Game Thread: Cubs at White Sox (delayed, rain, or threat of rain, or perhaps why play at all)

As is often be the case with game threads, particularly in springtime, the White Sox have punctuated pregame with some roster shuffling:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, March 7, 2025

WHITE SOX MAKE FIVE ROSTER MOVES

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Prior to today’s spring training game vs. the Cubs, the Chicago White Sox made the following five roster moves:

Optioned to Class AA Birmingham (1): RHP Juan Carela;
Reassigned to minor-league camp (4): INF Jacob Gonzalez, C Adam Hackenberg and OFs Braden Montgomery and Wilfred Veras.