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Sosa ignited a three-run rally in the second inning with a leadoff double off of Justin Wrobleski. He then smacked a run-scoring single in the third inning that increased the White Sox’ advantage to 4-0 before scoring on a two-run single off the bat of Tristan Peters. The 26-year-old infielder is having a strong spring, hitting .303 (10-for-33) with two homers, seven RBI and a stolen base in 37 plate appearances. The recent injury to Kyle Teel opens the door for Sosa to see more work as the designated hitter in addition to spelling others around the infield.

Mahle has really impressed this spring, and while his velocity has fluctuated, the results are encouraging. The 31-year-old gave up a solo homer to top prospect Bryce Eldridge, and then kept the River Cats from reaching home plate. Mahle is going to pitch in the middle of the Giants’ rotation, and there’s just enough upside to suggest he’s worthy of a roster spot in deeper formats.

Sims opted out of his minor league deal Saturday, and is back with a deal that assuredly contains another opt-out for the 31-year-old. The White Sox will need to add Sims to the 40-man roster if they deem him worthy of an MLB spot.

Lee’s chances of making the roster were tenous, and then it became obvious that the 27-year-old wouldn’t break camp with the team after Chicago signed Reese McGuire. The team will likely work out a trade for a team looking for a backup backstop, and if not, he’ll hit the waiver wire.

Thomas, 25, hit .239/.250/.435 in his 20 games of Cactus League action, and he’ll head to Triple-A to get regular playing time. There’s a pretty good chance Thomas will be up whenever the A’s need outfield help.

Nicolas was acquired at the start of March for Tyler Calihan, and the 27-year-old will somewhat surprisingly not open the year as a part of the Cincinnat bullpen. It’s likely he’ll be one of the first arms up when the Reds need reinforcement.

Pereda will provide some depth behind the plate in Tacoma. Joe performed admirably this spring, and if he doesn’t report to Triple-A, there could be interest in his bat on the open market.

Song was able to participate in a Triple-A game Sunday. The infielder will begin the season on the injured list, but it’s an encouraging sign that he’s able to participate in exhibition games. He’ll likely begin a rehab assigment shortly after the start of the year, and could help San Diego by the end of April.

An efficient Williams got 15 outs with 64 pitches today, never throwing more than 17 in an inning. He ends the spring 2-1 with a 4.58 ERA and a 19/2 K/BB in 17 2/3 innings, and he’ll make his first regular-season start Friday in Seattle. Last year, he was 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA in his two starts against the Mariners.

The 24-year-old DeLauter is sitting at .429/.500/.657 with a 4/5 K/BB in 40 plate appearances. He’s made eight of his nine starts in the field in right, so it looks like that’ll be his primary spot in the regular season. Interesting is that he’ll probably wind up seeing a fair amount of time against lefties, given the makeup of the rest of the Guardians’ roster. It would have made sense for the Guardians to keep Stuart Fairchild to supplement him versus southpaws, but another lefty, CJ Kayfus, seems poised to get that spot.

Martinez, one of the AL’s worst players in hitting .224/.269/.359 in 484 plate appearances and playing below average outfield defense last season, is going to make the Guardians and might be in line for quite a bit of time initially with George Valera on the IL. He’s hit .350/.395/.850 this spring, with an average EV up about seven mph from last year’s mark of 97.1 mph. It might be a good sign, but he’s still only an option in deep AL-only leagues right now.