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| Height: 6-5
Weight: 275
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: May 27, 1968, Columbus, GA Contract: Signed through 2008 with a vesting option for 2009 |
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| December 9, 2005 The A's are expected to offer Frank Thomas an incentive-laden contract this week, according to the Contra Costa Times. |
| December 7, 2005 As expected, the White Sox declined to offer arbitration to Frank Thomas. The Big Hurt is expected to sign with an American League team, possibly the A's or Twins. |
| December 7, 2005 Frank Thomas met with A's GM Billy Beane on Tuesday, according to the Contra Costa Times. "He was very impressive," Beane said. "Obviously, I don't want to put words in his mouth, but the fact that he was here would seem to indicate he's interested." |
| November 6, 2005 The White Sox bought out the contract of Frank Thomas for $3.5 million Friday, according to the Daily Southtown. Thomas had exercised a $10 million mutual option for 2006 on Monday. |
| November 1, 2005 White Sox GM Ken Williams indicated that the team will likely buy out the contract of Frank Thomas for $3.5 million, according to the Daily Southtown. "I have no idea what his health status is right now," Williams said last week. "I don't know when we'll have a clear-cut answer on what's going to happen with that injury. I do know we're not going to have a clear-cut answer by the time I have to make the first decision. But the first decision doesn't mean it has to be the end of things. We have to wait and see." |
| October 31, 2005 Frank Thomas has exercised the $10 million option on his contract for 2006, according to the AP. The White Sox have five days to decide whether or not they will buy out his contract for $3.5 million. |
| September 17, 2005 Frank Thomas underwent a bone scan Thursday on his injured left ankle, according to the Daily Southtown. The test showed enough progress in the healing of the fractured joint that he will not require surgery. "The doctor says as long as he sees bone growth, he doesn't want to take the next step to surgery and will stay on the conservative route," said trainer Herm Schneider. |
| September 9, 2005 Frank Thomas returned to the White Sox clubhouse before Friday's game with a walking cast on his fractured left foot, according to the AP. Thomas said doctors will decide if he needs surgery on September 15. |
| September 1, 2005 The White Sox transferred Frank Thomas to the 60-day disabled list Thursday, according to the AP. The Big Hurt hit .219 with 12 long balls and 26 RBI before suffering the season-ending injury to his left ankle. |
| July 30, 2005 The reason that Frank Thomas has been declared out for the remainder of the season is because another fracture has been discovered in his ailing left ankle, according to the Daily Southtown. He will rest the injury in the hope he can avoid more surgery. The White Sox are expected to exercise a clause to buy Thomas out after this season, so he's likely done playing for the team. |
| July 29, 2005 ESPN Radio 1000 reports that Frank Thomas is out for the season because of his injured left ankle. Thomas hit 12 homers in just 105 at-bats this season. It's possible that Thomas' tenure in Chicago is over. The White Sox own an option on him for 2006. |
| July 29, 2005 The results of testing done on the ailing ankle of Frank Thomas are expected to be released today, according to the Chicago Tribune. |
| July 28, 2005 Frank Thomas will have test results of his ailing left foot examined by a couple of medical experts on Thursday, according to the Chicago Tribune. |
| July 26, 2005 Frank Thomas, who went on the 15-day disabled list Friday with inflammation in his left foot, was examined by Dr. Richard Ferkel on Tuesday in Los Angeles, according to the AP. |
| July 26, 2005 White Sox trainer Herm Schneider predicted slugger Frank Thomas would return this season but wasn't sure what role he could fulfill because of a joint problem in his surgically repaired left ankle, according to the Chicago Tribune. "After two weeks, we'll re-evaluate and see where he is," said Schneider. "The question is, what happens when you get him back hitting and running on it?" Schneider went on to say that running "accelerates that irritation, the degenerative process. It moves it along and gets inflamed and irritated." |
| July 23, 2005 On a scale from one to 10, Frank Thomas said the pain in his ailing ankle had become a 10, according to the Daily Southtown. Placed on the disabled list yesterday with inflammation in the surgically repaired joint, Thomas will undergo X-rays soon. |
| July 22, 2005 The White Sox placed Frank Thomas on the 15-day disabled list with inflammation is his left foot, according to the AP. The move was retroactive to July 21. Thomas had offseason surgery on his left ankle and started the season on the disabled list before returning May 30. He was batting .219 with 12 homers and 26 RBI in 34 games. |
| July 22, 2005 Frank Thomas didn't start last night because of a sore left ankle and because he is 1-for-7 lifetime against starter Matt Clement, according to the Chicago Tribune. |
| July 16, 2005 The Daily Southtown reports that the left ankle of Frank Thomas is only about 75 to 80 percent healthy and he doesn't believe it will improve between now and the end of the season. "I was hoping to maybe get to 90 percent or even better, but not anymore," said Thomas. "I'm not hoping for any miracles right now." Thomas had surgery on his ankle in October. |
| June 15, 2005 Frank Thomas was back in the White Sox' lineup Wednesday after leaving Monday's game with a leg cramp and hit his fourth home run of the season. However, he left the game early with another cramp, according to the AP. White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen thought Thomas could have stayed in the game if it was closer. |
| June 15, 2005 Frank Thomas will change his weightlifting routine after leaving Monday's game with a cramp in the back of his left leg, according to the AP. His body is changing, and he needs to understand that there are certain things he can't do that he used to do, said trainer Herm Schneider. His legs are still not where they should be and probably won't be there until after the season. Thomas was not in the lineup on Tuesday. He had surgery on his left ankle in October and missed the first two months of the season. |
| June 12, 2005 When the White Sox return to American League rules next week, Frank Thomas will get back into the lineup as the DH. Manager Ozzie Guillen said that he will use matchups to determine whether Thomas or Carl Everett plays, according to the Chicago Tribune. Thomas said that he does not plan to play first base at all this year. "I'm not going to risk reinjuring my ankle," said Thomas. |
| June 5, 2005 Frank Thomas says it is "highly doubtful" he will play in the field in the White Sox' games this week at National League cities, according to the Chicago Tribune. "I'm coming off a major injury," Thomas said. "I'm not moving good left to right. It's going to take a little [time], but I do see myself [playing] in the future. Right now jumping is not good." |
| June 4, 2005 Even though the White Sox had previously indicated that Frank Thomas would play exclusively at DH and not first base, Ozzie Guillen is now hoping to get Thomas some action at first during interleague play next week, according to the Chicago Tribune. Thomas, recovering from left ankle surgery and a strained muscle in his right hip and groin area, is having trouble making the quick movements that first base would require. |
| June 3, 2005 Frank Thomas pronounced himself recovered from a sore hip and ready to play, according to the AP. Carl Everett was in the lineup at DH instead of Thomas Friday night, and manager Ozzie Guillen hinted that he may play whichever player is hot at the time. "For me, we're going to put in the lineup that gives us the best chance to win the game, not that Frank is not going to help us, but last couple days Carl has been swinging the bat better," Guillen said. |
| June 1, 2005 Frank Thomas was out of the White Sox' starting lineup for a second straight day Wednesday, resting the right hip flexor he strained in Monday's game. He did pinch-hit and walked with the bases loaded to pick up his first RBI of the season. The AP reports that he hopes to return to the starting lineup on Friday. |
| May 31, 2005 Frank Thomas took batting practice and fielded ground balls on Tuesday, a day after straining a hip flexor in his 2005 debut. Thomas said that he should be ready to play in a day or two. |
| May 31, 2005 Frank Thomas is expected to miss Tuesday's game after leaving Monday's contest with a strained hip flexor, according to the Chicago Tribune. "Hopefully it's only day-to-day," White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said. "We have to see how quick he can come back and play." |
| May 30, 2005 The White Sox activated Frank Thomas from the DL on Monday. He went 0-for-2 with a walk and a run scored while batting third and playing DH. However, he left in the seventh inning with a strained hip flexor and is considered day-to-day. |
| May 30, 2005 White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen confirmed that Frank Thomas will be activated from the disabled list and in the starting lineup today, according to the Chicago Tribune. He's been out with a fractured ankle and should replace Carl Everett as the designated hitter. |
| May 29, 2005 The Chicago Tribune reports that, barring a late setback, Frank Thomas will be activated from the disabled list on Monday. He's been recovering from a broken ankle. Thomas is hitting only .190 over 42 at-bats during his rehab assignment, but he hit a three-run homer yesterday. |
| May 28, 2005 Frank Thomas is hitting only .184 in the first 38 at-bats of his rehab assignment, according to the Daily Southtown. A member of the White Sox will evaluate Thomas in person next week. It's possible the club could ask Thomas to extend his assignment, which ends next week, by 10 days if they aren't happy with how he is progressing. |
| May 27, 2005 White Sox GM Ken Williams said yesterday it's not necessary for him to see Frank Thomas before activating the slugger from the disabled list, according to the Daily Southtown. Williams also admitted that Thomas would return to action before June 5, meaning Thomas likely will be in uniform at some point next week. |
| May 26, 2005 Frank Thomas has told the White Sox that he's ready to rejoin the club, but that won't happen until GM Kenny Williams has a chance to see Thomas at Triple-A Charlotte in person, according to the Chicago Tribune. |
| May 25, 2005 Frank Thomas won't be activated until the White Sox are convinced he can run the bases without any pain, according to the AP. When he does return, he will DH exclusively and not play first base. |
| May 18, 2005 Frank Thomas went 1-for-5 and struck out twice Wednesday night in his second rehab start for Triple-A Charlotte, according to the AP. |
| May 17, 2005 Frank Thomas went 2-for-3 with a double, walk and two runs for Triple-A Charlotte in the first game of his minor league rehab assignment on Tuesday. |
| May 16, 2005 The Daily Southtown reports that Frank Thomas will head to Triple-A Charlotte to begin his rehab assignment Tuesday. Thomas is slated to play only DH, something he will continue when he eventually rejoins the White Sox. There is no set timetable for his return, though his assignment must be completed by June 6, and Thomas has said he'd like to get 40-70 at-bats. |
| May 14, 2005 The Chicago Tribune reports that Frank Thomas reported no setbacks after testing his ankle by running and taking batting practice yesterday. He could begin a rehab assignment next week. |
| May 11, 2005 Frank Thomas could start a minor league rehabilitation assignment next week, according to the AP. He continues to recover from offseason ankle surgery. "It feels much better," Thomas said. "I'm ready. We'll make a decision by the end of the weekend." |
| May 9, 2005 Frank Thomas is working out with the team and could be ready to start a minor-league rehab assignment shortly, according to the AP. |
| May 7, 2005 Frank Thomas had his second shock wave treatment Thursday, according to the Chicago Tribune. He will have his third session May 16 and could begin a rehab assignment soon after, if he can run the bases without any limitations. |
| May 5, 2005 Frank Thomas hopes to undergo his second round of shock wave therapy on his surgically repaired left ankle this morning, according to the Chicago Tribune. Thomas underwent the treatment for the first time last week with some success and continues to run every day without any lingering pain. |
| May 2, 2005 Frank Thomas tested his ankle by running for the second straight day Sunday and said he "felt more encouraged than ever" that he may be able to go out on a rehab assignment soon, according to the Chicago Tribune. "I had really pounded it [Saturday] and I expected it to really be sore, but it wasn't," Thomas said. |
| May 1, 2005 The Daily Southtown reports that Frank Thomas tested his surgically repaired ankle yesterday by running for the first time since receiving shockwave therapy on Thursday. "That's more progress than I've had in a couple of weeks," Thomas said. "I can get out and I can run on it and it feels great when I'm running, but once I stop I'm really sore." He said he's aiming toward a late-July return. |
| April 30, 2005 The Chicago Tribune reports that Frank Thomas received shockwave therapy on Thursday to try to break up scar tissue in his left ankle. Thomas took batting practice Friday and is expected to try some running drills today. |
| April 29, 2005 Frank Thomas took batting practice Friday and hopes to try to run Saturday to test his surgically repaired ankle, according to the AP. "I'm fine swinging the bat, no problem at all," Thomas said. "We got to figure out a way to get me around the bases somehow." |
| April 28, 2005 The Sun-Times reports that since Frank Thomas wouldn't put any timetable on his return from ankle surgery yesterday, it could be a sign that the slugger won't be back until after the All-Star break. "If it's a pain that I'm going to have to get used to feeling on a daily basis, then I guess I have to do what I have to do," he said. "But I just want to be able to move around a little bit. If I can move around a little bit, I can be OK." His rehab has been slowed by tendinitis in the joint. |
| April 21, 2005 Frank Thomas took batting practice on Wednesday in his first on-field activity in nine days, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Thomas wore rubber-soled spikes to lessen the impact on his surgically-repaired ankle. Thomas, who received a cortisone shot last week, said "I just have to get through this episode of tendinitis; it's a severe case." |
| April 20, 2005 The Daily Southtown reports that although White Sox GM Ken Williams has said he thinks Frank Thomas will need about 100 minor league at-bats before being activated, it's possible Thomas may not need that many at-bats. "There's a lot more than just getting at-bats. There is baserunning involved in that, reading balls off the bat," Williams said. "Now, it may turn out to be he gets all of that in 50 or 75 at-bats and he's ready." |
| April 14, 2005 Frank Thomas has suffered a setback in his rehabilitation because of tendinitis in his surgically-repaired left ankle, according to the Chicago Tribune. He had a cortisone shot Tuesday to alleviate pain that has persisted since he began his rehab in January. He will not resume workouts until Monday. "He has to rest it because when you get an injection in a tendon area, there's a chance of rupture," Sox trainer Herm Schneider said. "He has to take it [easy]. You never like to inject a tendon. But when you do, you have to let it rest. And that's where he's at until Monday." |
| April 10, 2005 The Chicago Tribune reports that Frank Thomas still is unable to run the bases at full speed due to the scar tissue in his surgically repaired left ankle. He has no set timetable for a return to action and will continue rehabbing in Tucson until he can run at full speed. GM Ken Williams has said Thomas would then need about 100 at-bats on a rehab assignment. |
| March 30, 2005 White Sox GM Ken Williams said he wants Frank Thomas to get in at least 100 at-bats in a minor league rehab assignment before being activated. At four at-bats a game, that would take about a month, according to the Daily Southtown. Thomas likely wouldn't be able to get into one until mid-April and had said a minor league stint was only a possibility. |
| March 28, 2005 Recovering from ankle surgery, Frank Thomas has atrophy in his left calf and scar tissue that he said has left him able to perform at only about 50 percent, according to the Daily Southtown. "There is no problem swinging. The problem right now is getting out of the box and running, and we've got to do whatever we can just to get me up to 75 percent," he said. "If I get up to 75 percent, I'm fine." |
| March 27, 2005 Frank Thomas still is feeling sharp pain in his surgically repaired ankle, though doctors believe he just needs to break up some scar tissue, according to the Sun-Times. "We have to find some way to break through it," he said. "Who knows, it could take a week, it could take a month, but hopefully, we can get it as soon as possible." |
| March 21, 2005 Frank Thomas took batting practice for the second straight day on Monday but said that he will probably stay in spring training for a month after the team goes north, according to the AP. "I can't get to the front step like I normally can yet. It will take awhile," Thomas said. |
| March 19, 2005 Frank Thomas has finally ruled out an opening day return, and he said would stay in Tucson to continue his rehabilitation when the White Sox break camp, according to the Chicago Tribune. |
| March 9, 2005 White Sox trainer Herm Schneider said the club is prepared to hold Frank Thomas back in his return from foot surgery, according to the Daily Southtown. "I had a talk with Hermie first thing (Tuesday) and he told me, 'Frank, I see you playing early May the first of May.' I was like, 'What?' That's not my goal. My goal is to get in there at April at some time mid-April at the latest." |
| March 7, 2005 Frank Thomas arrived Monday for his first day of spring training and said his recovery from offseason ankle surgery could have him back in the starting lineup by the first week of April, according to the AP. |
| March 4, 2005 The Daily Southtown reports that Frank Thomas could join the White Sox as soon as Monday. However, the club still has no clue when Thomas, who is recovering from foot surgery, will play. "It will be a very slow process," said trainer Herm Schneider. "There is no, no, no, no, no timetable. So don't ask me when he will be ready to play, because I won't be able to answer that." |
| February 26, 2005 Frank Thomas is scheduled to have his surgically repaired foot examined on Thursday, and he should report to camp soon after, according to the Daily Southtown. |
| February 19, 2005 Although GM Ken Williams said he expected Frank Thomas in camp next week, it appears it will be a while longer, according to the Daily Southtown. "I spoke to Dr. (Richard) Ferkel, who is the doctor that operated on Frank," Sox trainer Herm Schneider said Friday. "He saw him in early February, said Frank could start doing some weight-bearing things ... but he said he didn't want Frank to entertain coming to spring training until after he saw him in early March." The delay likely means that Thomas will not be over his foot surgery by opening day. |
| February 17, 2005 White Sox GM Ken Williams said he expects Frank Thomas to report to spring training on time next week, according to the Chicago Tribune. That's when the team will be able to determine his progress from October ankle surgery. "We can read doctors' reports and timetables and I think it's all guessing," Williams said. "More times than not you're wrong on those projections. When Frank gets here and tells us how he's responding to some of his workouts, we'll have a better idea of his timetable." |
| January 21, 2005 The Sun-Times reports that manager Ozzie Guillen is planning to be without Frank Thomas until June. The Big Hurt is recovering from surgery to repair a broken left foot. |
| January 17, 2005 White Sox GM Ken Williams said that Frank Thomas is still in a walking boot following surgery to repair a broken foot, according to the Chicago Tribune. Thomas probably won't be ready for the start of the 2005 season. |