Right-hander Drew Thorpe, who had a 5.48 ERA over nine starts during his big league debut for the White Sox last season, will undergo Tommy John surgery in the near future, as announced by the team Saturday.

After his opt-out drama this winter — in which the Yankees declined to attach an extra season to his pact and Cole then withdrew his decision to opt out — Cole is owed $144 million for the final four years of his contract, one of which is finished before it began.