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At least it isn't a shoulder problem. http://blogs.suntimes.com/whitesox/

Looks like Jesse Crain is out of the WBC with a shoulder injury.

For what it's worth, this guy has been live tweeting during the game about Sox players. https://twitter.com/BerniePleskoff

Not sure if there was any discussion of Rienzo in the WBC, but he looked ok. He got wild at times. Got into it a little bit with Alfonso Marquez, so he's already making friends with big league umpires. He's definitely not a calm guy on the mound...at least not last night.

QUOTE (Cali @ Mar 3, 2013 -> 02:56 PM) Morel swinging like he doesn't even care anymore. Looks defeated. ...and another K.

Quick 3rd inning for Peavy.

Peavy getting torched. Spring training.

Listening to Farmer and DJ. So bad. DJ-- Mitchell absolutely has a chance to make the team. Uh, no. Not close.

Quintana threw 15 more pitches in the bullpen. He was sharp.

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Mar 2, 2013 -> 11:19 AM) Do pitchers tend to go deep into WBC games? I wanna see Rienzo go through the lineup a few times. No, there are pitch count rules in the WBC. He'll probably go three innings if he does ok. He was terrible in a spring training game last week.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 2, 2013 -> 10:39 AM) Has Quintana had a start yet? No, the regular starters are just getting going. Yesterday, Sale. Then Quintana, Peavy, Danks, and Floyd.

Arroyo vs Quintana Also scheduled to pitch: Crain, Veal, Santiago, Stewart, Troncoso, Marinez, Jones Sox: C. Sanchez 2b, Morel ss, Keppinger 3b, Dunn dh, Viciedo lf, Gillaspie 1b, Phegley c, Mitchell rf, Thompson cf Reds: Heisey, Phillips, Votto, Ludwick, Bruce, Frazier, Olivo Phipps, Izturis Also, Andre Rienzo will face Cuba tonight on MLB Network.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 1, 2013 -> 04:56 PM) I heard through the grape vine that Morel is not the upper mgmt favorite to play 3B but the coaching staff likes him on the team. Kind of will be interesting moving forward. I could definitely see Ventura wanting Morel to stay. It would seem an easy bet that the bench will be Angel Sanchez, Wise, Gillaspie, and Gimenez. With 30 days left, a lot can happen. Injuries, trades, good performance and health by Morel, poor performance by Sanchez/Gillaspie. It's good to have options.

Snodgress scoreless 1st.

So we're in agreement...Morel has value, but the Sox shouldn't trade him unless they get an offer they can't refuse. Cool. Moving on.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Feb 28, 2013 -> 02:07 PM) Guys, no one wants Brent Morel, lol. Come on. No team would want to put all of their chips at 3B with him. But there would be plenty of teams that would want him at 3B as a Plan B. I still think he has a chance to be an ok everyday 3B.

3-0-2. 4 more weeks of this.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Feb 27, 2013 -> 04:37 PM) If you trade Morel after or during spring training, you are going to get a player who is less valuable than Jeff Soptic. I don't agree with that. If he shows he's healthy, there are plenty of teams that would want to take a chance on a plus defensive player at 3B that has shown some offensive promise. It's a gamble, but teams would give something better than a hard-throwing relief pitcher.

Well, the first 5 innings were decent to follow. Now brutal spring training baseball.

How can Phegley be a hard name to learn and remember how to pronounce?

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Feb 27, 2013 -> 03:20 PM) Unless the Sox are overwhelmed, there's absolutely no point to trade him. I agree. But they will call.

Nice outing for Castro. Lot of check swings.

Morel looks pretty good. If he has a few weeks of good spring ball, teams will be calling.

Melton does no homework. none.

My feeling about the Tigers...ignore them. The Sox don't play them until July. I want the Sox to get their 89th win before the season ends. If they get to 89, they'll either win a weak division or win the 2nd wildcard. If the 2nd wildcard is the best the Sox can do, I'll take it.