Discussing the prospects and happenings relating to White Sox player development and baseball operations.
On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen talk through the top prospect performers from the past month and provide updates on key prospects throughout the organization.
On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox had a lot to discuss across the White Sox landscape. With the MLB draft quickly approaching, James is putting his first full mock up on the site. The trade market is also about to heat up. What can the Sox get for some of their assets? They also discussed the DSL opening up this week and some other MiLB topics.
On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox had a lot to discuss across the White Sox landscape, and they welcomed Triple A Jeff Cohen to the show to talk Carolina minor league action. Huge performances this past week from Colson, Teel, plus some interesting things in Kanny's rotation. They will also take a look at 1B in Chicago with the demotion on Elko and Vaughn this week, and who from the minors can be helping in the big league bullpen.
On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Dylan Barnas check in on recent performances and discuss a few key questions throughout the White Sox farm system. They discuss recent transactions, the confusion of the Birmingham rotation, and much more.
On the most recent FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discussed the White Sox developmental path and decisions. They also discussed the path for hitters such as Colson Montgomery, Miguel Vargas, and Braden Montgomery. On the pitching side there wass a lot to discuss, including Noah Schultz, Hagen Smith, and the recent move of Grant Taylor. There was of course a flurry of activity in the chat.
On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox welcome 670 the Score Producer, Sean Sears. He has worked on Inside the Clubhouse and Hit and Run. With the Cubs/Sox series coming up this week, Ian and James welcomed him to talk about his beloved Cub. They discuss the Cubs reluctance to spend on Bullpen pieces and star players in the offseason and what the results of that has been. They also talk Cubs SP and hitting successes paired with some standout performances from players such as Kyle Tucker and Pete Crow-Armstrong.
On the most recent episode of FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters Danny Miller and Jacob Thome break down the recent success of the White Sox, the recent call up of Tim Elko, and they also take a look at the Grant Taylor situation in Birmingham.
On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen discuss the overdue arrival of Tim Elko at the MLB level and other White Sox farm system news. They dish on the promotion of Christian Oppor and then talk about recent standouts at every level of this season led by Braden Montgomery's huge start in Winston-Salem.
On this interview edition of the FutureSox Podcast, Elijah Evans welcomes on Kannapolis left-hander Christian Oppor to discuss his excellent start to the year (2.42 ERA with 34 strikeouts in 22.1 IP). They talk about his development last year in the ACL, arsenal adjustments, mechanical keys, and much more.
On the latest episode of FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters Danny Miller and Jacob Thome return to discuss the White Sox series with the Royals, roster moves, and of course questions from the chat.
On the latest episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox welcomed Boots on the Ground, Heat On the Street, Triple A Jeff, AKA Jeff Cohen to the airwaves. They ran through all the affiliates asking Jeff what he's seen and his thoughts on what we should all be watching in the org. They also talk about the Tyler Osik tweet, Donnie Ecker/ Leody Taveras news, and the City Connect unis among a bunch of other topics.
On the most recent episode of FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters Danny Miller and Jacob Thome return for Takes & Heaters to discuss the White Sox Andrew Vaughn, and the movement in the 40 man.
On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Dylan Barnas discuss all of this week's prospect promotions before breaking down our April MiLB Team of the Month.
On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the youth movement in the White Sox with the promotion of Edgar Quero & Chase Meidroth along with a few of the returning roster in Brooks Baldwin and Miguel Vargas. They also ran through the ongoing roster churn on the MLB squad and MiLB side, plus promotions including Braden Montgomery, Ryan Galanie, Wikelman Gonzalez, and Caden Connor among a few others
On this interview edition of the FutureSox Podcast, Elijah Evans and Dylan Barnas are joined by Winston-Salem Dash first baseman Ryan Galanie. They check with Ryan about his development last season, offseason adjustments, coaches in the organization, hot start to the season, and more!
On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen recap the action from all of the MiLB affiliates including a few players who are pushing for an early-season promotion. They talk discuss prospects such as Tim Elko, Tyler Schweitzer, Jeral Perez, Braden Montgomery, Caleb Bonemer, and others.
On an affiliate preview edition of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox were joined by the play-by-play voice of the Winston-Salem Dash, Andrew Murphy. They begin the show with Andrew breaking down the "Prom" series that wasn't supposed to happen against the Rome Emperors. The gents go through the rotation, hitting all the big points - all returning arms, the step up from all guys from previous years, and Tanner McDougal is still nasty. The pen has shown some ebbs and flows early, but there are some good arms coming through Winston. Versatility is a mainstay in the Winston position player group, and Andrew breaks down all of the guys in the lineup. Pat Leyland has a lot of useful guys, and they run through them all.
On the most recent episode of FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters Danny Miller and Jacob Thome discussed the early call ups of Chase Meidroth and Edgar Quero, and the DFA of Mike Clevinger. They also asked the question: Can the youth movement at 35th and Shields maintain the energy and mindset with a team that isn't likely to have a ton of success with their record? Also as always the chat was popping, and they answered some questions.
On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Dylan Barnas talk about the debut of Chase Meidroth and Shane Smith's excellent first three MLB starts before getting into the farm system. They break down the top performers from the week including Noah Schultz, William Bergolla, Grant Taylor, Tyler Schweitzer, Ryan Galanie, Braden Montgomery, Christian Oppor, and many more.
On a special edition of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and Elijah Evans welcomed Chicago White Sox Top 5 Prospect and Charlotte Knights catcher Edgar Quero. They discussed having Sergio Santos in Charlotte, the Knights rotation, and what he's working on defensively to get to the bigs. They also discussed changes to his batting mechanics, the new interesting Marucci bat strategy from both sides of the plate, and a little on his start in baseball.
On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discussed the recent Bob Nightengale Luis Robert Jr. rumor, Meidroth being awesome, and a ton of other MiLB musings from Braden Montgomery and Caleb Bonemer to Tim Elko and Colson Montgomery.
On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen review every White Sox affiliate after our first look at each team this weekend. They discuss the best early performers with plenty insights from Jeff's time spent in Charlotte, Winston-Salem, and Kannapolis this week.
On this edition of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge was joined by the new Play By Play voice of the Birmingham Barons, Doug Greenwald. They discussed many topics such as taking over for Iconic BHam PBP voice Curt Bloom, the 3 headed monster rotation of Schultz, Smith, and Taylor, and the returning members of the Championship Barons.
On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the first full slate of Minor League action in the org this past weekend and how to fix the White Sox bullpen.
On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans is joined by Single-A Kannapolis broadcaster Dan Helotie to preview the 2025 season. They discuss the FutureSox Showdown between Winston-Salem and Kannapolis before diving into the Kanny roster. They talk about each positional group, players to keep an eye on, the best outfield in MiLB, and more!
On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Dylan Barnas discussed the start of the baseball season and a few of the minor league rosters. They started with a brief check in on the White Sox first week then got into the Charlotte roster and when to call up the hitting prospects from Triple-A. Then, they took a look at the Birmingham and Winston-Salem rosters and which players to look out for in Double-A and High-A this season.
On the recent edition of FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters Danny Miller and Jacob Thome return for Takes & Heaters to discuss the White Sox first week of the season. Topics include the rotation, Venable's lineups, the bullpen and much more.
On the most recent FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the White Sox and Charlotte Knights openers and break down the results, as well as look at some of the roster announcements that were made by Paul Janish.
On the most recent episode of FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters Danny Miller and Jacob Thome returned to discuss the White Sox depth, Injuries, and Roster decisions. They also made their predictions for the season.
On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen break down news from this week on where many top prospects will start the 2025 season. They discuss the lineup of near-ready hitters in Charlotte, the "Big Three" pitchers all heading to Birmingham, the stacked lineup of upside in Kannapolis, and more!
On the last installment of the FutureSox Podcast AL Central Previews, Ian Eskridge and James Fox welcome Just Baseball's Jared Perkins to talk Kansas City Royals. First on the agenda is assessing the Royals offseason and whether it was enough to get them to the next step. Jared explained what the expectations are for the Royals and what will win or lose them the division. They moved to talking Royals prospect Jac Caglianone's prospective move to MLB at some point and the joys of watching Bobby Witt Jr. on a daily basis. Jared also broke down the front office and organizational moves to bring in other dev staff. They finished off the talks with 2025 draft prospects, both prep and college. He runs through a bunch of Just Baseball's top 200 draft prospects and Ian and James discuss what they are looking for the White Sox to do.
On the most recent FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox welcomed Connor McKnight of the White Sox and CHSN to preview the 2025 White Sox. With a new job comes new roles, and as Connor explained he has a few new things he will be doing on the day to day broadcast, and even will be filling in at various times in a play by play role. With this being the 2025 AL Central preview for the White Sox Connor covered a lot of different topics with Ian and James including: Will Venable's first spring training as a manager, the next man-up version of the 2025 rotation, and the surprises that could creep up in the bullpen. Moving to the offensive side of the ball Luis Robert's trade is a topic of interest as is Miguel Vargas' morphing into an offensive weapon at 3B. Connor also took aim at when the fans will take notice of Ryan Fuller's effect on the White Sox offense and farm system. Connor discussed his broadcast of the White Sox first Spring Breakout with broadcast partner Brooke Fletcher, having such guests as GM Chris Getz, Gene Watson, and Paul Janish. while watching all of the White Sox top prospects as they matched up against Rockies studs. McKnight also teased how CHSN is going to cover the White Sox prospects.
On an impromptu episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discussed the Drew Thorpe news that occurred in his AAA start Thursday, in which he left early with elbow discomfort. They talk about possible depth ramifications and who will be next up. They moved on to 2 positive stories which included Sean Burke being named Opening Day starter and Shane Smith being informed that he has indeed made the 26 man roster. Another topic covered was the announcement today that there is a possibility that Noah Schultz, Hagen Smith, and Grant Taylor could all be starting for the Birmingham Barons out of the gate this season. The second half of the show is the Cleveland Guardians AL Central preview show featuring Justin Lada of Locked On Guardians. He ran Ian and James through their offseason, what their path to winning and losing the division would look like, and Bazzana, DeLauter, and the Guards farm.
On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox continued their AL Central Preview Series, this time welcoming on The Athletic's Sr. Baseball Writer for the Minnesota Twins, and former White Sox writer. They start the conversations off with the Ishbia Bros. situation to get the low down on what happened with the Pohlads and Ishbias. After getting the rundown on the financial situation in MN, Dan ran through what the Twins expectations are for 2025. What will the Twins have to do to win the AL Central and how they could lose it? He also breaks down what is down in the minors. A great conversation.
On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen discuss all of their thoughts from their time at Spring Training in Arizona earlier this month. They start by talking about hitters who impressed in MLB camp in addition to the prospects they were able to watch and check-in with while there. Then, they discuss the outlook of the pitching staff in Chicago as well as the big three pitching prospects and other arms of note. They wrap by talking about the overall pitching development within the organization.
On the newest episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the White Sox Spring Breakout game, White Sox roster moves, and injuries. In the second half of the episode Ian and James talk Detroit Tigers with guest Rogelio Castillo of Tigers ML Report and the Motor City Metrics podcast for the first installment of their AL Central previews.
On the most recent episode of FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters Danny Miller and Jacob Thome discuss the White Sox depth and recent Outfield developments. They also answered questions from chat and talked about several recent injuries and pickups.
On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox broke down the FutureSox Preseason top 30 prospect rankings. They give the reasoning behind the rankings and the method for determining the list. They also mention the MLB Pipeline Top 30 which also just recently dropped, citing the differences in personnel and the rankings. They also talk about some big developments in injuries on the White Sox farm and MLB. They finished with the most recent segment of Jimmy Hoax, highlighting James Fox prospect tweets from years past.
On the latest episode of FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters Danny Miller and Jacob Thome go down the rabbit hole of trying to predict which one of 40 RP's make the 26 man White Sox roster. They also delve into the catching depth and who is going to go to Chicago while answering questions from the chat.
On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox broke down the Top 30 Just Missed list. They started at relievers, and moved to guys who were starters, but might be moved to the pen, and definite starters. They moved to pitchers we haven't seen to position players that have been around a while. They closed it out on a grab bag of DSL prospects including this years #1 signing and a bevy of others. They continued White Sox talk on spring training, big performances, and some roster questions. They pondered the difference of analytic data and the new management team on the performances happening in AZ. Ian and James finished out the stream with MLB injuries and new signings.
On the most recent episode of FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters Danny Miller and Jacob Thome discussed the middle infield positional battles. They run through the candidates and who they think will have the edge coming opening day. They also talk about the results coming from AZ and of course they run through chat questions.
On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox go through the Ishbia/Reinsdorf union and some of the specifics for what we know now. The deal between billionaires seems like just the beginning of a transfer to the Ishbia brothers, but we wait to find out if there has been a timeline established. They also delve into a few White Sox roster transactions, Spring Training results and story lines, and injuries that have of course popped up as they always will in AZ. They also go through some stories developing around the league and some of the significant injuries for opposing clubs.
On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Dylan Barnas discuss the latest White Sox news before previewing the Opening Day roster. They discuss players who are likely locks to make the team at each position and those competing for the remaining spots as well. Then, they talk Luis Robert trade possibilities if a deal were to happen during Spring Training. They break down four teams that could be a fit for a deal and the prospects that would potentially head back to Chicago.
Danny Miller returns with FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters for the 2025 season. He introduces his new cohort Jacob Thome to the family. They discuss the White Sox Spring Training roster competitions at 1B and 3B to see who will come out on top for the coveted spots.
On the latest episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss Pitchers & Catchers reporting, starting with the fallout of the Ky Bush injury and what it will mean for the roster in Charlotte and Chicago. They moved into the signings of Michael A. Tater (Taylor) and Joey Gallo, and what that could mean for the depth chart in Chicago. The NCAA season is underway and Ian and James talk about some of the breakout performances and possible picks for the White Sox at #10, while also mentioning the changes to the drafts with the Alex Bregman and Nick Pivetta signings. Ian and James finished things off with happenings across MLB, starting with Bregman, moving to Anthony Rendon's hip surgery and what it means for the Angels, TA, and Yoan, plus the Cole Ragans contract renegotiation. The show ended with a new segment, dragging with Jimmy Hoax. James and Ian discuss some X/Twitter beef about James' takes on Andrew Vaughn across the years.
On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Dylan Barnas check in about the excitement of Spring Training and the White Sox season ahead before diving into breakout candidates in the farm system. They discuss their picks at every position to take a step forward during the 2025 season with plenty of minimally known players discussed.
On a special edition of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox welcomed Baseball America's Ben Badler to discuss White Sox baseball. They opened with a quick chat about the Sox 2025 International Signing period acquisitions, the addition of David Keller to the FO, and the new academy being built in the DR. They also went through a few of the previous signings that the Sox have brought stateside, how the White Sox could improve in the Int'l Market, and how moving to an Int'l draft w/ the 2027 collective bargaining could help or hinder teams going forward. They closed out the podcast with Ben's thoughts on the White Sox top 30, a few of his favorite prospects, and the system's overall grade.
On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox welcomed CHGO's Sean Anderson to riff on the 2025 White Sox roster and storylines. They also discussed the Will Venable hire by Chris Getz, and the staff that has been assembled. They discussed with Sean his thoughts on the offseason acquisitions, spring training positional battles, and what prospects he is interested in seeing while finishing out with what a successful 2025 looks like for the White Sox.
On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen host a mailbag episode as they answer questions from our listeners!
On the latest episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the recent top prospect/team lists that have been released recently along with omissions and pieces of interest. They made their way through MLB Pipeline, Baseball America, Keith Law's rankings on the Athletic, and Kiley McDaniel's 1-200 ranks on ESPN. They also talked about the recent crazy trades in the NBA and comps on the trades and of course went through the plethora of viewer questions.
On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the James' latest piece on FutureSox.Net detailing the NRI's to this years Spring Training. They also chopped up the Baseball America and MLB Pipeline Top 100's and riffed on SoxFest among other things.
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