Autumn Dreamin

Do we have to do this thing where we pretend not to understand that process > results in spring? Process: Colson punishes a low fastball. Result: Inning ending out for a hitless day. Which piece is more predictive? You can have a bad process and get bad results, like the 2024 Sox. You can also have a good process and still get bad results, like the Dodgers 1-4 spring record this year. The Rockies had a .586 win% in spring last year, and then had a 101 loss season. The process is the informative piece rather than the record itself. The Sox being bad at both doesn't magically make the record matter. I don't care about Cactus League standings, I care about the process improving. But of course, everyone here knows that already, because none of you would be infused with optimism by a bunch of spring wins driven by errors from opposing AA defenders or lighting up camp invite reclamation projects (though, of course, when OUR #96 filler from the backfields gets lit up, it's totally predictive of the season to come...) Judge the process. Or don't, I admit that it's a pain with inconsistent broadcasts and data. But then also don't be a spring training box score watcher declaring that you know they'll be bad because Colson went 0-3 and a pitcher working on a new FB shape gave up contact that got misplayed into runs by a MiLB deal guy who won't make the team. So much server space here is wasted performatively complaining about silly fake things when there are actual real things to complain about and it makes it so discouraging to try to have actual baseball conversations.

I am literally 100% confident that if the Sox acquired Canario and he continued to be what he has been, there'd be no shortage of complaints about how the Sox have learned nothing about falling in love with guys with limited contact skills, and how "typical White Sox" it is to give up on [whoever they DFA'd/traded] for a 30 hit tool profile, and how every other team passed on him for a reason and "only the Sox" would be stupid enough to give something up for him. Did the same thing last spring with guys like Peyton Burdick and Canaan Smith-Njigba who oscillated between being stupid to claim/not claim based almost entirely upon the assumption that whatever the Sox did was "obviously" wrong, as if players like these aren't running through a new team's waiver wire every week in spring for a reason.

Seems like some of these changeups were miscategorized sinkers. New pitch for Martin.

Sosa works a 7 pitch full count walk, nice to see.

3U/3D for Iriate's first inning with 1K. 11/15 for strikes.

Solid 2IP for the Dart. Gave up a double, but nothing else. 2K on 18 pitches, including 7 changeups. Hard hit 109mph single to lead off the 3rd for Korey Lee, who then stole 2B.

Better angle of Teel vs. Sasaki

Sox v. Sasaki in some sim game action...

Casual 63% CSW for my guy Mason

Nastrini's velo seems up a tick. Also he's changed up his pitch mix/shapes some.

He had a ~1 WHIP last season in AA/AAA. It's possible that one spring inning is not reflective of his skillset.

ICYMI:

115 EV, 430 ft for Cags, that's a big guy.

Braden easy walk in his first spring AB.

Dalbec walk, Julks HR for the lead.

Eder throwing a new pitch. Whatever Statcast was labeling as a cutter today is nothing like his cutter from last year. Maybe a sweeper? Carela on the bump, Braden in CF now.

Taylor and Quero in, so no luck for you there.

Eder sitting 94 this early in spring seems like a good sign. Also wondering if Lee has made a jump in his framing? Sox have gotten quite a few pitcher friendly calls, and all 5 K's have been looking. Salvy got one overturned on a challenge.

Thaiss got the start yesterday, then Teel was the midgame sub. Hoping Quero is the midgame sub for Lee today.

Even in ST, you shouldn't run on Korey Lee

RBI single for Sosa, 106 EV liner to right

This is wholesome