Joe Kelly says many White Sox ‘100 percent ready’ already

Joe Kelly of the White Sox pitches against the San Diego Padres at Peoria Stadium on March 11, 2023 in Peoria, Arizona. (Getty Images) (Getty)

PEORIA, Ariz. — Veteran right-hander Joe Kelly says start the season now.

“I’ve seen a lot of more players, if you’d ask them, they’re probably 100% ready,” Kelly said after pitching a scoreless inning of relief with one strikeout Saturday. “Maybe timing is off, but body-wise, everyone is up to full game speed. Pretty rare to see that, especially pitchers.”