
- Chicago designated Páez for assignment Wednesday to open a roster spot after selecting Lucas Sims from Triple-A Charlotte.
- Páez, 22, logged three outings for the White Sox and gave up six runs on two homers with three walks in three innings with no strikeouts.
- Because he was a Rule 5 pick, Páez cannot be sent to the minors without first clearing waivers, and if unclaimed the Red Sox can take him back for $50,000.
- The right-hander had never pitched above High-A and was hit hard in spring training with eight earned runs in 11 1/3 innings after a prior calf injury slowed his rise.
- The Sox are off to a 1-4 start, and turning to Sims reflects a push for steadier late-inning work from a veteran arm.