Jones on DL; Minaya called up
The White Sox put reliever Nate Jones on the 10- day disabled list with a pronator muscle strain in his right arm Wednesday and recalled right- hander Juan Minaya from Class AAA Charlotte to replace him on the 25- man roster.
The injury was described as a mild forearm strain by manager Rick Renteria, who doesn’t expect Jones’ stay on the DL to be lengthy.
“The MRI was good,’’ Renteria said. “The diagnosis is not related to the elbow — more muscular.’’
Jones, 32, will be shut down from throwing for six days and be re- evaluated, Renteria said. It’s the fourth time on the DL for Jones, who suffered a muscle strain in his left hip in 2014, underwent Tommy John surgery in 2014 and missed most of the 2017 season with elbow neuritis and subsequent nerve-repositioning surgery.
He has logged uneven performances out of the bullpen this season, posting a 4.01 ERA with three saves, 27 strikeouts and 14 walks in 24‰ innings. He opened the ninth inning of the Sox’ 5- 1 victory Tuesday against the Indians, protecting the four- run lead. After allowing a double and a walk and getting one out, he was replaced by Xavier Cedeno.
Minaya, 27, made the Opening Day roster but was sent to Charlotte with a 10.80 ERA. At Charlotte, he had a 4.24 ERA with 27 strikeouts and eight walks in 23„ innings.
Mets claim Beck
The Mets claimed right- hander Chris Beck off waivers, four days after the Sox designated him for assignment.
Beck, a second- round pick by the Sox in 2012, was taken off the 40- man roster when left- hander Carlos Rodon was activated. Beck is expected to join the Mets in Arizona on Thursday.
Closing time
Like James Shields before him, Joakim Soria has lowered his arm slot with good results, picking up saves in his last six opportunities.
“I’ve been throwing some sidearm to right- handers,’’ Soria said. “But in the previous outings, it wasn’t that bad — a broken- bat hit or a hit to the wrong side of the shift, things like that happen. And now things are clicking.’’
Soria has allowed one unearned run in his last 12 appearances ( 11‰ innings) with two walks and 13 strikeouts. He has issued five walks all season while averaging more than 10 strikeouts per nine innings.
“I think he looks nasty down there,’’ said Shields, who called Soria’s quick adaptation to dropping down “amazing.”
Soria has 214 career saves, 10 with the Sox this season, but it’s the first time he’s working the ninth inning since 2015, when he notched 23 saves for the Tigers.
Signed draft picks
The Sox have agreed to terms with 25 of their 40 picks from the draft, including fourth- round high school shortstop Lency Delgado from Miami and fifth- round righthander Jonathan Stiever from Indiana and five more of their top 10 picks.
First- round infielder Nick Madrigal from Oregon State, third- round left- hander Konnor Pilkington from Mississippi State and 14th- round right- hander Davis Martin from Texas Tech are participating in the College World Series. Oklahoma outfielder Steele Walker, their secondround pick, remains unsigned.