Pick a Coast

Usually, Clare is the one to call me with White Sox news. But I beat her to the phone this morning—Gavin Sheets signed a minor-league deal with the Padres that includes a spring-training invite. That reunites Sheets with Dylan Cease, at least for a while. And then you have Yoan Moncada signing a one-year deal with the Angels, who’ve also invited Tim Anderson to spring training. Wouldn’t those two make for an interesting double-play combination? And let’s not forget Garrett Crochet, Lucas Giolito and Liam Hendriiks pitching for the Red Sox over on the other coast. Atlanta is about 250 miles from the Atlantic, so you might throw in Chris Sale with the Braves, too. Let’s see how all this coastal ex-Sox talent does in the months ahead.