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  "path": "/white-sox/2026/03/16/erick-fedde-hoping-to-crack-rotation-in-return-to-white-sox",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-17T03:36:09.512Z",
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  "textContent": "<p>SURPRISE, Ariz. — Right-hander <b>Erick Fedde</b> knew he wanted to return to the White Sox, the one organization with which he has -experienced success over his eight-year big-league career.</p><p>Fedde, who signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract, already is on the team’s 40-man roster and battling for a spot in the rotation. Fedde allowed three runs on seven hits while striking out four in 3⅔ innings in relief of lefty <b>Hagen Smith</b> in Sunday’s 10-4 loss against the Royals.</p><p>Fedde began the outing by allowing two singles and a sacrifice fly that scored the Royals’ first run before getting <b>Starling Marte </b>to whiff looking and striking out <b>Carter Jensen</b>. In the fourth, he allowed a leadoff homer to <b>Brandon Drury </b>on a cutter in the middle of the plate.</p><p>He righted the ship and allowed a single and recorded three outs on a sacrifice bunt and two flyouts. The third run he allowed came after a <b>Kyle Isbel </b>leadoff double, followed by an RBI single by <b>Lane Thomas</b>.</p><p>“[The] sweeper was great today,” Fedde said. “Lots of swing and miss on it. That’s a big part of my game.”</p><p>The objective for Fedde was to go three or four innings. He didn’t like spraying hits and ratcheting up the pitch count over lengthy at-bats, but he was pleased with the quality of his stuff. As with all spring-training outings, you have to take it with a grain of salt. Pitchers often work on -different pitch grips and tinker during an appearance.</p><p>“[I was] focusing on the cutter grip [that] we’ve been working on, just making sure it’s moving the right amount,” Fedde said. “Unfortunately, the homer was on that [cutter], but got him to strike out later on it, so a little redemption there.”</p><p>Fedde said he hasn’t had much conversation with manager <b>Will Venable </b>about the competition and didn’t want to push the question on them. Through three appearances this spring, Fedde has a 3.12 ERA over 8⅔ innings. He’s still firmly in the competition for one of the team’s rotation spots with right-handers <b>Sean Burke </b>and <b>Jonathan Cannon</b>.</p><p><b>Smith getting comfortable</b></p><p>Smith had a sterling start for the Sox on Sunday, throwing two scoreless innings with five strikeouts. Smith won’t break camp with the big-league team, but it’s encouraging that Smith’s stuff is crisp and that he did a good job finding the strike zone.</p><p>Smith was reassigned to minor-league camp Monday, but the arrow is pointing up for his development. He’ll start the season at Triple-A Charlotte.</p><p>“I was a lot better than I was last year,” Smith said Sunday. ‘‘This time. Everything feels good, I threw a couple of cutters today for the first time in a game in a while.”</p><p><b>Roster moves</b></p><p>Before Monday’s game, the Sox reassigned six players: outfielders <b>Dru Baker </b>and<b> Dustin Harris</b>; infielders <b>William Bergolla Jr. </b>and <b>Oliver Dunn</b>; right-hander <b>Tyson Miller</b> and Smith.</p><p><b>Rangers 3,Sox 2</b></p><p>Right-hander <b>Sean Burke </b>allowed one run on three hits with four strikeouts and three walks over three innings.</p><p>• Outfielders <b>Everson Pereira </b>and<b> Jarred Kelenic</b> were a combined 0-for-6.</p><p>• <b>On deck:</b> A’s at Sox, 3:05 p.m. Monday, Glendale, TBA vs. <b>Anthony Kay</b>.<br></p>",
  "title": "Erick Fedde hoping to crack rotation in return to White Sox",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-17T03:36:09.512Z"
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