The White Sox introduced they’ve positioned rookie starter Drew Thorpe on the 15-day injured listing, retroactive to August 1, with a flexor pressure. Chicago recalled Prelander Berroa to take his spot on the MLB roster earlier than tonight’s recreation in opposition to the Twins.
Thorpe informed reporters this night that imaging didn’t reveal something severe (X hyperlink by way of Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Solar-Occasions). He expressed hope he might be again on an MLB mound inside a couple of weeks. The 23-year-old is 9 begins into his MLB profession. His first crack at main league hitters hasn’t gone properly, as he’s permitting 5.48 earned runs per 9 over 44 1/3 innings. Thorpe’s 13.2% strikeout price is properly under common and his 11.1% stroll price is a couple of factors larger than the league mark. It’s a tough begin, however the former second-round decide was a prime prospect coming into the yr.
The 6’4″ Thorpe was on the heart of two of final winter’s largest trades. He went from the Yankees to the Padres as one of many key items within the Juan Soto blockbuster on the Winter Conferences. San Diego flipped him to the Sox because the headliner of the Dylan Stop return midway by way of Spring Coaching. Thorpe began his Sox tenure in Double-A and dominated to the tune of a 1.35 ERA in 11 begins earlier than being promoted on to the massive leagues.
Chicago is 27-84. They’ve misplaced 17 in a row and have three wins because the finish of June. They’re prone to find yourself with one of many worst data in league historical past, with the one query for this season being whether or not they’ll keep away from becoming a member of the 1962 Mets as the one crew since 1900 to lose 120 video games. Past that, the subsequent couple months are solely about holding everybody wholesome and evaluating gamers whom the Sox hope to be long-term items.
Thorpe definitely qualifies given his prospect pedigree. The Sox determine to be exceedingly cautious with a forearm damage for an essential younger arm in a misplaced season. Thorpe has logged 104 1/3 frames between Double-A and the majors this yr after throwing 139 1/3 innings in his first skilled season. He might need stayed within the rotation for the remainder of the season if not for the damage since he wasn’t arising on any type of innings restrict.
