The White Sox announced today that infielder has been placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to August 4th, with a right thumb contusion. Infielder has been selected to take his place on the roster. To open a 40-man spot for Amaya, right-hander has been designated for a signment. Meidroths John Wall Jersey injury actually dates back over a week. On July 30th, he was hit on the hand by a pitch from , as seen in . The club evidently didnt think it was a serious i sue, as they didnt put him on the IL right away. However, he hasnt started a game since then. He did play on Sunday, entering as a defensive replacement in the ninth inning. Presumably, the thumb hasnt healed as hoped, so the Sox will give him some more rest. IL stints can be backdated by three days if the player hasnt played in that time frame, which the Sox have done here, so Meidroth could be back in a week if his condition improves. While hes been out, has moved over from third to shortstop, with taking over at the hot corner. , and have been splitting first and second base duties. Amaya gives them an extra infielder to have on hand. He has 62 games of big league experience, mostly having played shortstop but also with some second base sprinkled in. Hes also played some third base in the minors. Hes considered a good defender but hasnt hit much, with a .144/.176/.158 line in the big leagues. He is out of options and got pa sed through waivers earlier this year. Since then, hes been hitting well in Triple-A, with a .291/.402/.464 line in 132 plate appearances. He struck out in 28.8% of those trips to the plate but also walked at a 15.2% pace. Hell try to carry some of that over to the big leagues. His out-of-options status may give him a tenuous hold on a roster spot. On the other hand, Mead can still be optioned while Rojas is having a terrible season and is on pace for a non-tender at seasons end. When Meidroth returns, perhaps Amaya could stick around since hes still relatively young and years away from qualifying for arbitration. As for Varland, he was optioned to the minors in mid-March, ahead of Opening Day. He made two Triple-A appearances before landing on the minor league IL due to a forearm strain, per . He started a rehab a signment in June but that lasted just six appearances before he was shut down. says Varland is out for the year. The trade deadline has pa sed and injured players cant be placed on outright waivers, so the Sox will have no choice but to release Varland. Though hes hurt now, he could garner interest from other clubs based on his past results. He to sed 20 1/3 innings for the Sox last year with a 3.54 earned run average, 28.2% strikeout rate, 4.7% walk rate and 40.4% ground ball rate. He will still have one option season after this year and has just under a year of service time. Photo courtesy of Peter Aiken, Imagn Images Elvin Hayes Jersey