TORONTO -- Leury Garcia’s health is still in doubt and there’s a chance he could be headed for the disabled list.
White Sox manager Rick Renteria didn’t rule out the possibility that Garcia, who missed a second straight game Saturday with a sore left hand and hasn’t appeared in four of the previous five, could land on the DL. Garcia triggered the swelling in his hand again during a pair of at-bats late on Thursday afternoon. Alen Hanson started in Garcia’s place in center field for a second straight game on Saturday.
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“(Garcia) is still going through the soreness in his hand, so we’ll continue to evaluate it and assess after his treatment today to see where he’s at,” Renteria said. “We’ll figure out how he feels toward the middle of the day today, end of day, re-evaluate and make a determination. At this point, we’re not thinking about it, but I wouldn’t discount it.”
Garcia is in the midst of a career season. He’s slashed .298/.345/.459 with six home runs and 22 RBIs in 200 plate appearances and produced 2.0 b-Wins Above Replacement, which is second on the team behind Avisail Garcia (2.9). Part of the reason Leury Garcia has taken off is because of a reduction in K-rate from 33 percent for his career to 17 percent this season.