Sox In The Basement

Is This What Real Baseball Looks Like?

26 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A vacation away from the White Sox brings stark observations from watching other MLB teams in action. Edgar Quero is so good his manager has even move...

White Sox Cords, Cables and Leashes

23 Apr 2025

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James Fox of FutureSox joins Ed for one more show and talks about how quickly the hook comes for bad players and who is waiting to take their place. ...

The White Sox Roster Churn

19 Apr 2025

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James Fox of FutureSox sits down and talks about finding bright spots on a team with a dim outlook.  Will the inevitable roster turnover that is comi...

Meidroth A Lesson For White Sox

16 Apr 2025

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Chase Meidroth played well in AAA and was elevated to the majors. So far, so good. One thing he does well is get on base. Another AAA prospect is putt...

White Sox Still Lack Accountability

12 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With the exception of a couple $15,000,000 per year players, everyone on this team is being paid low enough that you could justify benching, optioning...

Prove It, White Sox

09 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Why can a White Sox fan see the problem way before the team can see it? It isn't difficult to evaluate some key pieces on this roster. You just need e...

Being Reasonable As A White Sox Fan

05 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You can't get too high or too low this season with the 2025 White Sox. You may also have a hard time being sure of much when evaluating them. Let's ta...

White Sox Entered April In First Place

02 Apr 2025

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Yeah, we kind of had to title the show that way. Who knows when you get to say something like that again?! The pitching is really good to start the ye...

The New White Sox

29 Mar 2025

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Opening Day was a lot more than just a victory. We also saw a very new White Sox team. Former White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson's interview, along with...

Everything's Coming Up Milhouse For The White Sox

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Brandon Drury broke his thumb and got released. Drew Thorpe is getting Tommy John surgery. Jacob Amaya is seemingly the starting shortstop. No...reall...

White Sox Dealing With An Unexpected Roster

22 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you asked Chris Getz who he wanted to see make the 2025 White Sox Opening Day Roster, it wouldn't be what sits in front of him now. While the team ...

White Sox Start Trimming The Roster

19 Mar 2025

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Kyle Teel and possibly even Edgar Quero could make it to Chicago this year, but they will not be in the bigs on Opening Day. We explain why there coul...

White Sox Spring Surprises

15 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Clevinger to be the closer? Brandon Drury an everyday player? Kyle Teel winning an Opening Day gig? The White Sox have four rotation spots locked...

The Battle For White Sox Infield Positions Intensifies

12 Mar 2025

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Colson Montgomery is not making the Opening Day roster. Names like Vaughn, Drury, Sosa, Maton, Bergolla, Gray, Rojas and even Miguel Vargas are all fi...

Sox Fans Weigh In On Spring Training

08 Mar 2025

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We're reading your takes on Spring Training thus far as a fanbase starts picking their favorites to make the team. We also ask who would be leading if...

Are There Jobs To Win At White Sox Camp?

06 Mar 2025

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Early results don't match organizational hopes this Spring Training. The plan at shortstop has back spasms. The plan at third is being outplayed by a ...

White Sox Need To Pick A Lane

01 Mar 2025

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The White Sox need to decide on an identity before deciding on their starting nine. It really matters. We chat about that issue along with a few posit...

Big White Sox Decisions Before March

26 Feb 2025

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Miguel Vargas inexplicably is the White Sox everyday third baseman after his orginal organization neither felt he was an everyday player or a third ba...

Minnesota Joe And The White Sox Way

22 Feb 2025

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The loss of a dear friend reminds one of our hosts that every fanbase carries the same angst when watching their MLB team. Meanwhile Mike Clevinger re...

White Sox Have An Interesting Opportunity

19 Feb 2025

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The White Sox have the opportunity to spend a little money for greater prospect return from mid-season trades. Can they think outside the box? We're a...

White Sox Spring Stories That Matter

15 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As stories start coming out of Spring Training, we look for the true players that matter to the 2025 White Sox. Hint: They aren't the ones getting the...

Meet The 2025 White Sox

12 Feb 2025

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You may not have caught every move made this offseason. It is understandable. This team was bad last year. Let's take a look at the 2025 Chicago White...

The Angels Who Love The White Sox

08 Feb 2025

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Turns out one failed rebuild's trash is the Angels' treasure. Hear the list of former White Sox who will be in southern California this year after Yoa...

Why The White Sox Will Be Better Than Projected

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The annual PECOTA projections are out and we are bullish on why the White Sox will outperform them. They may not be a .500 team, but we are willing to...

Robert Leaving White Sox As Prospects Arrive?

01 Feb 2025

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Word is that several teams have tried to acquire Luis Robert Jr this offseason, but the ask from Chris Getz (and his unwillingness to send money) has ...

All The Smoke From SoxFest

29 Jan 2025

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Courtney Finnicum of "Baseball Isn't Boring" takes us behind the scenes at this past weekend's SoxFest Live. Hear what annoyed the fans enough to get ...

Matters Of The Heart (And White Sox)

22 Jan 2025

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Our guy Ed returns from his heart attack and he has reaction to some of the tidbits and White Sox storylines we uncovered in the past week. What is Lu...

Following The White Sox With Scott Merkin

18 Jan 2025

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With 3 weeks before pitchers and catchers report, we check in with MLB.com beat reporter Scott Merkin for an inside look at what the White Sox are doi...

A Unique White Sox International Signing Period

15 Jan 2025

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The MLB International Signing Period is upon us, and the White Sox have intriguing players brought in by two different regimes. They are also snagging...

Chris Getz's Very Different Front Office

11 Jan 2025

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Chris Getz spoke publicly about a lot this week, but his moves backed up a clear change in the White Sox front office. We break down the additions of ...

Names That Matter For The White Sox

08 Jan 2025

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There is something to be said for looking at your favorite team from an outside perspective. A recent list of 150 players with high long-term projecti...

White Sox Continue To Add Competition

04 Jan 2025

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The White Sox front office is adding competition at every position, and the signing of Joshua Rojas puts the entire infield on notice. We look at the ...

Life Imitating The White Sox In 2025

01 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As 2025 kicks off we turn the page on a tough year and look forward with some hope. Some outside-the-box prospect write-ups and a crazy trade possibil...

Path To The White Sox Big Club

27 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The White Sox acquired a pitcher with an interesting baseball card and path to the majors. Edgar Quero is talking like he expects to be in Chicago all...

A White Sox Talent Show

21 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do the White Sox have a chance at starting pitcher Rōki Sasaki? It really makes zero sense, or does it? We also love the latest White Sox social medi...

White Sox Baseball: Battlin'

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

All signs point to an array of positional battles on the 2025 White Sox, and some you may not see coming. The new philosophy doesn't seem to protect a...

The White Sox Way Is Revealed

14 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A blockbuster trade with Boston sends Garrett Crochet away for multple high-level prospects. Elijah Evans of FutureSox and Just Baseball breaks down t...

White Sox At The 2024 Winter Meetings

11 Dec 2024

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The Winter meetings have brought the White Sox a new rightfielder in Mike Tauchman and some serious offers for Garrett Crochet. The Red Sox look close...

Remembering Bill Melton And How Trades Work

07 Dec 2024

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Nancy Faust and The Sox Nerd join us to remember Beltin' Bill Melton. Some recent pitcher contracts may have made Garrett Crochet more valuable while ...

Rob Manfred Hates Baseball

04 Dec 2024

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The Commissioner of Major League Baseball hates the game of baseball. A proposed "Golden At Bat" rule proves it. We explain the ramifications of such ...

White Sox And Bears Are Similar In Many Ways

30 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Chicago Bears and Chicago White Sox are so similar it hurts, and we just saw a great example of that this past month. The firings of Pedro Grifol ...

Who The White Sox Are Eyeing

27 Nov 2024

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Reports abound of potential White Sox targets in free agency and via trade. We sort through the Garrett Crochet and Luis Robert Jr chatter and try to ...

White Sox Bring Back SoxFest With A Twist

23 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

SoxFest is now SoxFest LIVE and coming in January 2025. A look at the early announcement of events, though, tells the story of a team trying to minimi...

Watching The White Sox 40-Man Roster

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The arbitration deadline lurks and we're excited about the new internal structure of the White Sox. Can we trim the fat a little more?  Chris Lanuti ...

White Sox Should Go Shopping

16 Nov 2024

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The SoxNerd takes a deep dive into Garrett Crochet as rumored deals continue to swil about him. Meanwhile, we get away from trade talk to look at what...

Crochet And The White Sox Arbs

13 Nov 2024

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Sounds like a nifty musical group, but "Crochet and the White Sox Arbs" is the focus right now for this front office. The price for the All-Star pitch...

White Sox Look Inward to Start the Offseason

09 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

New manager Will Venable and hopefully the new Chris Getz front office are taking a look at what's already on the roster before making offseason moves...

Getz Tries To Bring Real Change To White Sox

06 Nov 2024

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Ryan Fuller reportedly becoming the new Director of Hitting is yet another new development in the Chris Getz front office. We're talking about the cha...

White Sox Begin To Make Moves

02 Nov 2024

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No matter what you thought of Yoan Moncada, the way his team quickly moved on from him the moment he could be bought out was very telling. The White S...

Will Venable To Manage The White Sox

30 Oct 2024

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Late Tuesday night Scott Merkin reported that Will Venable will become the next White Sox manager. We have instant reaction and things to look for nex...

Writing The Next White Sox Chapter

26 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We look at three names rumored to be the finalists for White Sox manager. The name that is picked may tell you a lot about any possible improvements b...

Wild Ideas For The White Sox That Could Happen

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In a week filled with memories of the 2005 World Series, we share one you didn't see on television. We're also looking at some wild proposals that wou...

Jerry Reinsdorf Isn't Selling The White Sox

19 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you have watched Jerry Reinsdorf and listened to him closely over the last 4 decades, you know exactly what the rumors of a team sale are intended ...

White Sox Free Agent Targets (For Free)

16 Oct 2024

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Elijah Evans of Just Baseball and Future Sox joins us with his list of viable free agent targets for the White Sox and the 3 positions they will likel...

Next White Sox Manager Tells The Story

12 Oct 2024

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The next manager hired by the White Sox will tell fans the direction of the team. We take a look at the reported options and how each of them would te...

Baseball Is The Best Sport

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The MLB Playoffs have shown once again why baseball is the best sport. The postseason also shows the difference between October and the preceding 162 ...

What Should the Next White Sox Manager Be?

05 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It was never going to be Tito Francona on the bench for the White Sox, but we know what traits we want the next manager to have.  Maybe the answer is...

White Sox Should Prove It Will Be Different

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Enough with the statements and promises, we know exactly what the White Sox should do to kick off their offseason to prove things are going to be diff...

What We Learned This Month About The White Sox

28 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

So many national articles with insight into the inner workings of the White Sox have come out in the final month of the MLB season. White Sox fans lea...

Managing The Next White Sox Manager

25 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Getz spoke and now we have questions about what type of manager he really intends to install for the 2025 White Sox season. Has Grady really ear...

The White Sox Are What We Thought They Were

21 Sep 2024

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The Athletic exposed so much of what we already suspected about the White Sox, but there was hope hidden in the rubble. James Fox of FutureSox joins u...

Reduced Payroll Doesn't Mean White Sox Can't Spend

18 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We just found $50,000,000 for Chris Getz to spend AFTER Jerry Reinsdorf reduces the White Sox to the bottom five in payroll next season. How did we do...

Upset White Sox Offer No Plan To Fans

14 Sep 2024

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Recent statements from the front office, including owner Jerry Reinsdorf, indicate that the White Sox have no plan for the future. Everyone is really ...

Getz Not Helping White Sox Credibility

11 Sep 2024

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Chris Getz spoke. He probably shouldn't do that. We ask how one of the dealers could be confused by the cards he was dealt this season. Our suggestion...

White Sox Management, Lend Us Your Ears

07 Sep 2024

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Forget the team being terrible for a minute. The White Sox have other issues when it comes to fan experience. We look at everything from the play-by-p...

Let's Talk About The 2025 White Sox

04 Sep 2024

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The 2024 White Sox are the worst baseball team you have ever seen. We would rather talk about the 2025 White Sox, who better not be this bad. They don...

Can The White Sox Make History

31 Aug 2024

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The White Sox can finish the 2024 MLB season with the worst winning percentage in the modern baseball era. Can this team of ragtag misfits put Jerry R...

Should Chris Getz Remain White Sox GM?

28 Aug 2024

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We take a fresh look at the hiring and first season of Chris Getz to ask if this season is on him, and if he should remain as the General Manager of t...

How Numbers Make The White Sox Worse

24 Aug 2024

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Before the availability of advanced statistics, would people be as critical of the White Sox? We use a time machine back to 1986 to ask if fans recogn...

What Getz Should Do Next

21 Aug 2024

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What's up with Miguel Vargas? The centerpiece received for Erick Fedde, Michael Kopech and Tommy Pham is not doing so well to start his White Sox care...

Changes Ahead For White Sox And MLB

17 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The White Sox seem to be evaluating players and hoping to turn their new efforts into a few more wins. Meanwhile, Major League Baseball wants to force...

Grady's White Sox Show Something New

14 Aug 2024

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The Grady Sizemore (temporary) era may have just begun, but you can see some legit changes in how players are viewed by the organization. More consist...

Pedro Out, Grady In, Jerry Still Owns The White Sox

10 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After an incredible 3-hour event at Cork And Kerry At The Park with The 108, Angi Taylor, Marris, and Rock 95.5 we wrap up the past several days as Pe...

Jerry Reinsdorf's Failure Is Already Complete

07 Aug 2024

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The White Sox snapped a 21-game losing streak on Tuesday night. Does it matter? After this season, no amount of support from lame-duck manager Pedro G...

White Sox Need To Fix Their Sinking Ship

03 Aug 2024

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Why is Pedro Grifol still managing the White Sox, and does it matter? We'll explain why it does matter while shining a spotlight on the root of all Wh...

White Sox Trades Say A Lot

31 Jul 2024

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James Fox of FutureSox joins the show to help dissect all of the moves at the Trade Deadline and what they mean moving forward. Did the Fedde/Kopech/P...

The White Sox Aren't Boring

27 Jul 2024

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Courtney Finnicum of "Baseball Isn't Boring" and "Pitch & Moan" is a White Sox fan covering the whole of Major League Baseball. So, what does the ...

Trading The White Sox With Scott Merkin

24 Jul 2024

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Scott Merkin of MLB.com joins us for an in-depth look at who is likely leaving the White Sox in the next week, what the current team plan seems to be ...

White Sox Second Half Starts With Changes

20 Jul 2024

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Brooks Baldwin, Nick Senzel and Chuckie Robinson join the lineup. Danny Mendick and Lenyn Sosa head to AAA. Martin Maldonado probably heads into retir...

Draft Reveals New White Sox Philosophy

17 Jul 2024

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Elijah Evans of Just Baseball and FutureSox gives you the quickest and most complete rundown of the entire 2024 White Sox Draft. Hear why Hagen Smith ...

White Sox Try To Sell High In July

13 Jul 2024

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The Astros asked about Andrew Vaughn. Michael Kopech has an immaculate inning. Selling high and at the right time is key for Chris Getz over the next ...

The 2024 White Sox Draft & Who's Coming Soon (Take 2)

10 Jul 2024

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James Fox of FutureSox not only previews the White Sox and their upcoming MLB Draft, but also tells you the group you should expect to see join the bi...

Promotions And Emotions For The White Sox

06 Jul 2024

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Three ballplayers head from AA to AAA this week, each with their own path. Ky Bush is part of the most positive thing this season. He is a pitcher in ...

Garrett Crochet: A White Sox Paradox

03 Jul 2024

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The national baseball media is openly trying to trade him to a contender. His own manager has already idicated he cannot keep up a regular workload in...

A Fresh Look At Some White Sox Faces

29 Jun 2024

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As June comes to a close it is a good practice to take a fresh look at a few everyday players on the Chicago White Sox. What exactly is Korey Lee? Sur...

Tony La Russa: White Sox Shadow Government?

26 Jun 2024

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A tiny blurb from a trusted source paints the picture of Pedro Grifol departing this offseason for Skip Schumaker due to Tony La Russa's influence The...

Building A White Sox Team Quicker

22 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The doom and gloom narrative is that a long rebuild is afoot. We say nonsense and poppycock! The White Sox have the arms that allow for a quicker turn...

Pitchers Will Be Key To White Sox Future

19 Jun 2024

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A listener complaint gets Chris fired up and defending the idea that pitchers, not throwers, are the key to the White Sox once again becoming a profes...

Crochet's Mix, Thorpe's Debut, Guillen's White Sox Wishes

15 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Drew Thorpe debut shines a favorable light on the future of the White Sox rotation, but makes the unfavorable light on their lack of hitting all t...

Thorpe, Julks & Stubborn White Sox Leadership

12 Jun 2024

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As alluded to on our last episode, the White Sox promoted straight from AA and started Drew Thorpe on Tuesday night. Corey Julks continues to lead off...

White Sox Prospects And Plans With James Fox

08 Jun 2024

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Our good friend James Fox of FutureSox returns to discuss if the White Sox are really going to trade away Luis Robert Jr and Garrett Crochet. What are...

Betcha It Can't Get Any Worse For The White Sox

05 Jun 2024

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The White Sox are in the middle of a historically bad season, but Major League Baseball may be on the cusp of their next historically big scandal. Sev...

White Sox Must Shop While Selling

01 Jun 2024

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It is one thing to sell off players. The smart teams are shopping while selling. Dual injuries to Baltimore Orioles starters got us thinking about a t...

The White Sox Are A Flat Circle

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

No matter how bad the team plays, the White Sox will always give you something absurd to talk about. After Pedro Grifol projected a lot of his own sho...

White Sox Memorial Day Job Interviews

25 May 2024

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At this point in the season, you are who you are. It's time for the White Sox to take a fresh look at the roster and hand out jobs to the most deservi...

White Sox Baseball: The Kids Should Play

22 May 2024

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What is more interesting to a White Sox fan? Would they rather watch Andrew Benintendi and Andrew Vaughn fail at the top of the order, or would they r...

The White Sox Shouldn't Sell

18 May 2024

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In the modern baseball era a tale has been told that teams must tear down, acquire prospects and fail for years. If they do this, they'll win a champi...

The (Stubborn) White Sox Way

15 May 2024

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Is it predestined that the White Sox will make the same old mistakes and cling to players that they traded for instead of letting young talent prove t...

Give Ozzie Guillen The White Sox

11 May 2024

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Something snaps when looking at recent White Sox lineups and leads to a compelling case for giving Ozzie Guillen another go at managing on the south s...

White Sox Trade Rumblings Already?

08 May 2024

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When your team is this bad, everyone starts looking at players they can pluck. Several names are already on the White Sox trading block. Do they all m...