Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
When can we take the idea of a White Sox playoff push seriously?
12 May 2026
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Chapter 1: When can we start taking the White Sox playoff push seriously?
No, no.
You know what? You've got to let it flow. Our poor producer, Ray, spilled his coffee. So thanks for christening our studio over here.
No, no. It's okay. It's okay.
Okay, I feel another promo coming on. We had, will PCA stop swinging at garbage? And now it's, are the Sox going to break them off real bad in Kansas City? What's going to happen? This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score. This is a three-game set that the White Sox are about to begin against the Kansas City Royals at home, beginning a homestand. That includes the all-important Crosstown.
And before action happens in the stands on the south side. Don't do that. There she goes again. Will they win yet another series? This would be the sixth in eight series that they could possibly win. You are inciting violence in our show.
Seriously, I am inciting violence in our show. I'm supposed to do this job, Layla. Now you're doing it for me. You are inciting. You are stirring it up every chance you get.
No, it's my mea culpa because I asked everybody to not fight. Then we got a slew of very accurate text messages about the White Sox and Cubs playing meaningful baseball. And then there were a lot of like fight implication messages going on back and forth comments on our social media. And I was like, nah, this is going to be a thing.
It's going down, man.
The Sox just need to keep winning series. But more importantly than the idea of winning series, understand this. The Sox have gotten through a fourth of their schedule playing 40 games, 19 and 21. Three teams in the division, by the way, have 19 wins. Just to let you know where it is.
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Chapter 2: What factors are influencing the White Sox's performance against the Royals?
They are 2-2 in the division. They have played exactly one series against the division. They split a four-game set with the Kansas City Royals. Now they're going to lean into division play just a little bit more. And what's important here is this is where they need to pick up and start winning these series against division opponents. It's important. It's imperative.
Kansas City is a team you can put further below .500 if you can knock them out before the Cubs come this weekend. And understand, on the horizon, they've got this stretch against Minnesota, Detroit, and Minnesota again. Ten games straight against AL Central opponents from May 25th all the way through June 3rd. That's the stretch I'm looking at now through June 3rd. If they come out of June 3rd,
And one, are above 500. But two, are still in a playoff spot because right now they're in a wild card spot right now. Then you have to really start taking the White Sox and their potential to be in the playoffs very seriously.
I can't believe I'm jumping the gun on this, but it's just the next possible thought. If they do that, and Braden Montgomery is still in AAA... At what point do they bring him up to the big leagues? Because when he went from double A to triple A, didn't you guys all think that this was like, oh, the timeline has been issued. Like first it was Noah Schultz.
And then you see Brayden get promoted from double A to triple A. I don't think he spends the entire year there.
No, I don't think so either.
I don't think you make that big of a promotion. And I know it's been an adjustment for him in AAA. Will continue to be.
Not much of one, though. I mean, he's hitting .292 in AAA. He hasn't shown as much power, but it's only been six games, right? Right. So I think a month in AAA, that's what you're thinking as far as minimum. Right. And that kind of takes you to that time period you're talking about. Because if we get to when it's June 2nd, he's going to be coming up on a month in AAA.
It's just a wild thought that the American League is so open. And because of Tarek Skubal getting injured, it changes the complexion of the AL Central so much. that you're talking about even a quarter of the way through the White Sox being able to possibly have a playoff discussion after losing 100 games in three straight years and then have the next year go like this.
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Chapter 3: How does the White Sox's record compare to their division rivals?
You're not trading Davis Martin?
I'm not trading. I hold the line on almost like
We're past the point of making those trades at this point with the Sox?
I don't know that Davis Smart was ever tradable because you have so many years of control. But I think, like, you know what I'm not doing that I thought about doing if I'm fake GM of the Sox right now, if I'm fake Chris Getz? I'm not flipping Sir Anthony Dominguez. Those are my questions. That was the one automatically?
Do you flip Eric Fetty? Getting into the playoffs is getting into the playoffs, and it'd be crazy to say, don't just go for it. But if you could even get way better and more convincing the next year by making some of these deadline deals, it's a tricky area. It's one thing to win the division. It's another thing to win a mediocre division.
But say the AL is still as bland as... Beyond the central? Just beyond the central, yeah. Yes, yeah. It's boiled chicken. Boiled, boneless, skinless chicken breast.
The Irish way.
And no salt in the water, nothing. Say the AL is that bland. That's disturbing. I mean, outside of the Yankees.
to the KFC discussion. The Rays.
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Chapter 4: What challenges do the White Sox face in upcoming games?
You're still coming all the way up. No, wait, Tanner Rourke played for Washington. Who's Tanner? Wait, Tanner. I usually have these at the top of my head. Bad day for me. Sorry, Marshall.
No, no, no, but what I'm saying is the reason you don't have to make the off decision... the offseason decisions you're talking about. The White Sox don't have to make those because it's basically, hey, we're going to do the same thing we did last year with just more confidence. We might actually go up and get some people. Maybe you extend Munutaka Murakami. Here's why.
Because if they want to flip guys, they could just flip them next deadline.
Like if it doesn't work out, like if they're not like what we think they were.
But you definitely don't take away from what they did. Right?
No, that's why it's a tough question.
No, it's not tough at all. Why would you explain to me?
Because just be realistic. It's like when the Bears went to the playoffs and they were under 500. It was like you knew that that wasn't real and it showed in the playoffs and then they sucked the next year.
How dare you do that to the MVP? was not up and coming as far as the young talent all cohesively coming together and pushing forward in years two and three. That's what you have here.
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Chapter 5: At what point should the White Sox consider bringing up Braden Montgomery?
Andrew Vaughn was the third overall pick in 2019, and he ends up flourishing with another team. But they did just enough because they knew they were in a bad division to win it.
But it was a failed core, was it not?
Yes, but my point is the plan, I think, you know, how they operated that team was based on a very bad unbalanced schedule AL Central Division. This is a surprise. So then you have to ask yourself, what do you do with these people in this collection of individuals? And I'm just saying, hold the line. Yeah, hold everybody until you know what to do. Hold the line.
He brought up Davis Martin specifically. He's under team control through 2031.
They're good to go. I get all that, but if the Sox were 10 games under .500, we'd be talking about Davis Martin and even... Even being under contract, why wouldn't he be super juicy and bring you a haul back to other teams?
Because unlike Garrett Crochet, he's not in need of a new deal. He hasn't even hit arbitration yet.
It's because his timeline still syncs with everybody else's.
No, but I'm saying if the Sox were 10 games under .500, you guys wouldn't entertain the idea of trading Davis Martin just because he's under team control?
Yes.
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