Back in December, the Rule 5 Draft meant the Boston Red Sox were going to get some new additions to the organization. However, they would also lose a few prospects. One prospect taken from them was right-handed pitcher Jedixson Paez.
At the time, Paez seemed like an unlikely selection. He’s a fantastic pitching prospect who could become a legitimate arm in the majors, but he had 84 innings in High-A over the last two seasons and has yet to appear in Double-A.
Throwing a 22-year-old pitcher who missed most of last season with an injury last year and hasn’t pitched above High-A into the majors feels like a wild move, even for the Chicago White Sox, the team that selected him.