The White Sox completed their first significant trade of the offseason this week, as the club acquired LHP Chris Murphy from the Boston Red Sox for catching prospect Ronny Hernandez. In Murphy, the White Sox get an immediate replacement for Fraser Ellard, who has chosen to retire from baseball at age 28. It’s been a turbulent path to the big leagues for Murphy, who was drafted by Boston in the 6th round in 2019. Murphy battled through injuries and struggles with consistency to make it to the big leagues in 2023, and had to get through Tommy John surgery to get back in 2025.
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