Chicago White Sox trade Jacob Gonzalez and Brandon Eisert to Pittsburgh Pirates for No. 34 pick and reliever

Jacob Gonzalez stepped in at first base for the Chicago White Sox when slugger Munetaka Murakami went on the injured list.

>Gonzalez made progress throughout his 30 big-league games but was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte when Murakami returned from the IL on Friday.

>It was a short return to the Knights for the 2023 first-round pick, who was traded along with reliever Brandon Eisert to the Pittsburgh Pirates late Friday for a Competitive Balance Round A selection (No. 34) in the upcoming MLB draft and left-handed reliever Jaden Woods.

>The Sox add the No. 34 pick to their draft board, which begins with making the No. 1 selection Saturday.

>Woods, 24, will be assigned to Charlotte. He went 3-2 with a 4.84 ERA and 51 strikeouts in 35 1/3 innings during 27 relief appearances this season with Double-A Altoona and Triple-A Indianapolis in the Pirates system.

>He began the season with Altoona before being promoted to Indianapolis on June 9.

>Gonzalez, 24, slashed .244/.323/.360 with four doubles, two home runs, 17 RBIs and 11 runs in the 30 games with the Sox after being called up from Triple A.

>Eisert, 28, was 2-1 with a 5.93 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 27 1/3 innings over 25 appearances (four starts) this season with the Sox.