The Crimson 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 final evening’s recreation with some tightness within the indirect. Per supervisor Álex Cora, as relayed by McCaffrey within the tweet 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 problem is minor and that Whitlock will probably be again in a few weeks, nevertheless it’s a troublesome blow for the Crimson Sox nonetheless. He was off to a robust begin to the season, having posted an earned run common of 1.96 by means of 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 charge.
Nonetheless, the Sox are dealing with a variety 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 all the way 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 might be.
Veteran Chase Anderson is with the massive league membership and may very well be an possibility 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 means of 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 stage.
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.