Rehab assignments for Yoán Moncada and Mike Clevinger of the Chicago White Sox have been halted, per Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun Times. Moncada, who strained his left adductor running out a ground ball, is dealing with soreness. He is medically cleared to play, but he isn’t comfortable enough as he is electing not to push it. For Clevinger, whose scheduled start for Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday was cancelled. He has been dealing with neck and elbow problems over the last few weeks.
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“Moncada’s rehab was stopped with some anticipated soreness,” White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said. “We’ll reevaluate that. We don’t think there’s anything wrong.
“Everything I’ve heard about that injury, even though you’re healed, it still feels like similar to what it felt like when it first happened, but it’s not. So it’s almost like he wants to be sure he has no pain.”
It’s not hard to envision the White Sox rebuilding without Moncada. The third baseman is earning $24 million this year and has a $25 million club option next year that won’t be picked up. Moncada was hitting .282 without a home run or RBI this season, his eighth with the White Sox.
Clevinger didn’t land a deal until early April when signed a one-year, $3 million contract to return to the White Sox. In 4 2/3 innings, Clevinger allowed 12 earned runs over 16 innings. He hasn’t pitched for the White Sox since May 23 due to elbow inflammation. Clevinger underwent Tommy John surgery in 2020 and hasn’t been the same pitcher since. He had a 3.19 ERA in his career before surgery but a 4.20 ERA since then. His 27.3 percent strikeout rate also took a hit by whiffing 19.4 percent of batters faced after.
Even without Moncada and Clevinger, the White Sox are listening on everyone at the upcoming trade deadline. Chicago has the best pitcher and hitter available for traders in Garrett Crochet and Luis Robert Jr. At 27-75, anything is on the table.
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