As SoxFest Live wrapped up Saturday, the attention turns to spring training. Chicago White Sox pitchers and catchers report on Feb. 12 for Will Venable’s first camp as manager.

Kyle Tucker of the Houston Astros (left) congratulates pitcher Ryan Pressly after the Astros defeated the White Sox 6-1 to win Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Oct. 7, 2021, in Houston, Texas. Both are now Cubs.

The Chicago Cubs remain on the hunt to add one more big name to the roster before Opening Day in Japan against the Dodgers on March 19. Some of the major needs for the team have been addressed already this offseason,

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Reese McGuire, who saw his production drop off with the Red Sox in 2024, is set to join the Cubs for their major league Spring Training camp next month.

How did the Chicago White Sox fare with their reimagined fan fest at the Ramova Theatre? As well as you could expect.

Keller debuted in the MLB in 2018 with Kansas City and spent six seasons there before signing with the Chicago White Sox in March 2024. After choosing free agency in May, he signed with the Red Sox and spent the year between Boston and Triple-A Worcester.

Since winning the World Series in 2016, the Chicago Cubs have made three playoff appearances, but two have resulted in being swept in the wild-card round. The Cubs missed the postseason for a fourth straight year in 2024 after finishing with a record of 83-79 and second in the National League Central.

The Boston Red Sox were at the front of the race to get superstar Alex Bregman a little while ago this offseason, but it seems more and more like it won’t happen. Fansided’s Chris Landers proposed three trade targets that could work as substitutes to getting Bregman, and would make sure not all fans lose trust in the Sox’ front office.

The Padres have been said through much of the offseason to be looking for ways to shed payroll and chief among those ways is the rumored potential trade of ace Dylan Cease. Among other teams, obviously,

The FanDuel Spots Network (formerly Bally Sports, formerly Fox Sports Ohio, formerly … you get the point) is a one-year stopgap as its parent company, Diamond Sports Group tries to get out of bankruptcy. Evan Drellich has written a lot about this.