Austin Hays, Cubs killer? Both of his spring HRs are here at Sloan.

4 minutes ago, Autumn Dreamin said:

Austin Hays, Cubs killer? Both of his spring HRs are here at Sloan.

3 way tie for Sox ST HR lead w/ Antonacci & Murray. 

Dongs all around

Sosa sugar greets the Cubs RP ! 

Sox sweets yummy ! 

If I could just have ballpark noise and no announcers, I’d take it. 

So Sosa at DH with Hays in RF?

Or Baldwin in RF?

Or Baldwin CF Hays RF Sosa DH?

 

Seems that Acuna is being pegged as CF starter and Top of the lineup by most insiders.

 

Baldwin couldn’t see that somehow? 

Baldwin has a good chance of starting his season in Charlotte IMO. Especially because he has options left.

 

Schoenle not a hard thrower but got out of the inning in relief of Kay.

Kay 95/96 with his sinker.

Kay being at 96-97mph is nice, he was a ~94.5mph guy last time he was in MLB.

11 minutes ago, Baron said:

Baldwin couldn’t see that somehow? 

Arizona sun is brutal 

13 minutes ago, Jake said:

Baldwin has a good chance of starting his season in Charlotte IMO. Especially because he has options left.

Don't think so respectfully. 

Hicks doesn't skip his PFPs

39 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

So Sosa at DH with Hays in RF?

Or Baldwin in RF?

Or Baldwin CF Hays RF Sosa DH?

 

Seems that Acuna is being pegged as CF starter and Top of the lineup by most insiders.

Or start the season starting Sosa at 2B, with Meidroth as the 2B-SS sub. 

Quero wants the season to start 5 minutes ago, already.

I think if Sosa sticks around (and it looks like he will), this team is gonna hit a fair share of bombs. 

Let's stop getting thrown out at home please. And hitting weak grounders to a drawn in infield while we're at it.

Merk's notes:

Teel to say 'arrivederci' to White Sox and 'ciao' to Team Italy

- Venable likes Teel
- Newcomb likes Teel's elan
- Teel likes Italy's chances

39 minutes ago, almagest said:

Let's stop getting thrown out at home please. And hitting weak grounders to a drawn in infield while we're at it.

With aggressive baserunning which has got a lot of steals and extra bases this spring, you do get outs on the bases too. 

This Tyson Miller does not look like he’s gonna make the team.

Another great victory!!!! Looks to me like this is really going to be a fun 2026 White Sox season. The White Sox are coming, Tra La, Tra La!!!!

3 hours ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

Antonacci is the most exciting revelation of spring by far imo. 

I would give him the job over meidroth. The questions he had were all around getting to power with + EV's which he's now shown he can do.

I might be getting crazy, but his path reminds me so much of Jose Ramirez with the difference being Antonacci never had the down year. Elite contact and zone rates, but questions on growing into power. We obviously know what happened when he did.

Spring doesnt matter for almost anything, but for EV's it's very meaningful. 

109.5 and 107.1 this spring. Also another ball at 101. It's the peak that matters though.

The Sox aren’t uprooting Meidroth yet.  The Sox absolutely love the kid and his power (while firmly below average) was compromised last season due to a variety of health issues.  That being said, I do think that if Chase isn’t a 100+ wRC+ guy by June, then Antonacci has a real chance of taking the 2B job and pushing Chase to a reserve infielder role.  I still love both players and think they are the type of role players a good org like the Dodgers have in the 8 to 11 range of their positional group.

2 hours ago, caulfield12 said:

Seems that Acuna is being pegged as CF starter and Top of the lineup by most insiders.

Has anyone but Levine said the above, especially the top of the order part?