Guillen not at all pleased with coverup by Contreras

As it turns out, struggling White Sox starter Jose Contreras has been keeping mum about the fact that his right arm has been sore.

That Contreras, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday (retroactive to July 18) didn't let the Sox' staff know about it has Sox manager Ozzie Guillen almost as sore.

"I wasn't too pleased in the way this situation happened because he didn't let (trainer) Herman (Schneider) know, he didn't let myself or (pitching coach Don) Cooper know about it and was continuing to pitch that way," Guillen said. "When you're hurt, when you're sore, or when you're uncomfortable, you're not helping the ballclub.

"I was a little disappointed when one of my players is hiding stuff from us for no reason."

A contrite Contreras seemed just as disappointed in letting his manager and teammates down.

"Ozzie's not happy ... unbelievable," Contreras said, sans translator. "Now with Minnesota and Detroit (playing well) too, huh?."

If there was one bright spot in the whole mess, it was that Contreras, who won't throw at least until Wednesday, said treatment on his arm is going well and he expects to be back as soon as his time on the DL is up.

"I feel better now," Contreras said. "It's not serious."

Guillen is taking the wait-and-see approach on that one.

"The way he talked to me, I don't believe what he's saying," Guillen said. "We had a meeting before and he told me 'I'm fine, I'm ready to go,' then 3 hours later he told me he couldn't pitch."

With Contreras out, the Sox recalled right-handed pitcher D.J. Carrasco, who was 2-1 with a 2.88 ERA at Class AAA Charlotte.

Contreras is 7-6 with a 4.60 ERA in 19 starts this year, but has struggled of late. In his last outing at Texas, he allowed 7 runs on 10 hits. Although he was still throwing in the low to mid-90s, Contreras said he had been struggling with his control, saying his pitches were "all over the place."

"The way he was pitching the last couple of outings, we were kind of concerned about it," Guillen said.

"It's bad enough to say let's take care of it now," Cooper said. "This is a rarity. We have not had any of this stuff for a long, long time."

And Guillen is hoping if there is a next time, events will occur differently, much differently.

"I want my players to be honest with me ... and the team," Guillen said. "We don't need heroes, we need health."