Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson was forced to leave Monday’s game after injuring his knee on a rundown.
The entire fan base held its breath until an update came.
Knee injuries can knock a player out for an entire season, as we have already seen many times.
On Tuesday, the team announced that it won’t be the case, though.
The talented infielder was diagnosed with a left knee sprain.
James Fegan of The Athletic says he will miss between two and four weeks while he recovers.
White Sox say Tim Anderson will miss 2-4 weeks with a sprained left knee.
Lenyn Sosa has been officially called up.
—James Fegan (@JRFegan) April 11, 2023
Losing Anderson potentially for a month is an extremely painful scenario for a White Sox team that was already weak in the middle infield.
However, all things considered, it could have been much, much worse.
Fans know it.
Sooo much better than expected.
— Why Sox (@pasoxandswim) April 11, 2023
TA is out with an MCL sprain but I think this is a precautionary 2-3 weeks.
I’d rather see Tim miss time here then in September
Lenyn Sosa has been ranked in Charlotte
.448/.556/.828
Only 1 error in the field between 2B and SS in 33 chances#WhiteSox #TimAnderson #LenynSosa— Jon Lieber (@jlieber_02) April 11, 2023
Still, there is no denying that the entire White Sox fan base is disappointed to see one of their star players down for at least a few weeks.
Me at work reacting to the #WhiteSox Tim Anderson news… https://t.co/dKSBEcrDUi pic.twitter.com/eNx5Nwxru4
—Drew Bogs (@DrewBogs623) April 11, 2023
Anderson is the spark plug of the White Sox’s lineup, the one that sets the tone.
Few players in the majors have the kind of contact ability he has, and although he doesn’t have major power, he is not a zero in the category.
Some have called Anderson overrated, but facts are facts:
For those filling up my timeline with “Tim Anderson’s presence is overrated”, here are the numbers:
Since 2020 –#WhiteSox WITH Tim Anderson: 150-112
WITHOUT Tim Anderson:
64-69—Ryan McGuffey (@RyanMcGuffey) April 11, 2023
The South Siders are, plain and simple, a better team when Anderson is at the top of the lineup and playing shortstop.
For the season, he is hitting .298 with nine runs, no homers, four RBI, and five stolen bases.
He is sporting a .731 OPS.
The hope is that he is ready to go by early May.
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