RECAP: White Sox vs. Angels;Spring Training Game One

The White Sox lost there 2009 Spring Training opener to the LA Angels by a score of 12-3. I have a few notes about today's game:

• Don't get frustrated with Dotel. Coop tells his pitchers in the first few games of Spring Training to throw more fast balls. The same thing happened to Gavin Floyd last year
• Look for A.J. to hit number 2 during the season if he continues to produce in ST
• Don't be discouraged with Tyler Flowers defense. He just started playing catcher a couple years ago. He will be fine if he progresses like he should
• 1 bad game from someone will not cause them to lose a spot or position on the roster
• Brad Salmon sucks
• Clayton Richard looks to have an early hand on the 5th starter spot, after showing good velocity and mixture of pitches today

You can access the box score by clicking here: http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2009_02_25_chamlb_anamlb_1

MLB.com Fantasy

Hey, go check out the fantasy predictions. I love looking at that stuff. it has a lot of interesting predictions. The ones I'm most intrigued by is the Clayton Richard, Wilson Betemit, and Paul Konerko. All of them are predicted to have pretty good seasons.

Colon Deal Gives Sox Depth

Bortolo Colon pitched a total of 194.2 innings over the last three years. Before this signing, the Sox were going into Spring Training with Aaron Poreda, Jeff Marquez, Clayton Richard, and Lance Broadway all battling for the final 2 spots in the rotation. Although only pitching next to nothing the last couple years, I feel more confident with Colon Heading into Spring Training than I do with the set of young pitching vying for the last 2 spots in the rotation. Colon, last year, made a total of 7 starts with an ERA of 3.92. What was suprising is the velocity on his fastball reached 95 MPH which shows that he still has the arm, if he can keep it healthy. This is a good signing for the Sox, as it was only a minor league deal and gves the club depth. Colon should report to Spring Training healthy.