Edgar

Quero

The White Sox tried to replace him with Joey Bart at the trade deadline, but Bart broke his hand last night. So much for that plan. Quero, hitting .194/.257/.235 this year, is back in the spotlight.

With Joey Bart breaking a bone in his hand after being drilled by a pitch on Thursday evening, the White Sox once again have a need for extra depth behind the plate. Quero was just optioned to Triple-A Carlotte on Tuesday after Bart’s arrival, but he’ll return to share the load behind the plate with Drew Romo.

This seemed likely after the White Sox traded for Joey Bart on Monday, but it is noteworthy nonetheless. Quero was a top 100 prospect, but the 23-year-old has a .245/.308/.318 slash line with seven home runs in 596 MLB plate appearances so far while playing below-average defense behind the plate.

Venable classified it as a broad range, but it sounds like Teel will be out until at least early September and there’s a possibility he’s done for the remainder of the regular season. The 24-year-old backstop was diagnosed with a high ankle sprain after suffering the injury on a play at home plate during Monday’s game against the Rangers. It’ll be Drew Romo and Edgar Quero handling the catching duties in his absence. It would probably make sense for Chicago to pursue a temporary veteran stopgap at the trade deadline based on this latest development.

Quero had his just .230/.299/.295 in 15 games since being sent down, though that .594 OPS is still considerably better than his .486 OPS in 55 games before losing his spot. He’ll split time with Drew Romo while Kyle Teel is out.

With Kyle Teel (knee) back off the injured list, the White Sox decided to keep Drew Romo as the backup. Quero has hit .187/.253/.233 in 172 plate appearances this season and just doesn’t provide enough defensive value to remain as the backup.

This could have been an awkward bobblehead day if not for Kyle Teel’s setback, as there’s a good chance Quero, who has been splitting time evenly with Drew Romo, would have been in Triple-A at this point. The home run off Framber Valdez was just his second of the year, and he’s batting .196/.280/.259 in 134 plate appearances.

It’s an unfortunate setback for Teel as he appeared to be close to making it back to Chicago for his season debut before suffering the injury during a rehab contest for Triple-A Charlotte over the weekend. The 24-year-old backstop will be on the shelf until at least early June before he’s potentially an option for the White Sox. It’s quickly turning into a bit of a lost season for Teel, who entered the year as one of the top young catchers in the game. Drew Romo and Edgar Quero will continue handling the catching duties for Chicago in his absence.

There were multiple late-inning blasts that felt as if they would define the game, but Quero’s homer was the one that ended it. He’s been spelling Drew Romo behind the plate lately, but Kyle Teel should take back starting catcher duties once he returns from the IL.

Quero has seen his playing time dry up a bit, and has now sat three of the last five games in favor of Reese McGuire. That’ll happen when you hit .161/.273/.179 in your first 19 games. Outside of dynasty leagues, Quero isn’t a must-hold — and he probably should be benched at this point in most fantasy formats.