Sox In The Basement

Dogpiling The New White Sox Announcer

04 May 2024

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Why is everyone in Chicago media turning on one of their own in John Schriffen? Maybe it is because he isn't one of their own. We'll explain why the C...

Why Tommy Pham Matters To The White Sox

01 May 2024

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The late April addition of a journeyman pro sparked the White Sox over this past weekend. He may never help the White Sox make it to the postseason, b...

Making Things Interesting for White Sox Fans

27 Apr 2024

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Would a radical idea for a new MLB draft help the White Sox or just give them another chance to prove their incompetence? Can the Sox Nerd even find a...

The Fool, The Miser & The White Sox

24 Apr 2024

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Is Pedro Grifol the worst White Sox manager of your lifetime? He's checking all the boxes, even when he's being tossed from a game. Jerry Reinsdorf ke...

Looking For Hope In The White Sox Rotation

20 Apr 2024

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If you are looking for something to watch with hope, look no further than the rotation of the Chicago White Sox. Chris Flexen is out and two young pit...

The White Sox Are Weird

17 Apr 2024

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Former World Series champion A.J. Pierzynski is taking shots at the organization. Pedro Grifol is trying to put Gavin Sheets in the OF while his GM is...

A White Sox Land Of Opportunity

13 Apr 2024

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Oscar Colas may not be able to get an opportunity after the usual suspects went down with long-term injury, but that doesn't mean a few prospects with...

(Not So) Crazy White Sox Fixes

10 Apr 2024

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Flipping the White Sox roster into something competative is not that hard. It all depends on if Chris Getz sees what we see. Let us show you in "30 Mi...

Can We Fast-Forward To A White Sox Future?

06 Apr 2024

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It may be bad now. Really bad. Like awfully gross terrible bad. But 2024 should see a lot of roster movement and talent arriving pretty soon. They're ...

The Root Of All White Sox Issues

03 Apr 2024

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A slow start. A controversial addition. Questionable managerial choices. It is week one of a long season and we're looking at the root of issues surro...

Can Pedro Grifol Be Better At The Ballpark?

30 Mar 2024

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Let's talk baseball philosophy and strategy as the 2024 White Sox season gets underway. While most in-game decisions from managers have little impact ...

Meet Your 2024 Chicago White Sox

27 Mar 2024

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The White Sox are as ready as they're going to be to start the 2024 campaign, and we're comparing Pedro Grifol's view of the most important hitters in...

Does White Sox Spring Training Really Matter?

23 Mar 2024

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The slow trickle of roster moves out of Sox camp and the guys still in camp vying for roster spots makes the guys wonder if there are actual surprises...

Crochet Leads The Way For The White Sox

20 Mar 2024

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With Garrett Crochet declared the Opening Day starter (and presumed #1 in the rotation) the White Sox have signaled that they will be interesting to w...

Chris Getz Flips The White Sox

16 Mar 2024

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Elijah Evans of Just Baseball and FutureSox gives us a rundown on three new prospects who will make a quick impact for the White Sox. We have their ti...

A White Sox Pitching Rotation In Flux

13 Mar 2024

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Nothing is settled for the White Sox rotation as we hit the middle of March. The original five thought to be breaking camp as starters are no longer a...

White Sox Roster (And Dinner) Plans

09 Mar 2024

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An in-game tale told this week in Spring Training confirmed a lot about Tony LaRussa's White Sox clubhouse that was already suspected, but will the di...

A Surprising Spring For A Few White Sox Prospects

06 Mar 2024

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James Fox of FutureSox joins us to look at a few White Sox youngsters who are creating buzz in Spring Training. Do any of them have a shot at the Open...

Spotlight On White Sox Position Battles

02 Mar 2024

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Predictions about the final 26-man roster for the White Sox are leaning towards a bench filled with non-roster invitees over names that were pushed by...

White Sox Told To Do Better

28 Feb 2024

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Word is circulating that a 2023 league survey found White Sox fans to be the least satisfied in all of Major League Baseball when attending home games...

White Sox Fans Are Smarter

24 Feb 2024

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The first pitches of Spring Training action are in the books, and they did not go well for Jesse Chavez. We did learn a few things about Bryan Ramos, ...

Spin, Hype & A Few White Sox Truths

21 Feb 2024

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Yoan Moncada is prepared for a big year. The White Sox had good reason for a lowered payroll. A thinner Michael Kopech is about to take it up a notch....

Who Will Survive This White Sox Re-Brand?

17 Feb 2024

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Forget the term "re-build" as it has become more of a "re-brand" of the White Sox. As Chris Getz tries to change the perception of his team, players w...

Scott Merkin From White Sox Spring Training 2024

14 Feb 2024

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White Sox beat reporter Scott Merkin of MLB.com checks in from Arizona as Spring Training kicks off. We get the early stories, the truth about spring ...

An Intriguing Spring Awaits White Sox

10 Feb 2024

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Chris Getz has brought in a lot of new faces and invited a lot more to camp in advance of Spring Training. One thing is clear: nothing is clear. It is...

Translating Fantasy Into Reality For the White Sox

07 Feb 2024

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Scott White of CBS Fantasy Sports knows his baseball, and he joins us to apply fantasy baseball projections to some new players on the White Sox roste...

A Path To Better Days For The White Sox

03 Feb 2024

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A trade between the Brewers and Orioles has White Sox fans concerned about the Dylan Cease trade market, but it could actually be a good thing. We cha...

It's All About Trust For White Sox Fans

31 Jan 2024

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Who do you trust when it comes to White Sox Baseball? The past few years have broken trust between fans and team, but all is not lost. Let's chat abou...

Three Players The White Sox Should Sign NOW

27 Jan 2024

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An Infielder. An Outfielder. A Starting Pitcher. We have three players the White Sox should sign RIGHT NOW. Who says you can't field a competative tea...

Can The White Sox Change Their Culture?

24 Jan 2024

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Comments made by new White Sox pitcher Erick Fedde speak to why a pitcher with options would want to be part of the White Sox culture. Will that new c...

The Biggest White Sox Statue Ever

20 Jan 2024

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Billionaires build statues for their favorite baseball players, and build ballparks as statues for themselves. We take a look at a possible new home f...

A Short Walk Down White Sox Memory Lane

17 Jan 2024

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A minor calamity leads to a rabbit hole discussing whether the 2005 White Sox would have whipped the 2016 Cubs. Looking back on the '05 team it is eas...

White Sox International Signings Are Different

13 Jan 2024

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The White Sox have started signing their international prospects and the new style stands out a little to James Fox of FutureSox. Find out what the te...

Waiting Game May End For White Sox

10 Jan 2024

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As Spring Training gets closer there are a lot of free agent players without a home. Chris Getz says the team needs to address right field, and news o...

White Sox Trade Rumors Yet To Cease

06 Jan 2024

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That show title is a clever play on words, eh? Let's talk about the heat currently surrounding a Dylan Cease trade. Smoke is billowing from the East, ...

Finding A White Sox Rotation

03 Jan 2024

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Cease, Fedde, Soroka, Kopech, Scholtens, Flexen, Martin, Toussaint, Schuster, Banks, Crochet, Nastrini, Eder…and a partridge in a pear tree! There's...

White Sox Lay A Base Entering 2024

30 Dec 2023

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Are you frustrated with the White Sox offseason thus far? Are you trying to make sense of the abundence of catchers and lack of pitchers? What exactly...

White Sox Offseason Holding On and Holding Out

27 Dec 2023

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What is really the holdup with the White Sox offseason? Dylan Cease commands a big return and the question is whether Getz is waiting on the perfect d...

The White Sox Traded Bullfrog?!

23 Dec 2023

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We're gonna press on, and we're gonna have the hap-hap-happiest White Sox offseason since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny-bleepin-Kaye! 'Tis the sea...

The Day That SoxFest Died

20 Dec 2023

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Bye, bye Miss American Pie, drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry, and them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye askin' what the he...

White Sox Waiting While Rivals Add

16 Dec 2023

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The Royals had a busy week of signing multiple pitchers and a new right fielder. The Tigers added Jack Flaherty. The White Sox may not be in the hunt ...

A Very Different White Sox Approach

13 Dec 2023

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After years of targeting names that appear high on prospect lists and spending money in the wrong places, the White Sox are taking a very different ap...

This Week In White Sox Stupidity

09 Dec 2023

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The MLB Winter Meetings wrapped without any White Sox action, but plenty of things to facepalm over.  Head-shaking season ticket sweeteners, overreac...

White Sox Feelin’ Fedde

06 Dec 2023

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The MLB Winter Meetings are slow. That's bad news for Pedro Grifol, although we have some theories about his true importance to Chris Getz in 2024. Th...

White Sox Head To The Winter Meetings

02 Dec 2023

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One of the biggest stories of the Winter Meetings will be the large number of teams trying to acquire Dylan Cease. Current smart money is on teams tha...

Your White Sox Trade Idea Won’t Happen

29 Nov 2023

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'Tis the season for early offseason overreactions and trade ideas that won't happen. We try to calm some early nerves by looking at the whole of Major...

The Tale Of The White Sox 6

25 Nov 2023

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How about an off-season mystery to tickle your baseball brain? A caller question about the White Sox and the number six has The Sox Nerd on the case t...

White Sox Get Defensive

22 Nov 2023

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Following a 5-for-1 trade that brought in pitching and defense, Chris Getz reportedly has inked free agent SS Paul DeJong to a one year deal. To say h...

Getz Turns Bummer Into Potential For White Sox

18 Nov 2023

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Chris Getz completed his first trade late Thursday night, and it told quite the story about how the White Sox will be built. Aaron Bummer was shipped ...

What Are The White Sox’ Assets?

15 Nov 2023

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James Fox from Future Sox looks at the 40-man roster and what the White Sox have to trade and the type of player they need to target.  Will Chris Get...

What’s Next, White Sox?

11 Nov 2023

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If Chris Getz doesn't like his team, then Jason Benetti must not have liked things his team was doing to him.  We dive into a change in the Sox broad...

White Sox Need To Be Heartless

08 Nov 2023

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Tim Anderson and Liam Hendriks are out the door. The new coaching staff is full of fresh faces. Some may think these changes are heartless moves, but ...

Pitching A Key To White Sox Future

04 Nov 2023

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In a packed "30 Minutes of Sox" we first chat with Mitchell Kaminski of Sports Mockery about the idea of bringing back Lucas Giolito. We also check in...

White Sox Should Hear Manfred’s Words

01 Nov 2023

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The World Series gives Commissioner Rob Manfred a chance to get some talking points out every year, and one really caught our attention. It would be w...

The White Sox, Andrew Vaughn & Bobby Jenks

28 Oct 2023

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If the 2024 White Sox season is most likely to be a year building to 2025, the most interesting player to watch has to be Andrew Vaughn. If he is goin...

The White Sox Should Watch The Rangers

25 Oct 2023

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The Texas Rangers made a quick turnaround as a franchise after several really bad seasons, and it all came from just a couple off-seasons of work. If ...

Standing In Line For The White Sox

21 Oct 2023

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Jose Abreu is experiencing a postseason renaissance that only a veteran with a singular goal can have in baseball. A trip to Soldier Field gives us an...

In Search Of Ballplayers For The White Sox

18 Oct 2023

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Retiring ballplayers are taking public swipes at ownership. Kim Ng becomes a free agent and rumors swirl. The Royals way of fixing the roster may not ...

White Sox Prospects & Stopgaps

14 Oct 2023

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As rumors of Royals heading the the south side flutter about this week, we chat with Elijah Evans of FutureSox and Just Baseball about five White Sox ...

Postseason Lessons For The White Sox

11 Oct 2023

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The 2023 MLB Postseason has lessons to be learned for the White Sox as they look to shuffle up their roster and change direction. We look at what is w...

Inside The White Sox Off-Season With Scott Merkin

07 Oct 2023

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We go in-depth with MLB.com's Scott Merkin to get his take on the turnover in the White Sox front office, along with the coaching staff. Will the Whit...

Changes Begin With The White Sox Off-Season

04 Oct 2023

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As the better teams in MLB start the postseason, the White Sox get started on changing personnel in their coaching staff. Soon they should start makin...

Don’t Call It A White Sox Rebuild

30 Sep 2023

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As the 2023 White Sox season draws to a close, we look at the next steps Chris Getz must take and a depth philosophy that should be adopted. When buil...

A Deep Dive Into The White Sox Pool

27 Sep 2023

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Chris Getz is taking a "deep dive" when evaluating the White Sox, while we're doing the same looking at Yoan Moncada and his recent surge. First Sox N...

The White Sox Path To Oktoberfest

23 Sep 2023

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​Would you root for the Cubs if it helped the White Sox improve? We're also comparing a historic season for Luis Robert Jr against a typical season ...

Getz Adds To White Sox Front Office

20 Sep 2023

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​White Sox GM Chris Getz is stacking his front office with names from outside the organization this week. Who did he add to the team, and what will...

White Sox Can Quickly Change Course

16 Sep 2023

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If Chris Getz is truly remaking the front office, then let's look at his assets on the MLB club and in the minors. James Fox of FutureSox checks in wi...

Remaking The White Sox

13 Sep 2023

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If Chris Getz wants to mix up his roster for 2024, there are four players locked into larger contracts and two more he can move on from in the offseas...

Little White Sox Moves That Matter

09 Sep 2023

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Michael Kopech is in the bullpen. Yoan Moncada is suddenly hitting. Chris Getz is making some little moves early in his tenure. Does it matter for the...

Getz Must Look At White Sox Differently

06 Sep 2023

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To find success over the next few seasons, new White Sox head honcho Chris Getz has to ignore player valuation from before his tenure as the boss. Who...

Sage Advice For White Sox GM Chris Getz

02 Sep 2023

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Chris Getz is the new General Manager and singular voice running baseball operations for the White Sox. Pedro Grifol will be the manager next year. Je...

White Sox Search For Magic Bullet

30 Aug 2023

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With Chris Getz set to be named the new head of White Sox baseball, an unfortunate incident in the stands shines that much more light on just how much...

White Hot White Sox Questions

26 Aug 2023

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Is it really a forgone conclusion that Chris Getz and Dayton Moore will be the next names running the White Sox? Was it just a coincidence that Jerry ...

White Sox Remove Williams & Hahn

23 Aug 2023

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On a Tuesday afternoon White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf finally had enough of Kenny Williams and Rick Hahn. Both were fired. Who will run things next a...

White Sox Clubhouse Musings With Scott Merkin

18 Aug 2023

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Our friend Scott Merkin of MLB.com checks in with some White Sox clubhouse musings as we look for leadership, direction and change. We ask Merk how ha...

The White Sox Need Realignment

15 Aug 2023

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A recent national article looking at the American League Central questioned why that division operates differently than the other five in Major League...

Jerry Reinsdorf’s White Sox Way

11 Aug 2023

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Jerry Reinsdorf doesn't care. How else could the same people stay in positions of power within the White Sox for decades with poor results? Can fan ir...

The White Sox Circus Comes To Town

08 Aug 2023

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The 2023 White Sox continue to spiral after a wild fight in Cleveland and wilder accusations leveled by recently traded players. Are the White Sox a t...

The True White Sox Timeline

05 Aug 2023

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Patience with Rick Hahn and the front office has run out with those covering the White Sox, and now the focus shifts to how this team gets back on tra...

White Sox Trades & Lies

02 Aug 2023

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The White Sox traded seven players over the past week, including slugger Jake Burger. The message of the team, though, doesn't match with the moves. E...

The White Sox Weary

28 Jul 2023

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Rick Hahn is spinning yarns about the return for Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo López. The post-Crosstown hangover is worse for some more than others. It...

White Sox Prepare For The Sell-Off

25 Jul 2023

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The White Sox made a clear statement in Minnesota this past weekend: "It's Ovah." Now comes a sell-off of assets and an attempt to change the franchis...

Nancy Faust: White Sox Legend

21 Jul 2023

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White Sox organist and legend Nancy Faust invited us into her home for a rare interview. Hear how she got started and how a Harry Caray suggestion hel...

Illogical White Sox Logic

18 Jul 2023

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A straw poll finds that most White Sox fans are in agreement of what needs to happen next, with the exception of their valuation of Eloy Jimenez. How ...

White Sox Trade Realities & Fantasies

15 Jul 2023

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The second half of a terrible White Sox season begins with trade rumors and the front office inexplicably still intact. We let you the listener chime ...

A Typical White Sox Week

12 Jul 2023

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Luis Robert Jr seems to have injured himself during the Homerun Derby, which was an absolute mess to watch. The White Sox had a very Rick Hahn Draft. ...

White Sox Keepers

08 Jul 2023

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The very real prospects of a Luis Robert, Jr. win in the Home Run Derby along with an ingenious plan to take money from Jerry's pocket (and maybe even...

White Sox Need More Fireworks

05 Jul 2023

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After some recent duds, including one on a unique night to go to The Rate, the White Sox need to find more pop quickly. We ask if the coaching staff o...

Identifying White Sox Assets

30 Jun 2023

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The White Sox have some real assets for this season, possible trades and several upcoming seasons. They also have some players that just didn't work o...

White Sox Draft Preview (And More) With James Fox

27 Jun 2023

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James Fox of FutureSox talks the upcoming MLB Draft, the type of player the White Sox generally target, the state of pitching depth in the minors and ...

Talent Isn’t Enough For The White Sox

23 Jun 2023

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After a lesson in accountability, we ponder why a team that is so talented can't get wins equal to their reported talent level. The Sox Nerd jumps in ...

Ashlyn Burger’s Favorite White Sox Player

20 Jun 2023

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Pedro Grifol tells us to "Ask Jerry" if we have a problem with the lineup. Jon Heyman says Pedro is on the way out. Some players reportely would welco...

White Sox Stories That Matter

16 Jun 2023

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Not every White Sox story is worth your time. In the end good baseball is what matters most. Good off-the-field stories, like the one former White Sox...

White Sox Mired In Mediocrity

13 Jun 2023

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For every walk-off homerun there is a costly error for the White Sox as they search for more wins than losses. Meanwhile it has become trendy to propo...

Sox Keep Pushing Forward

09 Jun 2023

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If the White Sox are going to be buyers this year in the trade market, what should they target? We take a deep dive into Lance Lynn's struggles. We al...

A Weekend High On The White Sox

06 Jun 2023

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We look at the rise of Jake Burger and explain why he deserves your All-Star votes. We also argue over Kenny Williams' recent reported remarks about t...

Fixing The White Sox Core

02 Jun 2023

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It seems like the entire baseball world is looking to pluck players off of the White Sox roster with a mid-season trade. We break down the chatter and...

Liam Hendriks: An Incredible 2023 White Sox Moment

31 May 2023

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Liam Hendriks' return on Monday night may be the biggest moment of this season for the White Sox, and he earned every ounce of applause. Meanwhile Ric...

Can You Believe Again In The White Sox?

26 May 2023

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Scott Merkin of MLB.com helps us sort through some current White Sox storylines. What can you believe in when it comes to the White Sox these days? Fr...

White Sox Enter Key Stretch

23 May 2023

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If there is a chance to resurrect the 2023 season, the White Sox must take advantage of the next two weeks. We look at the good signs, possible fool's...