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2026 Spring Training Thread

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2 hours ago, Autumn Dreamin said:

So should play Sun/Wed home games.

Monday and Tuesday at Colorado and Seattle.

Peoria is much closer than going across the metroplex.

Then LAD on Thursday is up in the air with 26th/27th (Fegan) listed as departure dates for WBC/Japan.

Unsure if Sasaki might be pitching for  LA at this point.

21 hours ago, Autumn Dreamin said:

One sleep until baseball!

we def have some dudes.

This appeared on Youtube 5 days ago from Perfect Game Baseball about Billy Carlson and his family. 

Just Baseball's (and FutureSox's) Adrian White has a fairly thorough breakdown of the White Sox' pitching situation, heading into camp:

Chicago White Sox Spring Training Storylines: Pitchers | Just Baseball

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GM Chris Getz explained that the White Sox have prioritized wiggle room, particularly on the pitching side, because “navigating a full season takes a lot of pitching.” The club has stretched out multiple arms and remains open to adding more, noting it still has “flexibility” if opportunities arise. 

 

26 minutes ago, Autumn Dreamin said:

I wonder if they have any 3B starts planned for him. 

8 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

I wonder if they have any 3B starts planned for him. 

Pretty sure they have said as much, for his WBC prep.

Orioles projected 3b and 2b out for some time.....................Sosa?

Big Kev talking about the 3-0 start is basically how I feel about it. If it puts a smile on your face it or puts a spring in your step it means something.

 

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On 2/21/2026 at 1:45 PM, BamaDoc said:

Orioles projected 3b and 2b out for some time.....................Sosa?

Would be funny to see them playing both Sosa and Ramos.

On 2/21/2026 at 12:28 PM, caulfield12 said:

Except for Scherzer, Littell and Gio...

Yep, there’s good starters available still.

Wiggle room basically means cheap options.

Red Sox on the prowl for depth LH relief pitching 👀

Another Sox on Sox trade coming ? Red Sox could wait to see who shows up on waivers. 

This was fun. Especially liked Antonacci wondering if he might get in trouble for the bat flip followed by Venable just saying "that was amazing" lol

Fegan with a Hagen update in the SoxMachine comments:

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The velo is particularly encouraging, he was topping out at 97 in AFL (where he had a 13.5 K/9) so it's a good sign that he's already back there first week of spring.

On 2/21/2026 at 1:45 PM, BamaDoc said:

Orioles projected 3b and 2b out for some time.....................Sosa?

I don't get why people are so quick to want to trade Sosa. Even with Murakami and to a lesser extent Austin Hays, this team needs all the power it can get. Sosa even with his flaws hit 22 homers last year, he has value.

4 hours ago, Boopa1219 said:

I don't get why people are so quick to want to trade Sosa. Even with Murakami and to a lesser extent Austin Hays, this team needs all the power it can get. Sosa even with his flaws hit 22 homers last year, he has value.

It comes down to roster fit.  Sosa’s path to playing time is limited because of his defensive shortcomings.  Right now, I’m assuming the bulk of his at-bats will be at DH and against LH pitching.  That’s just not a huge role.  Obviously injury could change that, but even then Antonacci isn’t too far off and will eventually push for a role.  Plus the Sox already have Baldwin who is a better option at 3B or 2B.

None of this means you should trade him, but it’s hard to see his value going up as a short side platoon DH.

17 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

It comes down to roster fit.  Sosa’s path to playing time is limited because of his defensive shortcomings.  Right now, I’m assuming the bulk of his at-bats will be at DH and against LH pitching.  That’s just not a huge role.  Obviously injury could change that, but even then Antonacci isn’t too far off and will eventually push for a role.  Plus the Sox already have Baldwin who is a better option at 3B or 2B.

None of this means you should trade him, but it’s hard to see his value going up as a short side platoon DH.

They would almost be better off showcasing him the first half.

But he's going to run into Hays for DH bats as well.

That would also require sitting Meidroth.

A weak side DH with poor defense just pretty much has the same value as a Miguel Andujar/Sheets type...more value to the Sox than most other teams due to their lack of pop from other positions.

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