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White Sox Place Billy Hamilton On Injured List, Call Up Nick Williams

By TC Zencka | April 8, 2021 at 12:31pm CDT

The White Sox placed Billy Hamilton on the injured list after he tweaked his hamstring in yesterday’s ballgame. Nick Williams has been called up to take his place on the roster  while Jace Fry was moved to the 60-day injured list. Williams had to be added to the 40-man roster, per the Athletic’s James Fegan (via Twitter).

Williams will get right into the action today. He is starting in left and batting seventh against the Royals. Williams, 27, was hardly Plan A for the White Sox this season, but he’ll have his cleats in the grass for their home opener nonetheless. Eloy Jimenez, of course, was the scheduled left fielder, but he tore his pectoral in the spring and will be out for four to five months.

Rookie Andrew Vaughn has split time in left with Hamilton to start the season. Leury Garcia has been one option for left, but he’s experiencing some leg tightness of his own, though he is available off the bench, notes Fegan. Garcia may also be needed at shortstop while Tim Anderson is on the injured list. Danny Mendick gets the start at short today.

As for Williams, he’ll be making his first Major League appearance since 2019. He hit .254/.313/.420 in 903 plate appearances with the Phillies from 2017 to 2019, a 94 wRC+ for his career. His role with the Phils was largely usurped by Bryce Harper as he saw his playing time and productivity diminish significantly in 2019. Prior to that season, he had posted a 110 wRC+ and 102 wRC+ in back-to-back seasons.  He signed with the White Sox this past January.

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  1. DarkSide830

    4 years ago

    ayy Nicky Dubs!

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    • philliesphan77

      4 years ago

      Get ready for a whole lotta smiles! Always liked that about him

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      • DarkSide830

        4 years ago

        yeah one of the nicest guys in the game it would seem. really has that love for it.

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  2. mlb1225

    4 years ago

    Dang, first Eloy, then Engel, now Hamilton. White Sox’ outfield depth is really taking a hit.

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    • Pete'sView

      4 years ago

      White Sox outfield depth took a hit when they signed Hamilton.

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      • Priggs89

        4 years ago

        Yeah, the league is full of 5th outfielders better than Billy Hamilton… Great call.

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      • nrd1138

        4 years ago

        Hamilton was actually hitting fairly well (at least compared to career numbers and can cover a lot of ground in the OF.. so, what is the big deal against him?

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  3. Dustyslambchops23

    4 years ago

    This is going to be the year of injuries

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    • galer18

      4 years ago

      Yeah, sure seems like players are dropping like flies, and we’re barely more than a week in. I shudder to think what the Injured Lists will look like come the All-Star break.

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    • philliesphan77

      4 years ago

      I was just thinking the same thing. Majority of articles is someone going on the IL now. I guess it’s not a surprise with how last year went, but it sucks to see all these players going down

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      • maximumvelocity

        4 years ago

        Yeah, a lot of players are probably out of shape between no season last year and COVID protocols. Not shocked by Hamstrings, because they have not been running full steam much in competitive situations. Treadmill or road not same.

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        • Dogbone

          4 years ago

          Sox could be getting dangerously thin in the OF area. What if Robert takes another one off his skull?

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        • Idioms for Idiots

          4 years ago

          I’m sure it will happen several more times this year, especially with Robert being a Gold Glove.

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        • Idioms for Idiots

          4 years ago

          And you’re right, they’re almost as thin as the North Siders in the OF. Boy, that is dangerously thin.

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        • Dogbone

          4 years ago

          Here’s your White Sox math question for today, DStone: What do Jose Conseco, Luis Robert and Beltin Bill Melton have in common? And, how many times, has it happened?

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        • Idioms for Idiots

          4 years ago

          Right off the top of my head, I’m not sure.

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        • Dumpster Divin Theo

          4 years ago

          Well on the way, head in a cloud. The man of a thousand screennames talking perfectly loud. But nobody ever hears him, or the sound he appears to make.

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        • babybears

          4 years ago

          We tried to tell you all when you thumped your chests that the WS depth beyond starters for anything is not good.

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        • Idioms for Idiots

          4 years ago

          Well, I guess you told us. Only 153 games until the season is over, right?

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  4. DockEllisDee

    4 years ago

    Good to see Williams getting another look, dude belongs in the majors

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  5. maximumvelocity

    4 years ago

    I honestly wanted to see him on opening day roster.

    Long shot, but he has hit in past, and team could use another bat.

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  6. Jim Carter

    4 years ago

    It’s the year of the hamstring in MLB.

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  7. herecomdatboi

    4 years ago

    Anyone else notice a ton of leg injuries?

    Also ayyyy nicky Williams!

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    • Dumpster Divin Theo

      4 years ago

      Here come the Nickys.

      Reply
  8. mrmet6141

    4 years ago

    Billy Hamilton is made of glass

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    • SpiderManFromMars

      4 years ago

      I don’t know what his injury history is like, but I wonder w/ him (and similar players), do the teams not allow him play through injuries? You would think that if he is slowed down on the bass paths or the outfield, he looses all value and doesn’t bring much else. Whereas, if he had some OPS prowess and could still move runners they would let him play through some nagging injuries.

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      • Priggs89

        4 years ago

        For him specifically, there’s no reason to let him play through a hamstring injury. 100% of his game is based on speed, and if he slows down even a tiny bit, he’s basically worthless. Might as well let him heal up; it’s not like he’s irreplaceable in April.

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  9. Bustedstuff88

    4 years ago

    What happened to all these lofty hopes of the sox winning the central?

    Oh yeah, reality came calling… 🙂

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    • Idioms for Idiots

      4 years ago

      LOL, 1.5 games back of first with 154 games to go. Yup, reality sure came calling.

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    • Priggs89

      4 years ago

      Awfully bold statement 1 week into the season… I’d wait til the Twins actually play a good team before being that confident.

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  10. nrd1138

    4 years ago

    Well I will say this, the Sox training staff has to do better. Too many players getting hit with soft tissue injuries like hamstring pulls.. I get that Engel’s was a fluky injury, but guys like Anderson and Hamilton should not be suffering hamstring pulls running. Their conditioning should be better than that.

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