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Yoán Moncada To Miss Three To Six Months Due To Adductor Strain

By Darragh McDonald | April 10, 2024 at 2:45pm CDT

The White Sox announced that third baseman Yoán Moncada has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a left adductor strain, with outfielder Oscar Colás recalled in a corresponding move. The club estimates that Moncada will miss three to six months.

Moncada, 29 in May, has been playing through this injury of late. Manager Pedro Grifol said yesterday, per Henry Palattella of MLB.com, that the issue has been nagging Moncada for three or four days but “He’s doing a really good job maintaining it.” That line of thinking blew up last night when Moncada collapsed while running out a groundout and had to be assisted off the field. In hindsight, it looks to have been a poor decision for him to have stayed on the field.

He has occasionally been an excellent player for the White Sox on both sides of the ball, providing strong defense at the hot corner and a quality bat at the plate. He showed that form as recently as the 2021 season when he hit 14 home runs and drew a walk in 13.6% of his plate appearances. His .263/.375/.412 batting line led to a wRC+ of 120 and his glovework earned three Defensive Runs Saved and Outs Above Average considered him to be right at league par.

But injuries have largely gotten in the way since then. He has gone on the IL due to a right oblique strain, a right hamstring strain, a left hamstring strain and lingering lower back issues over 2022 and 2023 and now this left adductor strain has him on the injured list again. He’s played just 207 games since the end of 2021 and has hit .236/.292/.387  in that time for a wRC+ of 88.

He is in the final guaranteed year of the extension he signed with the club prior to 2020, a pact worth $70MM over five years, which would have made him a potential trade candidate on a rebuilding White Sox club this summer. His continued struggles would have tamped down his trade value, especially as he’s making $24MM this year, but this most recent injury may keep him on the IL past the deadline.

It’s now possible that Moncada has played his last game as a member of the White Sox. His contract has a $25MM option for 2025 but the Sox are almost certainly leaning towards the $5MM buyout at this point. If this injury pushes towards the longer end of that projected timeframe, he may not be able to make it back to the club by the end of the season.

In the short term, the outlook will become increasingly grim for the 2024 White Sox. They weren’t expected to compete this year after kicking off a rebuild last season, but it’s still not pretty to see them limp out to a 2-9 start. Some of their most established players have already hit the injured list, with Luis Robert Jr. facing a significant absence due to a Grade 2 hip flexor strain. Eloy Jiménez is on the IL due to an adductor strain and now Moncada joins him with the same ailment.

With Moncada out and the Sox not bringing up another infielder, it’s unclear how they plan to cover Moncada’s absence. They have been using three infielders to cover the two middle infield spots, with Braden Shewmake, Paul DeJong and Nicky Lopez in that rotation. Neither Shewmake nor DeJong have third base experience, but Lopez does. Lenyn Sosa is also on the roster and has experience at the three infield spots to the left of first base. Danny Mendick and Zach Remillard are in Triple-A, each in a non-roster capacity, though Moncada’s injury means he’s destined to be moved to the 60-day IL as part of a future transaction.

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82 Comments

  1. Johnny utah

    1 year ago

    If you’re a hitter
    Stay away from the white sox

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    Reply
    • mlb fan

      1 year ago

      “If you’re a hitter”..If you can actually hit(or play good baseball), the chances you end up on the White Sox are pretty slim anyways.

      18
      Reply
    • Darryl Rhubarb

      1 year ago

      If you have any self respect, stay away from the white Sox.

      21
      Reply
      • avenger65

        1 year ago

        OK, who had April 9 for the day when Robert, Eloy and Moncada would all be on the IL at the same time?

        12
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        • stymeedone

          1 year ago

          Surprised he lasted this long.

          1
          Reply
        • lesterdnightfly

          1 year ago

          Top Prop Bet at Guaranteed Rat Field–When will the Trifecta happen?

          1
          Reply
    • Hotdog 2

      1 year ago

      I’m sure there a hundred of quad A players who would love to be on the ws

      6
      Reply
      • avenger65

        1 year ago

        Hotdog: They already are.

        16
        Reply
        • Paleobros

          1 year ago

          Baziiiing!

          2
          Reply
      • duhawk83

        1 year ago

        Patrick Wisdom your Uber ride to 35th and Shields has arrived

        2
        Reply
        • Bucket Number Six

          1 year ago

          He will fit right in on the IL.

          Reply
    • roob

      1 year ago

      It turns out that having very little talent and very little depth adds up to the worst organization in baseball. What a surprise.

      1
      Reply
  2. just_thinkin

    1 year ago

    Ramon Urias to White Sox for 2 international lottery tickets.

    3
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    • Bob Sacamano 310

      1 year ago

      No. No point in doing that for the White Sox

      Reply
      • just_thinkin

        1 year ago

        Ok, Mayo straight up for Kopech.

        1
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        • Easy as 1 2 3

          1 year ago

          Not a bad idea. Orioles would love someone like Garrett Crochet and if White Sox can get some cost controlled hitters good.

          1
          Reply
        • C Yards Jeff

          1 year ago

          Mayo for Kopech. Oof. Maybe Urias and a Rhodes type for Kopech?

          1
          Reply
        • Dogbone

          1 year ago

          Sox could probably trade w/Cubs and get:
          Wisdom at 3B, Bote for SS, Madrigal for 2B and maybe Garrett Cooper for 1B.
          It’d be a huge improvement, whaddya say Dumpster?

          1
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        • richardnixon

          1 year ago

          Mayo for Kopech would be the overpay of the century. Mayo would fetch a much better pitcher than Kopech.

          The Orioles aren’t trading him though.

          Reply
        • stymeedone

          1 year ago

          White Sox are going to want players with 6 years of control. Yes, those players would help them now, but they don’t care what they do now.

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          Reply
        • lesterdnightfly

          1 year ago

          No. Hold the Mayo….

          Reply
        • Billg7987

          1 year ago

          Right. Mayo would be a huge overpay.

          Reply
  3. Hotdog 2

    1 year ago

    Jeez. White Sox may not win 50 games

    11
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    • avenger65

      1 year ago

      Hotdog: I’m still thinking the Sox will break the record for losses in a season. With even less effort from this group, I know they can do it!

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      • whitesoxfan5207

        1 year ago

        Oh it’s gonna be the most losses, least amount of runs, worst batting average.

        Reply
  4. Aoe3

    1 year ago

    He was dealing with lingering/soreness up to 5 days prior but told the coach he was fine. Is it lack of conditioning, coaching failure or lack of discipline? Better luck to the next core that hopefully arrives quickly.

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    • The Brokenheart Kid

      1 year ago

      So Grifol and the coaches just thought he could play through it. I get that if the player is a minimum-wage guy, but he’s the highest paid clown in this two-bit circus.

      6
      Reply
      • kcmark

        1 year ago

        Watched him in the series with KC and you could see something was wrong. KC announcers even commented on it. He couldn’t even crow hop to throw the ball from 3B to 1B.

        2
        Reply
      • shotokan

        1 year ago

        So the Sox are no longer in their window?

        Reply
        • lesterdnightfly

          1 year ago

          No, but they’re deep in their “pane”.

          3
          Reply
    • kroeg49

      1 year ago

      Grigio should take the blame and immediately fired for not having a clue on how to manage a major league team.

      3
      Reply
  5. Clofreesz

    1 year ago

    That looks painful for Yoan. (F to his groin)

    1
    Reply
  6. Jason Hanselman

    1 year ago

    Pitch clocks are really starting to take their toll on these guys.

    10
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    • cpdpoet

      1 year ago

      …upvote for dripping sarcasm….

      4
      Reply
    • Black Ace57

      1 year ago

      I heard the pitch clocks jumped him in a back alley

      Reply
  7. SupremeZeus

    1 year ago

    Three White Sox players all injured on the basepaths. What a moribund franchise.

    4
    Reply
    • avenger65

      1 year ago

      Zeus: I hear Getz is trying to get Manfred to make 1b flat so the Sox players will stop tripping over it.

      2
      Reply
    • kroeg49

      1 year ago

      Poor conditioned by this poorly managed team.

      1
      Reply
  8. Motown is My Town

    1 year ago

    It’s going to be a very long season for White Sox fans knowing their season is already over after only 11 games. Wow!

    2
    Reply
    • fisk72

      1 year ago

      We knew in January.

      9
      Reply
      • avenger65

        1 year ago

        fisk: On the other hand, the Sox have become the funniest show on TV.

        1
        Reply
    • Cap & Crunch

      1 year ago

      Not a shock, if anything it validates their offseason where they cleaned the payroll up a little

      Moncada was never coming back so it might be a blessing just to get some of the kids some abs

      If they could just find a sucker for Benny it be a good season for them- Maybe a Marte or Taylor swap if Mets/LAD get desperate and Benny can get on a heater

      These deep builds are tough, especially on the fans, but Id rather be fully entrenched in one than playing the fringes like CWS have done recently. They’ll be better days ahead

      Reply
  9. The Brokenheart Kid

    1 year ago

    Baby goes down. Robert goes down, and now Moncada is down. That didn’t take long. Who’s next? I think if you’re Kopech, you might be treading lightly these days as you wait for the next shoe to fall. Fun at the park, how about at Guaranteed Rate Park, whenever Kopech enters the game, his entrance song is “Don’t Fear the Reaper.” Might be able to get away with it as team could argue it is to instill fear in opposing batters, but we know it is directed at Kopech to ready and steady himself for his next lengthy stretch on the IR.

    1
    Reply
  10. Rsox

    1 year ago

    “So what do you think about those Bears?”

    “Well, if people didn’t feed them they wouldn’t raid campsites”

    “Yeah, that’s what i think about the White Sox”…

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  11. Fred K. Burke

    1 year ago

    An absolute nightmare start for the White Sox. Obviously not a lot to be expected this season as they start over. Loosing three players to injury that could be traded to hopefully bring something in return really hurts this organization. GM Getz just should have made a move with these three guys during the off season. Maybe he tried but couldn’t get what he was looking for. Would have, should have, could have. I suppose if Eloy can return, produce and stay healthy, a big if, you can get some return but with his physical history that may be unlikely.

    Reply
    • avenger65

      1 year ago

      Fred: You’re assuming that little Chrissy Getz, Reinsdorf’s pet, knows enough to get anything of value for those three

      2
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      • Fred K. Burke

        1 year ago

        Yep. One of my human faults. I look at the glass being half full.

        Reply
        • stymeedone

          1 year ago

          Its not a glass. Its a Styrofoam cup. Its delicate and breaks down easily.

          Reply
        • lesterdnightfly

          1 year ago

          With the White Sox, the cup-half-full is a former pee sample holder.

          Reply
    • roob

      1 year ago

      Getz was too late. Should have traded Robert and Jimenez when he had the chance.

      1
      Reply
  12. johnnynoitall

    1 year ago

    Where is ChiSoxFan? Crickets this year. Mr. Know it all must be replaying 2005 WS VHS tapes in mommy’s basement

    3
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    • kcmark

      1 year ago

      He got hurt opening day and is on the 60 Day IL.

      2
      Reply
  13. nailz#4life

    1 year ago

    Clevenger made the right decision signing here. He may be their only All Star and not have to do much to earn it.

    Reply
    • roob

      1 year ago

      Now if they could just sign Urías.

      Reply
  14. jaxcards

    1 year ago

    Can Colson Montgomery play 3rd? Bryan Ramos might be an option too. The Sox are going to be terrible, might as well let the prospects have a shot.

    Reply
    • avenger65

      1 year ago

      Jaxcards: Why not? You know Getz isn’t going to gets anyone to replace Moncada. Anyone they trade for would have to be dragged here kicking and screaming.

      1
      Reply
  15. FlakySouthpaw

    1 year ago

    Wisdom to the WS

    3
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    • Dogbone

      1 year ago

      Great idea. In fact Wisdom at 3B, Bote at SS, Madrigal at 2B and Garrett Cooper at 1B :
      I believe any Sox fan would take that infield over what the Sox put out there, even if Moncada was playing.

      Reply
  16. readymade

    1 year ago

    I thought it would be at least until late April until Moncada, Jimenez and Robert were all on the DL at the same time….at least.

    2
    Reply
  17. cpdpoet

    1 year ago

    So much for that 2025 team option….

    6
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    • davemlaw

      1 year ago

      You just beat me to it.
      I was gonna say:
      And so ends the White Sox career for Moncada. He was never seen again.

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      • roob

        1 year ago

        Won’t be missed.

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        Reply
  18. Chemo850

    1 year ago

    This team might be the most fragile team that has ever existed. I would honestly just start shipping some of these guys out. No point in having this many IL lifers on the roster. They can’t win fielding an entire roster of guys who are never on the field. Too many things have to go right for this team to be competitive

    3
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  19. terry g

    1 year ago

    Sounds like a grade 3 strain could be out 4 or 5 months. Why did the coaching staff think it was a good idea to play through this?

    2
    Reply
  20. solaris602

    1 year ago

    Sox will probably just leave 3B vacant until a solution presents itself. The SS and P can cover the whole left side, and they can just either make that spot an automatic out or try to con MLB into letting them have a 2nd DH.

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  21. Cat Mando

    1 year ago

    It’s the pitch clock /s

    Reply
    • lesterdnightfly

      1 year ago

      Already been said, but still funny.

      1
      Reply
  22. 1984wasntamanual

    1 year ago

    We need to have designated runners, can’t have these position players getting hurt running the bases!

    1
    Reply
    • avenger65

      1 year ago

      I.M.: Don’t give Manfred any ideas.

      1
      Reply
  23. Draven_X_23

    1 year ago

    Has he been a good hitting 3B in some stat I am not seeing? He seems easily replaceable with the numbers over his career so far. Or at least the last 3 years. Or we thinking his solid streak to start the season was going to last all year?

    2019 seems so far away now.

    2
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  24. cwsOverhaul

    1 year ago

    JR’s #1 goal is shedding payroll this season.
    Offloading whatever prorated amount for Moncada they could was top of that list.
    Oh well…..TA was club option 1 to be declined.
    Moncada and Eloy will complete the trifecta at season end, but poor guy has to pay full freight for these last 2 oft-injured goldbricks.

    Reply
  25. Atlanta Jack

    1 year ago

    This stupid team just found another way to lose a game. Could not score a run with a man on second and no outs in three innings in a row. Time to boycott this stupid team.

    2
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    • lesterdnightfly

      1 year ago

      Time to boycott? Way past time.
      Better late than never.

      1
      Reply
  26. BaseballisLife

    1 year ago

    Will the last White Sox player still healthy please turn out the lights.

    Reply
    • kcmark

      1 year ago

      One can dislocate a finger doing that.

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      Reply
  27. ActionDan

    1 year ago

    Big surprise here.. dudes always hurt! The Chris Sale trade is looking like a wash. Everyone the ChiSox got have been hurt or underwhelming and Chris Sale has been hurt and underwhelming.. I feel for you ChiSox fans.

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    • lesterdnightfly

      1 year ago

      Sale is still playing and is rather effective. Another big trade loss for the WS.

      3
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  28. Dickiesox

    1 year ago

    Sports. The only job where a well conditioned, in shape athlete can seriously injure themselves simply by running, completely unobstructed, and suffer a season ending injury while still collecting million dollar paychecks. God bless ‘Merica!

    Reply
  29. Bucket Number Six

    1 year ago

    Dumpster Diving Theo!

    Reply
  30. Liberalsteve

    1 year ago

    Crochet
    Bauer
    Clevinger
    Urias
    X

    Top 3 rotation

    Reply
  31. lesterdnightfly

    1 year ago

    The White Sox are looking up, for sure!
    They’re looking up at the A’s with envy.

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  32. nrd1138

    1 year ago

    ….and thus hopefully ends the Moncada anchor/contract as he will likely be still hurt at the end of this season.. AND he will STILL get 5 mil to not play for the Sox apparently… Somewhere Rick Hahn is laughing.
    Never mind, I can see the Sox still exercising his option for next season… Then again he never was a KC Royal… so maybe there is a chance he will never be in a White Sox uniform again.. there IS hope for this org after all..Then Moncada can go to the next sucker org, play well for a season, get a big contract, then be hurt again for most of it.

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