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White Sox’ Davis Martin Undergoes Tommy John Surgery

By Darragh McDonald | May 17, 2023 at 4:05pm CDT

The White Sox have informed reporters, including James Fegan of The Athletic, that right-hander Davis Martin has undergone Tommy John surgery.

Martin, 26, made his major league debut last year. He tossed 63 1/3 innings across 14 outings, nine of those being starts. He registered a 4.83 ERA in that time, striking out 17.8% of opponents while walking 7.1% and getting grounders on 36.7% of balls in play.

Martin came into this season with many considering him to be the club’s sixth starter behind the regular rotation of Dylan Cease, Lucas Giolito, Lance Lynn, Michael Kopech and Mike Clevinger. All five of them have stayed healthy this year, which kept Martin down in Triple-A. He made three starts for the Charlotte Knights with a 2.81 ERA before landing on the minor league injured list with a forearm strain. It seems that further testing revealed the bad news and Martin will now go under the knife, missing the remainder of 2023 and the early parts of 2024 as well.

In the short term, it doesn’t immediately affect the White Sox, since their top five rotation options are still healthy and have been taking the ball on turn. But it’s essentially unheard of for a club to get through a full season using only five starters, meaning they will have to call upon another arm at some point. It’s also possible that the 15-28 White Sox end up selling at the deadline, opening up a rotation spot for the final months of the season.

Martin would have been the top option for such a job but will no longer be in the mix. Jesse Scholtens is on the club’s 40-man and has a 3.99 ERA through seven starts for Charlotte so far this year. Sean Burke is one of the club’s touted pitching prospects and is also with Charlotte, though he has a 9.49 ERA on the year and isn’t yet on the 40-man.

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  1. getrealgone2

    2 years ago

    It’s been a few minutes since a TJS announcement. I was getting worried.

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  2. Seamus O'Meara

    2 years ago

    What is going on here? I cannot believe the amount of TJ surgeries happening this year. It’s insane. It seems it is a daily occurence that we get a report

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    • Curly Was The Smart Stooge

      2 years ago

      It’s not just pitchers, all players are at risk: it’s a battlefield. When no one seems to be able to field a good, steady team, what the hell are we watching?

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      • avenger65

        2 years ago

        Someone posted a few days ago that there were 19 TJS already this year. Maybe there’s some kind of analytics that can predict how many TJS there will be this season

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  3. DarkSide830

    2 years ago

    16

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    • JayRyder

      2 years ago

      Wow 16 total so far ? Let’s go for 60 and then maybe the pitch clock will get a review.

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      • mlb fan

        2 years ago

        I guess some people tired of blaming the WBC and now those same people are blaming the low hanging fruit of the “pitch clock”. It’s not as though we never had a rash of injuries before the pitch clock or WBC.

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        • DarkSide830

          2 years ago

          For one, I personally never blamed the WBC. However, 16 TJS for a player with MLB experience before the end of May is 7 more than at that same time last year.

          Reply
  4. mlb fan

    2 years ago

    Get your tickets to the upcoming trade deadline, White Sox FIRE SALE, I got mine.

    2
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    • cwsOverhaul

      2 years ago

      2.5yrs of TA, 1.5yrs of Hendriks and rental of Giolito may help various clubs. Such decisions should be executed by a new FO, but JR will keep his Peter Principle loyalists to deal for someone’s fools gold.

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      • avenger65

        2 years ago

        I can see TA being traded. He’s been sleep walking at SS. I’d like them to keep Hendriks and re-sign Giolito, but I know Reinsdorf will give him a low ball offer.

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  5. pharmorlover

    2 years ago

    So off topic . But whitesox related. I was at Lalos mexican restaurant in Berwyn last week. The wife and I were getting our grove on the dance floor. So as we were dancing the night away , I was accidentally bumped by some dude who was also dancing right next to me. So he tapped me on the shoulder and it was Jose Valentin himself . He was there with a former Sox by the name of Wil Cordero . He apologized and sent drinks to our table the whole night. What a hell of a guy ! You heard it here first !

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    • nottinghamforest13

      2 years ago

      Did you purchase your prophylactic for the evening’s activities at your local Phar-Mor?

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      • DCartrow

        2 years ago

        Oh quit ribbing him, Nottingham.

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        Reply
  6. User 3595123227

    2 years ago

    Hahaha love it! Let’s try for 100 this year! You guys can do it!

    Reply
  7. nottinghamforest13

    2 years ago

    Son of Norberto Martin.

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  8. Dumpster Divin Theo

    2 years ago

    So sad to hear about the untimely sidelining of Davis Martin. Hopefully Bishop Lawford are still in playing shape. Long winter for Frankie otherwise

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  9. User 2079935927

    2 years ago

    Is thus guy the love child of Sammy and Dean?

    Reply
  10. IronBallsMcGinty

    2 years ago

    It’s about time for Rick to start digging through that picked over bargain bin of FA starters.

    Reply
  11. stevep-4

    2 years ago

    I was getting annoyed by all the long beer lines at Sox games anyway. This way you don’t have to worry about where you sit either.

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