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I don't think it's a given Colas starts. Valdez is lefty and a high GB rate pitcher. The Sox will be beating the ball into the ground. While Colas has cut down on K's he's also beat the ball into the ground. I actually wish they had left him alone over this winter in Miami. Well, not left him alone but just said be yourself and we'll see how it plays while concentrating on him being more selective and having a 2 strike approach rather than a lets look oppo approach . Hate to see a buy strong guy like Colas not take his big cuts. As far as bombs go he's as capable of hitting it 450 ft as Eloy is. Romy and Zavala mostly pull the ball but both of them have show the ability to go oppo also. Yes they both K a lot but I'll take them looking to pull more. Zeby gets a lot doubles doing that also. Romy's last 10 games played, from March 17 to March 28 ,he was 11/29 (.379) with 6 HR's and 12 RBI. He finished ST with a .646 slugging %. I wouldn't be surprised at all to see Romy in RF.

Yea i was just coming back to edit my post when i saw the previous post said he was out of options. Would've had to stick him on the 26 and that wasn't going to happen.

Hard to believe the Sox mess around with Billy Hamilton when a switch hitting speed and defense guy like Pache was available for peanuts after he hit .302 this spring. I know many love Hamilton but this stick just don't play . Can't keep guys around just because they are a good cheerleader. At least find a guy with upside like Pache. No idea if Pache has options left and that figures in a decent amount of minor league acquisitions. Always other things to take into consideration also like a player's reputation and/or attitude inside the clubhouse.

I think I already predicted the Sox would win the division. However I wouldn't be surprised if the starting pitching collapsed. Gio and Kopech velocity seems to be down. Cease still can't find the strike zone as much as you would like an ace to do . I think the offense and defense will be better but with so many guys who can't seem to stay healthy , it's expecting a lot to expect them to stay healthy. Sox fan me says they win the division. Normal me says a helluva lot has to go right. They don't have the starting pitching depth and closing games may become a problem as well as the entire bullpen. Tough early schedule won't do them any favors as they try to unite as a team. 16 road games 13 home and many tough teams. Romy will be the most useful bench piece since he can run field and hit (maybe but at least he has power).

Sox will win today just so we can make jokes about being at .500 for the spring.

That's what I was doing early in the off season, combing AAA guys. I'm glad James Outman made the Dodgers opening day roster .

F Sox Machine. There's only one reason why they get time on 670 The Score, because they are boring and dwell on all the bad things. Like in that podcast. The only comments they put up all basically questioned final bench pieces. Well duhhh. There was no way to please everyone regarding the bench. Not enough decent hitters who could also field. Romy and Seby maybe and no one believed in Seby s defense or offense a year ago. Romy looks like he can play the OF. We don't have much of a sample to know but he's fast and athletic . He has power .Might as well have some power on the bench. If you are going to only get sporadic starts and PH, HRs will do more damage than any other hit. Alberto won a spot. Why play games if u can't win a spot by performing well or lose a spot by performing poorly . 3 of the 4 bench players are RH. Sheets or Haseley. That was your choice for a LH bench piece. They chose power and a guy with MLB credentials rather than the guy they released last year. Sure people wanted Burger ( all hit no glove) or Hamilton ( speed and D no bat at all ). Reading the tea leaves here wasn't that hard. The Romy hype train was rolling since early in the off season. He started spring bad . We heard he was hurt, disappeared then came out of nowhere and smacked 5 HRs. I like James Fox. He's a Sox fan and has some celebrity for being a level headed expert but close to crunch time he still got half the bench wrong and we all knew Seby was a lock so essentially he got 2 of the 3 others wrong. Many said Leury was a lock and they were shocked the Sox ate the money. Really ? Didn't the Sox eat more money with Keuchel ? The bench is basically built for as much power as possible to make big impact in a small amount of time . It's not meant for late inning defense or pinch running . Really how much better was Hamilton than Romy in those areas ? Burger is Romy without the speed and defensive versatility. Seby, Romy and Alberto seemed like the easier picks to make once Romy started blasting HRs. Alberto started hot and stayed hot the whole way and did fine defensively.

Pretty impressive rally considering it was 2 on 2 outs and 0-2 count and the score was 6-1. Even after the Romy HR made it 6-4, 3 straight hits with 2 outs tied it. Kath single, Glass double and Gladney the 2 RBI hit up the middle.

Yea we can talk all we want about stretching and adding muscle and it certainly helps in some and not at all in others. Genes have a lot to do with injuries , some people just aren't "built" right to give sustained max effort whether you're an athlete or a construction worker Gio experimented with extra pounds and Eloy too. Now they both decided they were too heavy.They are still figuring it out for themselves what's best for them so I don't see how we can decide that for them. Still I'd rather have Eloy in the batters box than in the OF by a long shot.

Could James be wrong on 2 of the 4 guys? I'm guessing he'll be wrong on 1 of the 4 certainly. Hamilton ? Really ? Makes me feel bad for guys who had good springs like Haseley and Erick Gonzalez. If it is that 4 for the opening series I'll start calling James the Fantastic Mr. Fox.

Good luck Leury. You were my adopt a prospect and I liked your speed and versatility and your big smile and often stuck up for you. However after last year it became apparent that there were going to be better options even though you had many supporters or was it Andrus detractors early in the off season ? A bit of both I suppose. But in the end you're not on the team and Andrus is a starting 2nd baseman for better or worse. In any case have fun with your money . You should have enough for the rest of your life to live comfortably.

And they just did as well as announcement by Len on the broadcast. Day to day with lower back stiffness.

Apparently Shaw has been released from his minor league contract to pursue opportunities with another team.

Thanks it' so odd the last 2 days the Sox aren't even at the top of my app like they usually are because I have it on White Sox settings. Today it's the Guardian's Reds game at the top.

Gomber is a LHP so 3 of the top 4 being RH makes sense unless you want Moncada in the top 4 also because he is a SH so all 4 can hit RH against a LHP. Grandal has the day off so we're missing a potential middle of the order bat so today against a LHP. Today you're looking at 3 Benintendi , 6 Sheets and 8 Colas. I doubt there are going to be many times during the season the Sheets hits 6th against a LHP.

But Leury is there !! Ugh.

Pretty pitiful on the week MLB TV is having it's free watch thing going on that for 2 days in a row the Sox games has neither team doing the broadcast .So partial blame can go to the Rox and Reds. The Sox are the home team today.

Lynn done now, final line 4.2 IP, 5 hits, 2 R both earned, 2 BB, 6 K

Romy rough day 0-4 with 3 K. Only one in the lineup so far without a hit.

Remillard 3-3, just hit his 2nd HR of the game leading off the 6th. 5 RBI today

Lynn 6 up 6 down since he came back in.

SOx with 12 hits through 3 inning. 3 4 5 6 of Sheets Grandal, Burger and Colas 6 for 7 . 5 run inning. Lynn back in the game.

SHeets singles in Leury who led off with a double. Sheets now 2-2. 4-2 White Sox top of the 3rd.

Remillard, Erick Gonzales with HR's. Ho Hum Hanser hit another double. Now has like .850 slugging and 1.400 OPS

WBC and lots of minor leaguers getting PA's.