McKnight: Sale Frustrated With Spring Struggles
Spring has not been kind to Chris Sale. Perhaps that's not fair. Maybe the weather, workouts, meals, golf and time with his teammates have all been kind; but the starts have not.
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Spring has not been kind to Chris Sale. Perhaps that's not fair. Maybe the weather, workouts, meals, golf and time with his teammates have all been kind; but the starts have not.
Albert Pujols hit his first two homers for the Angels and Ervin Santana exited after being hit by a line drive in Los Angeles' 9-7 loss the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.
Gavin Floyd has thrown with plenty on his shoulders before. Trade rumors -- substantiated or no -- don't seem to alter the burden.
White Sox starter Jake Peavy allowed six runs and eight hits in just 2 1-3 innings of his second spring training start, and the Oakland Athletics beat Chicago 9-4 on Monday.
The Blue Jays are looking for another starter before the season and have been a frequent trade partner with the White Sox in the last year.
Jamie Moyer was solid in his second spring training outing, allowing a run and three hits over three innings for a Colorado Rockies split squad in a 5-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.
Colby Lewis pitched four perfect innings for the Texas Rangers in a 3-2 loss to a Chicago White Sox split squad Saturday.
Travis Wood boosted his chances of earning a spot in the Chicago Cubs' rotation, allowing one run while pitching into the third inning of a 5-1 win over the White Sox on Friday.
The first real injury of the season hit the White Sox camp this week.
It has been nearly 20 years since the infamous brawl between the new White Sox manager Robin Ventura and Rangers president Nolan Ryan.
Adam Dunn doubled, homered and drove in four runs and the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 6-3, giving rookie manager Robin Ventura his first win.
When the White Sox traded Sergio Santos to the Blue Jays, they didn't just lose one of their best young pitchers.
Jake Peavy is more concerned with his health than results this spring training. A right shoulder injury cut short his 2010 season and delayed his start last year, but Peavy came into spring training feeling healthy. Finally.
The White Sox have agreed to one-year contracts with 24 players, including second baseman Gordon Beckham, catcher Tyler Flowers and starting pitcher Chris Sale.
Chemistry and camaraderie are extremely important to winning in baseball, if you believe most players.
