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Tommy John? While you wait

The tweets came Sunday morning, and were an odd read indeed: Micker Adolfo, despite a tear in his right (throwing arm) UCL, will be a full-time DH in the Chicago White Sox minor league system throughout 2018.

That seeming contradiction was explained to reporters in Glendale by chief medical correspondent and general manager Rick Hahn.

“Even if there is a surgery, [he’ll] still be able to get a couple hundred at-bats under his belt this year and then ramp back up again post surgery, so he doesn’t miss significant time in 2019,” Hahn said.