White Sox's Gregory Santos: Easing back from elbow injury
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White Sox general manager Chris Getz noted Tuesday that Santos (elbow) might not be ready for the start of spring training, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.
Santos finished the 2023 season on the injured list due to right elbow inflammation and just recently resumed throwing in Arizona. Getz said the medical reports have been good so far, but this could be a situation that is slow-played during spring camp in an attempt to avoid significant setbacks. Santos, 24, may find himself in the running for a share of Chicago's closer role in 2024 if his health cooperates.
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White Sox's Gregory Santos: Elbow inflammation ends season
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Santos was placed on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with right elbow inflammation.
Given that he last pitched Sept. 16, Santos will be ineligible to return this season. He was given an opportunity to run with the closer's role after the trade deadline, but Santos logged a 6.00 ERA and 1.47 WHIP while going 3-for-6 in save situations over the past six weeks. Bryan Shaw, who blew a save Tuesday, and Aaron Bummer are presumably next up for save chances the rest of the way.
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White Sox's Gregory Santos: Balks in game-winning run
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Santos (2-2) blew the save and took the loss Tuesday against the Royals. He allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits and one walk over two-thirds of an inning.
Santos was unable to convert on Tuesday's save opportunity, marking his third straight blown save. While only one of the two ninth-inning runs was earned, Santos still allowed three baserunners and committed a balk with the bases loaded to give Kansas City the win. Over his last six appearances (5.1 frames), Santos owns a 10.13 ERA and a 6:3 K:BB.
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White Sox's Gregory Santos: Another poor outing
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Santos allowed three earned runs on four hits and a walk while striking out two across 1.1 innings to blow a save chance Wednesday against the Mariners.
Santos entered the game in the eighth inning and was in line to attempt a five-out save. However, he unraveled after striking out the leadoff man in the final frame, allowing five consecutive batters to reach base while blowing a two-run advantage. Santos has now blown each of his last two save chances while allowing six earned runs across a combined 2.2 innings. The White Sox lack high-quality relievers in the back of their bullpen, but if he continues to struggle it's possible that Jimmy Lambert or Aaron Bummer could see save chances across the final month of the campaign.
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White Sox's Gregory Santos: Crumbles in ninth inning
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Santos (2-1) took the loss and blew a save against the Cubs on Wednesday, allowing three runs on two hits and one walk without retiring a batter.
Santos recorded a 1.2-inning save Tuesday and looked dominant with three strikeouts without allowing a baserunner. His outing Wednesday was entirely different, as he faced three batters and gave up a double, a walk and a walk-off, three-run homer to blow the save. Despite the rough appearance, Santos probably won't lose the ninth-inning job since he had been solid prior to the misstep, collecting three saves and posting an 8:1 K:BB over 6.2 innings while giving up just one run in five prior appearances since he moved into the closer role July 28.
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White Sox's Gregory Santos: Five-out save
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Santos did not allow a baserunner across 1.2 scoreless innings while striking out three to earn the save Tuesday against the Cubs.
Santos entered the game with the bases empty in the eighth frame and was dominant on the way to his third save since taking over the full-time closer role for the White Sox. He's been used to record more than three outs in three of his last six appearances, a span during which he's maintained a 2.16 ERA and 0.96 WHIP with a 9:1 K:BB across 8.1 innings.
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White Sox's Gregory Santos: Secures save Wednesday
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Santos earned a save against the Yankees on Wednesday, issuing one walk and striking out two batters over two hitless and scoreless innings.
Santos recently returned from a stint on the bereavement list, and this was his first appearance since Aug. 3. The right-hander entered the game with no outs, one runner on base and Chicago holding a 5-2 lead in the eighth inning, and he worked his way through the heart of New York's order to escape without allowing any damage. When the White Sox scored four times in the bottom of the frame, it made Santos' second inning of work stress-free, and he retired the side in order to earn the save. He's emerged as Chicago's primary closer after Liam Hendriks was lost for the season with an elbow injury and both Kendall Graveman and Reynaldo Lopez were shipped out at the trade deadline.
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White Sox's Gregory Santos: Returns from bereavement
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Santos was activated from the bereavement list Tuesday, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
He had been away from the club since Saturday. Santos is in the mix for saves and is perhaps even the favorite to serve as the closer in the White Sox' makeshift bullpen.
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White Sox's Gregory Santos: Lands on bereavement list
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Santos was placed on the bereavement list Saturday.
Santos appears to have taken over as Chicago's closer, but he'll step away from the team for 3-to-7 days for personal reasons. Aaron Bummer is likely the top option for saves until Santos rejoins the White Sox.
White Sox's Gregory Santos: Looking like new closer
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Santos picked up the save Friday against the Guardians. He allowed one hit while striking out two over a scoreless inning.
The hard-throwing right-hander completed the shutout and secured the win for Touki Toussaint. It was only Santos' second save this season, but both have come in July. Scott Merkin of MLB.com suggests Santos will be the new closer in the absence of Liam Hendriks (elbow) after Kendall Graveman was traded to the Astros on Friday. Keynan Middleton has also struggled lately, pitching to a 8.59 ERA in July.
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White Sox's Gregory Santos: Earns first save
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Santos allowed two runs on three hits in one inning of work against Oakland on Sunday. He struck out one and earned a save.
Santos was given his first save chance of the year and converted it despite coughing up a pair of runs. Despite the shaky outing, he owns a 2.95 ERA with a 42:10 K:BB through 42.2 innings this season. However, he had a 1.95 ERA through 28 games but has given up seven runs over his last 10.1 innings. Kendall Graveman and Reynaldo Lopez were not used Sunday.
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White Sox's Gregory Santos: Acquired by White Sox
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Santos (groin) was acquired by the White Sox from the Giants on Thursday in exchange for Kade McClure, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
Santos was designated for assignment earlier this week and has now found a new home. The 23-year-old spent most of 2022 in the minors and had his season end prematurely due to a groin injury.
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Giants' Gregory Santos: Removed from 40-man roster
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The Giants designated Santos (groin) for assignment Monday, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Santos made just two major-league appearances in 2022 and finished the season on the 60-day injured list with a groin strain. It wouldn't be shocking to see him stick with Triple-A Sacramento to begin 2023.
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Giants' Gregory Santos: Lands on 60-day IL
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Santos was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento and placed on the 60-day injured list Tuesday with a right groin strain, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The right-hander was placed on the 7-day IL over the weekend by Sacramento, and the Giants called up him and moved him to the 60-day IL to free up a spot on the 40-man roster. Santos posted a 4.91 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 34:20 K:BB across 33 innings at Triple-A this year and is set to miss the rest of the season.
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Giants' Gregory Santos: Returns to Triple-A
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Santos was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.
Santos was promoted from Sacramento on Sunday and will return there after giving up two runs in two innings during Monday's contest. He has a 3.70 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and 23:13 K:BB across 24.1 innings at Triple-A this year.
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Giants' Gregory Santos: Back in majors
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Santos was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Santos had a brief stint in the majors during early May and is now back up with the Giants. He covered 1.2 scoreless frames in his lone appearance for San Francisco, and he has a 3.70 ERA in 23 appearances for Sacramento.
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Giants' Gregory Santos: Returns to Triple-A
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Santos was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Santos was promoted from Sacramento on Thursday and will return there after firing 1.2 scoreless innings during his lone appearance for the Giants. He could rejoin the big-league club later in the season when bullpen depth is needed.
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Giants' Gregory Santos: Headed to majors
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Santos was recalled by the Giants on Thursday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Santos hasn't experienced much success with Triple-A Sacramento to begin the season, maintaining a 4.50 ERA with a 1.67 WHIP and 10:6 K:BB across 12 innings. He'll provide depth in the bullpen for the big-league club during a bullpen game Thursday, though his stint with the big-league club could be short-lived.
