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Some crazy high scoring footbal scores in exhibition baseball today including a 27-6 game . Sox might be on the bad end of that mojo tonight.

Kyle Teel's 2 run HR Team Italy vs Cubs yesterday.

No game today so MLB Network's 30 Clubs 30 Camps preview of the 2026 White Sox dropped yesterday. https://www.mlb.com/video/30-clubs-30-camps-white-sox?partnerId=web_video-playback-page_video-share

Which they dont really care about at this point of ST . I think that was the point you were making. The main guys will eventually pitch in their assigned roles this spring. Right now its a hodge podge. While we often cite the improvement in close games as a key component to improving lets not lose track that we're talking about the regular season .

Pads take lead 4-3. Walk and a double.

Rule 5 guy Alexander Alberto pitching top 8.

Kelley with a nice job getting out of the mess with only 1 run scoring and a K.

Wiki taken out with injury.

Wiki in deep , sacks packed no outs 2 walks.

Wiki Gonzo into pitch.

Hill has been hot lately 2b and triple today 2 RBI. 3-2 Sox lead.

With no outs it's not a good play. Sox testing Padres fundamental .Padres pass. Sox a lot of outs lately on the bases whereas in the earlier games they were successful. Meidroth is not a base stealer.

Chris Murphy pitches 3 innings , 0 runs 1 H, 1BB, 4 K.

Vargas likes Pivetta. Solo bomb ties it.

Catellanos likes Newcomb . 2 run HR 420 to left. Toke !!

on your smart tv or internet if you have an internet browser on the TV mlbwebcast.com click on the white sox or padres logo circle to get it.

True .I had looked at Chase's MiLB numbers and it still all came back to plate approach and walks ,and the consistent steadily high OBP and better fielding though it is only slighly above average . Both show that there is more than one way to skin a cat. Both made it to the majors. Chase because of great approach which resulted in decent but not powerful hitting stats yearly. Sosa because he'd have a down year then adjust so ,as we often hear with prospects, his path was not linear. Projection systems are less tolerant of the inconsistenies of non linear development.

Im conflicted here.Sosa wasn't that bad defensibly at 2nd base. He was far from the top defender there but so was Chase. They had almost the same fWAR. Sosa slightly higher 1.4 to 1.3 for Chase .WAR and projection system hate Sosa because of the poor chase rate ,low walk rate and defense. fWAR had Sosa slightly negative in offensive and more negative in defensive WAR but somehow his overall WAR was 1.4. The projection models are much kinder to Meidroth than perhaps any other Sox player as far as projected WAR. Not sure why that is. Maybe walk rate, chase rate and defense are more steady stats that make it easier for a counting stat like WAR to incrementally move forward because a good approach is a key to being a better hitter. You might not be able to say Sosa is a professional hitter because of his approach but he is a pretty good hitter. WAR and projection models look at Sosa and basically say we don't understand why he and Meidroth had similar WAR but it won't happen again. Its like the single best contact you can make doesnt even count as much as a walk.

I did actually acknowledge the present by saying the future is here already. 😁

JR is still here and not spending but the team is moving forward regardless. The starting pitching could be stacked by next year with some prospect luck. Braden Montgomery , Antonacci, & 2026 1:1 could all make sooner than expected impact. Grant Taylor, McDougal, H. Smith, Schultz, & S. Smith could all be pitching in the starting rotation. And there could be a surprise or 2. That's what's exciting about the future. It's known to a degree but unknown,too. Can't hurt to have the Pope aboard. Has JR talked at all about the Pope ? I know he's not Catholic but you'd think he'd at least acknowledge the most famous Sox fan in the world. I know they have said and done supportive things re: the Pope that had JR's blessing but I dont recall any JR quotes about it.