The Chicago White Sox continue to evaluate to status of left-hander Carlos Rodon, with reports that the team’s Opening Day starter could be a candidate for Tommy John surgery.
Rodon went on the 10-day injured list Thursday, one day after he needed 89 pitches to get through 3 2/3 innings against the Baltimore Orioles. The White Sox determined that Rodon had an edema in his left arm, which is essentially blood in his forearm muscle.
The White Sox did not rule out the possibility of Tommy John surgery, which would put the former first-round draft pick on the shelf for a full year after the procedure is done.
“Unfortunately, at this point, everything is on the table,” White Sox general manager Rick Hahn told reporters.
Rodon (3-2) has struggled in each of his last two outings, giving up a combined 11 earned runs, sending his soaring ERA to 5.19.
Rodon already has gone through arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder in 2017, forcing him to miss the opening two months of last season. He went 6-8 in 2018 with a 4.18 ERA in 20 starts.
“It’s super frustrating,” Rodon said of his most recent injury. “It’s something that was not in anyone’s control, it’s no one’s fault. Things like this happen. Second time now something like this happens, there’s not much you can do. You just have to roll with it.”