CHICAGO _ Carlos Rodon knew something wasn't right during Wednesday's start against the Orioles.
Thursday, the White Sox placed the left-hander on the 10-day injured list with left elbow inflammation.
General manager Rick Hahn said there isn't a specific treatment plan in place yet for Rodon when addressing the possibility of Tommy John surgery.
"At this point, I can just say everything is on the table," Hahn said. "I can't rule anything out. I don't want to speak for any doctors. We have to get everybody involved and understand exactly what we are dealing with and come up with consensus for the best course.
"Unfortunately, at this point everything is on the table."
Rodon allowed three earned runs in 3 2/3 innings in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader and is 3-2 with a 5.19 ERA in seven starts.
"It's just been tight over the whole season, but nothing really like (Wednesday)," Rodon said. "(Wednesday) kind of got me a little bit. (It) didn't really loosen up like it normally does, struggled a little bit to get loose through the whole game, and definitely after that long inning, that fourth inning, it got me good."
Hahn said Rodon felt tenderness over the forearm upon an examination.
"We ordered some studies that revealed some edema in the flexor mass, which essentially is some blood in the muscle," Hahn said. "That's not a good thing obviously. Trying to figure out the cause of that is ultimately what will dictate the course of action. It's not a positive.
"We don't have a specific, definitive plan in place. There's going to be follow-up studies, there's going to be consultations with second-opinion docs and over the course of the next several days or week or so, we'll come up with a specific plan. But at this point, you can say, based simply upon the edema, he's going to be down for a little while."
Rodon is preparing for any possibility.
"Honestly, I'm only 26 years old, luckily, and hopefully I can play this game for 10 more years," he said. "So I'm still fairly young. If it's Tommy John, so be it to get me back on this field."
Rodon was limited to 12 starts in 2017 because of left biceps bursitis and left shoulder inflammation. He underwent shoulder surgery that September and didn't appear last season until June 9.
"It's super frustrating," he said. "It's something that's kind of out of anyone's control and it's no one's fault. Things like this happen. It's the second time now that something like this happens, and there's not much you can do about it. You've just got to roll with the punches."
Dylan Covey, whom the Sox recalled from Triple-A Charlotte on Monday, will move into the rotation.
"To stem off the inevitable Dylan Cease question," Hahn said of the highly rated pitching prospect, "no one is going to be promoted to Chicago simply because there's a need in Chicago but because it's the best next step in their development. (Cease's) timeline is not in any way affected by anything that happens with Carlos. It's only going to be affected by what happens with (Cease)."
