Oscar Colás realized loads about major-league pitching throughout his first stint with the Chicago White Sox.
“I realize that pitchers here, they don’t make mistakes,” Colás mentioned via an interpreter Tuesday at Guaranteed Rate Field. “They can make one mistake per game, one mistake per at-bat, and you have to capitalize on those mistakes. If not, you’re going to be in trouble.”
Colás hopes to place these classes to good use after being recalled from Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday. He began in proper discipline and batted sixth within the sequence opener in opposition to the Toronto Blue Jays.
“Basically I just improved my pitch selection,” Colás mentioned. “That was one of many issues I struggled with most right here. I used to be capable of make progress on that side of my sport within the minors.
“And of course also control the emotions and the anxiety. As a rookie, I think I was trying to do too much. I was battling with my anxieties. I think now I’m in a better position.”
Colás went on a tear lately for Charlotte with seven homers in his final seven video games. But that’s simply a part of the explanation the Sox picked now for his return.
“A good portion of it is more about the pregame prep and work ethic he’s been demonstrating down there,” basic supervisor Rick Hahn mentioned. “The work he’s carried out with (Charlotte supervisor) Justin Jirschele and Cam Seitzer, the hitting coach, by way of his pregame prep, his making ready for the pitchers — actually simply having a purposeful workday that has put him in a greater place to succeed each offensively and defensively — has been actually what has stood out most.
“It translated to him doing more damage at the plate recently and also making better swing decisions. Hopefully that translates here over the next several games as we lead up to the break.”
Colás slashed .211/.265/.276 with one homer and 7 RBIs in 25 video games with the Sox earlier than being optioned to Charlotte on May 2. He hit .140 (6-for-43) in his final 15 major-league video games.
“Everybody knows how talented he is,” supervisor Pedro Grifol mentioned. “He made our big-league group, struggled slightly bit in the beginning. We despatched him right down to work on some issues, not essentially the key issues. Obviously these are part of it, however a number of the particulars we had been on the lookout for.
“We just needed to see more maturity in that aspect, and in all the reports we have received, he’s done a really good job of that and he’s here, ready to get back to work.”
Colás mentioned he was “disappointed for sure” when he was despatched down “because I worked a lot during the offseason to have success here and to stay the whole year here.”
“But they sent me down for a reason and I think now it was the right decision,” he mentioned. “Things happen for a reason and I’m just glad that I’m back.”
The No. 2 prospect within the group in accordance with MLB.com, Colás slashed .293/.358/.508 with 9 homers and 29 RBIs in 48 video games with the Knights.
“The results were just the work I was putting in every day there,” he mentioned. “Ever since they sent me down, I started working harder. And even though the results didn’t show up at the beginning, I knew that sooner rather than later, the results would be there. I think that was the reason why I had that very good stretch.”
In the corresponding transfer, the Sox optioned outfielder Clint Frazier to Charlotte. Frazier slashed .197/.303/.242 with three RBIs in 33 video games after being referred to as up May 21.
Grifol and Hahn mentioned to anticipate to see Colás within the lineup on a reasonably common foundation.
“I’m 100% convinced that the results are going to be better this time,” Colás mentioned. “My confidence was always there.”
Injury updates
Hahn mentioned third baseman Yoán Moncada is “progressing decently” whereas recovering from decrease again irritation.
“You’re going to see more and more activity out of him this week out on the field with the hope of a rehab assignment starting right after the (All-Star) break,” Hahn mentioned. “But we’ll need him to continue to progress the way he has over the last week for that to happen.”
The Sox hope to see reliever Liam Hendriks (proper elbow irritation) throw off the mound by the weekend, “and we’ll see where it goes from there,” Hahn mentioned.
Starter Mike Clevinger (proper biceps irritation) has a sideline session scheduled for Saturday, which is able to dictate how his ramp-up goes from there.
“Assuming all goes well on Saturday,” Hahn mentioned, “we can probably put him on a pace toward rejoining the rotation, if not the first time through after the break, by the second time through.”
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