Carlos Quentin's Injury is the Break Dayan Viciedo and Chicago White Sox Needed

For months now White Sox fans have been clamoring for Dayan Viciedo to help bolster the struggling White Sox offense. Now that Carlos Quentin is hurt, they might finally get their wish.

Carlos Quentin, who's no stranger to the DL, left Saturday's game against the Texas Rangers after making a sliding catch in the first inning. The White Sox right fielder has been a steady producer for the team this season, and is one of the reasons the Sox have not fallen completely out of contention in the AL Central.

Even though the White Sox are only five games behind the first-place Detroit Tigers, they are a team in need of a spark. The offense is schizophrenic, the fan base has one leg hanging over the edge and the team is out of money. Bringing up Viciedo would cure two, if not all three of those problems. 

The fans would be excited to see him with the big club and since he is under contract there wouldn't be any additional salary to take on. In terms of helping the offense, as long as Viciedo hits like he has been with Charlotte then he just might be the trigger the offense needs to get going.

Viciedo has been hitting the ball well with the Charlotte Knights, posting a .294 average with 17 home runs and 72 RBI. More important than those stats, Viciedo has drawn 43 walks so far (he walked twice in 104 at-bats in 2010 with the White Sox). This shows that he has become more patient at the plate and has matured as a ballplayer. 

All Viciedo needed was a chance to make it back to the majors. When the White Sox didn't trade Carlos Quentin at the trade deadline it looked like Viciedo would be relegated to a full season in Triple-A. But now that Quentin is hurt, the Sox have their chance to bring Viciedo up and see if he can help the team down the stretch and infuse some much-needed adrenaline into the lineup.