The Pink Sox introduced to reporters, together with Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic, that right-hander Garrett Whitlock has been positioned on the 15-day injured checklist because of a left indirect pressure. Left-hander Joe Jacques has been recalled to take his spot on the roster for now.
Whitlock, 28 in June, exited Tuesday night time’s recreation with some tightness within the indirect. Per supervisor Alex Cora, as relayed by McCaffrey within the submit above, Whitlock fought the membership to remain on the lively roster however the Sox made the choice for him, not wanting him to make the damage worse.
That maybe means that the difficulty is minor and that Whitlock will likely be again in a few weeks, however it’s a troublesome blow for the Pink Sox nonetheless. He was off to a powerful begin to the season, having posted an earned run common of 1.96 by his first 4 begins, although he wasn’t going to keep up a .265 batting common on balls in play nor an 87.4% strand price.
Nonetheless, the Sox are dealing with a lot of challenges within the rotation. Lucas Giolito and Chris Murphy are out for the 12 months because of elbow surgical procedures whereas Nick Pivetta is at present on the shelf with a flexor pressure. With Whitlock now out of motion as nicely, the rotation is right down to Brayan Bello, Kutter Crawford, Tanner Houck and Cooper Criswell. They might want to discover another person to switch Whitlock however Cora didn’t tip his hand to McCaffrey about who that may be.
Veteran Chase Anderson is with the massive league membership and might be an choice since his first two appearances had been three innings every, although his final outing was only one inning and the earlier look was simply two. Naoyuki Uwasawa is on the 40-man roster however has a 6.30 ERA by his first two Triple-A begins. Wikelman Gonzalez is on the 40-man however he’s in Double-A and didn’t make it out of the primary innings in his most up-to-date begin at that degree.
Jacques tossed 26 2/3 innings for the Sox final 12 months with a 5.06 ERA. He’ll give the Sox one other lefty of their bullpen in the intervening time however maybe discover himself optioned again out within the coming days when the membership decides on the transfer to switch Whitlock within the rotation.
