Lynn, Jimenez getting closer to joining White Sox roster
Lance Lynn and Eloy Jimenez are currently teammates with Class AAA Charlotte.
Before long, the injured duo are expected to be back on the White Sox's roster.
Lynn and Jimenez are both on rehab assignments at Triple-A after having similar procedures.
On April 5, Lynn had surgery to repair a torn tendon in his right knee. Three weeks later, Jimenez had surgery on a torn right hamstring tendon near his knee.
Lynn has already made 2 starts for Charlotte, giving up 3 runs in 7 total innings.
The 35-year-old righty is tentatively scheduled to make his next start on Wednesday.
"He's going to go, hopefully, five innings and somewhere over 70 to 80 pitches," Sox general manager Rick Hahn said. "If that goes smoothly, we'll then have a conversation about next steps for him, which could well include being activated in Chicago."
Jimenez played in his sixth game for Charlotte Tuesday night and made his second start in left field. He was 1-for-2 before making a scheduled early exit after the fourth inning.
"The plan is for him not to play a full game," Hahn said. "That's part of the progression. He's progressing well physically. It's really a matter of getting his legs completely under him and getting his timing at the plate and rhythm back. I don't have an exact time to project his return but it's getting closer, knock on wood."
Anderson update:
By this time next week, the White Sox are hoping Lance Lynn and Eloy Jimenez are on their roster and Tim Anderson is getting back into playing shape at Class AAA Charlotte.
Anderson strained his right groin during a May 29 game against the Cubs but has been doing some limited baseball activities.
"Tim had a good weekend in Tampa, in terms of his healing and progression toward rehabilitation," GM Rick Hahn said. "I don't have a timeline just yet on a potential rehab assignment. If things continue on this path, hopefully sometime when we're on the next road trip we're able to get Tim on a rehabilitation assignment and then go from there for his return. I believe the original projection on him was three weeks, and we remain on that path."
Maddon reaction:
Working as an executive with the Angels in 2020, Tony La Russa got to know first-year manager Joe Maddon quite well.
His reaction to Los Angeles firing Maddon on Tuesday?
"Well, I mean, I was shocked," La Russa said. "I'm anxious to know what happened. I was there in 2020, lot of good people. I was there with Joe, I have great respect for him. So I have no idea."