Carlos Rodon's elbow injury the latest blow to White Sox rebuild

Carlos Rodon

As an anti-ownership, anti-Rick Hahn, anti-rebuild White Sox fan, I should probably be taking more delight in the continuing collapse of this ill-fated "rebuilding plan."

There's a part of me that wants to say, "See, I told you they wouldn't be good in 2019, or 2020, or 2021, either," but now that it's coming to pass, I'm more angry than anything else.

I'm sick of the losing. I'm sick of the excuses, and I'm sick of being told to be patient. And there's was another reason for anger Thursday, as the Sox announced that Carlos Rodon is headed for a lengthy stay on the injured list.

Rodon has left elbow inflammation, which Hahn described more specifically as edema in the flexor mass, or blood in the muscle. Both Hahn and Rodon conceded that Tommy John surgery is a possibility.

Over his past two starts, Rodon has been terrible by any standard. He gave up eight runs in three-plus innings against the Detroit Tigers on April 27, and he failed to get through the fourth inning Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles, despite being handed an early 4-0 lead.

The Sox ended up losing, 5-4, although they recovered to win the second game of the doubleheader, 7-6.

I'm guessing we've seen the last of Rodon for 2019, and possibly a good chunk of 2020, as well. The worst-case scenario tends to find the Sox. It's the residue of bad design.

Speaking of bad design, guess who is back in the Sox starting rotation? Yep, it's Dylan Covey!

It's feeling like 2018 all over again, and with Boston, Cleveland, Houston and Minnesota looming on the May schedule, the Sox's record likely will look like it's 2018 all over again.

After all, you don't get to play Kansas City, Detroit and Baltimore every day.

P.S.: How long until they sign James Shields to plug the gap in the rotation?