Stay Calm and Carry On

I know. It’s only spring training. Get a grip. But it’s always fun to beat the Cubs, which the White Sox did yesterday by a 5-1 score. Better yet when your team hits three homeruns off of starter Shota Imanaga. Nice when the other team has to worry about its starting pitching. Second-year catcher Edgar Quero connected off Imanaga in the first, followed by rookie outfielder Braden Montgomery in the second and veteran Austin Hayes in the third. For me, Quero’s and Montgomery’s homers are the clouts that count in particular. Young guys hot, that’s what you want in spring training. Not that Lenyn Sosa is old; the 26-year old added a homer of his own while 25-year old Brooks Baldwin stayed hot with a single and run scored. I still think Sosa gets traded by Opening Day, but good for him and good for the Sox if he keeps on hitting. Somehow, I can see him hitting a ton at Yankee Stadium. Now, back to Montgomery, who also tripled; that gives him two to go with the homer in a 5-for-14 spring so far. How long does Montgomery stay in the minors, or Sam Antonacci, for that matter? Good questions to have and the kind of questions the Sox haven’t had for way too long.