DETROIT -- The Chicago White Sox expect third baseman Yoan Moncada to miss the first three weeks of the season because of a strained right oblique.
The team placed Moncada on the 10-day injured list Thursday as part of a flurry of moves to get the roster down to 28 players.
General manager Rick Hahn told reporters in Detroit, where the White Sox open against the Tigers on Friday, that Moncada will likely miss about three weeks. The 26-year-old Cuban player was scratched from the spring training finale against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday.