No, Eloy Jimenez will not join the Chicago White Sox after left fielder Nicky Delmonico suffered a broken hand in Friday’s game against the Texas Rangers. It wasn’t pretty. Steaks had a visible knot on the busted hand as he walked back to the dugout.
Delmonico has a fracture of the third metacarpil in his right hand. Out 4 to 6 weeks.
— Scott Merkin (@scottmerkin) May 19, 2018
He is scheduled to miss at least four weeks and that estimation could be lengthened by a rehab stint in the minors. Delmonico has struggled this season after weaving a redemptive narrative through the end of the 2017-season.
In 43 games Delmonico hammered out a .262 batting average paired with nine home runs and 23 runs batted in. In nearly the same span, Steaks has not been quite as impressive (.224/1 HR/7 RBI).
With a rotating cast of players shuffling between Triple-A and the majors, this could be Charlie Tilson‘s shot to revive his career. He’s batting a slim .232 this season but he appears to have found his stroke the past 10 games, batting .286.
Had Ryan Cordell avoided injury he would have been an easy decision for a promotion, but injuries have befouled both players. Tilson went down with a hamstring strain in his major-league debut in 2016 and after a tremendous Spring Training in 2018, Cordell suffered a broken clavicle in April. Tilson missed all of 2017 with lingering issues related to the hamstring injury including a stress reaction in his foot. Cordell has not returned to action this season.
If Tilson doesn’t get the nod from White Sox brass Jacob May might be the only other option. Besides Daniel Palka who was promoted a few weeks ago, Jake Elmore (a second baseman) is the offensive leader for Charlotte. There’s always a possibility that the White Sox promote an infielder with flexibility given Leury Garcia and Yolmer Sanchez‘s flexibility around the diamond. Casey Gillaspie and Jose Rondon might be options if White Sox brass decides to go this route.
