You can judge the wood condition with a sharp screw driver, ice pick, or awl. By comparing it to good wood of the same grade and age like the other end of the same joist.
There are other ways to anchor a sill plate. Rot is always the next thing to attack wood especially if it has been getting wet. It is never a bad idea to paint any questionable wood that will be left in place with end cut treatment for treated wood

There are other ways to anchor a sill plate. Rot is always the next thing to attack wood especially if it has been getting wet. It is never a bad idea to paint any questionable wood that will be left in place with end cut treatment for treated wood
