GLENDALE, Ariz. – White Sox reliever Matt Thornton isn’t overreacting to inflammation in his elbow.

Thornton had an MRI on Tuesday after experiencing discomfort in his throwing arm, but the left-hander said he’s “not worried about it at all” because there’s plenty of time to back off his workload and recover.

“It’s just achy, balky, whatever you want to call it,” Thornton said. “Just more than likely just the process of throwing every day for a week and adding the intensity, live [batting practice], cutting it loose a little bit. Like I said, it’s something we can get under control and it won’t be a problem the rest of the year.”