Ian Eskridge and James Fox of FutureSox took some time with White Sox 2023 13th round selection Ryan Galanie. He goes into his storied high school and talks about the insane alumni from Moeller High School, including Ken Griffey Jr and Barry Larkin among many others. Galanie also went into detail about his college career with the Wofford Terriers, and his eventual draft day. Ryan was asked to tell Ian and James what is making Kannapolis the place to be in the Carolina league in 2024, what the di...
May 31, 2024•28 min•Ep. 93
(0:00): Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen welcome FutureSox contributor Dylan Barnas on this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp. They first discuss Nick Nastrini's return to MLB baseball and a few impressive performances from the games early last week. Then, they each bring five players that are poised to rise in our mid-season prospect rankings due to strong starts to the year and impressive adjustments. They go through all 15 players and consider how much they could rise in our rankings. (49:23): Elij...
May 29, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 92
On this episode of FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters Nick Murawski and Danny Miller lament on the state of the White Sox. Is this REALLY what we expected from the White Sox this year?! We all knew it would be bad. Will it get better? Nick and Danny discuss the "flat" criticism and the woes that have been going on since the onset of the season. Check Nick and Danny out every Tuesday at 9PM on our YouTube and Twitch. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https:...
May 29, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 91
On this week's FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox open with the Angel Hernandez retirement news and then move into the Adisyn Coffey promotion. Noah Schultz and Jacob Gonzalez were fantastic in their debuts with the Birmingham Barons, and Ian and James discuss how this will effect the promotions and call ups. They move into James' recent first round mock draft and his upcoming White Sox 5 round mock draft that releases Tuesday morning. They closed with the Pedro Grifol quotes on the te...
May 28, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 90
Elijah Evans checks in with 2022 draft pick Eric Adler on this interview edition of the podcast. Adler talks about his experience at Wake Forest and throughout his first year with the White Sox organization before diving in to role as a relief pitcher, adjustments on his pitch locations, the talent in the farm system, and his first few weeks in Birmingham. Adler has a 1.17 ERA with 24 strikeouts across 15.1 innings pitched this season between High-A and Double-A. He is well-regarded as one of th...
May 23, 2024•16 min•Ep. 89
On this episode of FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters Nick Murawski and Danny Miller take stock of what has happened since their last stream. Danny drove in big circles for 24 hours and Nick went to the Nats vs. White Sox with his family. The Yankees put it to the Sox over the weekend and the Blue Jays opened the series in Toronto yesterday by punching the Sox in the mouth. But in glorious normal fashion, the White Sox put up a victory on Hot Takes and Heaters Tuesday. Andrew Vaughn started to se...
May 22, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 88
On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen analyze all of the promotions from this week within the White Sox organization while considering what other moves could be on the horizon. They discuss Noah Schultz and Jacob Gonzalez joining an already loaded Birmingham roster and that could mean for Drew Thorpe and other pitchers that are ready for a promotion as well. Then, they talk about Eddie Park joining Winston-Salem as well as Grant Taylor and Ryan Burrowes making the...
May 21, 2024•57 min•Ep. 87
On this episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the Noah Schultz promotion, Grant Taylor's debut, and a bunch of great performances including Jairo Iriarte and Riley Gowens. Also they talk about who's going to get promoted, and who's going where. A lot of of moving pieces possible. Where are they going to end up? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
May 20, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 86
Our Elijah Evans had a conversation with current Kannapolis Cannon Baller, and former Cal State Fullerton Titan - Caden Connor. He goes through his baseball life pre-draft, and what the lead up to the draft was like for him. The White Sox drafted him in the 19th round in 2023, and he has taken the 2024 Kannapolis offense up a notch slashing .295/.375/.434. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
May 14, 2024•16 min•Ep. 85
Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen discuss a wide range of topics regarding the White Sox farm system on this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp. They start by breaking down Bryan Ramos and his first MLB stint before discussing the Robbie Grossman trade. They continue with analysis of our soon-to-be published left-handed starting pitchers list. Then, they talk about hitter of the week, Ryan Galanie, and pitcher of the week, Juan Carela, in addition to the entire Kannapolis lineup and Winston-Salem rotati...
May 14, 2024•47 min•Ep. 84
Ian Eskridge and James Fox discussed the performance of Bryan Ramos and the recent uptick for the White Sox. How are all the top prospects fairing across the affiliates? They will be finishing with what the trade market might bear in the coming months for the White Sox and just a little bit of the draft possibilities. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
May 13, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 83
On this episode of Hot Takes & Heaters Nick Murawski and Danny Miller discuss White Sox going down to Tampa, Bryan Ramos, Tommy Pham and Nick will finally give Gavin Sheets his flowers (or maybe not). They also take a look at the tv deal situation among many other topics. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
May 08, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 82
Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen start by talking about the promotion of Bryan Ramos before diving into a variety of topics on this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp. They discuss the Co-Hitters of the Week, Wilfred Veras and Rikuu Nishida, as well as the Pitcher of the Week, Peyton Pallette. Then, they break down Elijah's top right-handed pitching prospects list considering a few of the tough decisions made on the list. They continue by zooming around the organization and the top performers at each l...
May 07, 2024•52 min•Ep. 81
On this week's FutureSox podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discussed the promotion of Bryan Ramos to the White Sox. What about it makes sense, and why the move was made. Also James has written the White Sox ACL roster preview , and they go in depth on the roster. Who's who, and who are we looking to make a big mark in the ACL this year. They also have a chat about some of the interesting performances across the affiliates. They close with the John Schriffen saga, and some small opinions on the ...
May 06, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 80
On this episode of FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters Nick Murawski and Danny Miller discuss the White Sox sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays, and how unexpected that was. Now they lost game 1 to old friends, the Minnesota Twins. You can listen along as the end of the second game unfolds, while running through all of the recent happenings with the Sox. Tommy Pham, Rafael Ortega, and John Schriffen's call of a game are discussed. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: ...
May 01, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 79
Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen recap an impressive week for the White Sox affiliates on this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp. They first discuss the recent rosters decisions and choice by the organization to prioritize veteran players right now. Then, they dive into discussing the hitter of the week, Jacob Gonzalez, and pitcher of the week, Ky Bush in addition to a fun stat regarding the top seven hitters in the farm system so far. They go through the top performers of the week before examining th...
Apr 30, 2024•56 min•Ep. 78
On this episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox talk about what the process should be for call ups this season. They also get into who has been called up and what the Sox plan seems to be this year. Who will the Sox fast track? When will bats start to show up? This and much more was discussed on the stream on YouTube and Twitch at 8PM this, and every, Sunday night Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Apr 29, 2024•56 min•Ep. 77
On this episode of FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters Nick Murawski and Danny Miller discuss White Sox getting a little help with the bats back. Also the Sox are still very bad. Will it relent? What can be taken from any of the performances on the field? When is Getz going to put us out our misery and launch Pedro into the sun and give Montoyo the gig? This and much more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 76
Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen kick off this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp by discussing excitement about the debuts of Nick Nastrini and Jonathan Cannon before diving into frustration about Nastrini heading back to Triple-A. Then, they discuss the minor league hitter of the week, Brooks Balwdin, and pitcher of the week, Mason Adams, as well as the entire Birmingham Barons pitching rotation. That segment is followed by a look at the top performers from the past week at each level of the organiza...
Apr 23, 2024•55 min•Ep. 75
On this episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox talk White Sox development system with former Sox prospect, and 2022 High A batting champ, Tyler Osik . He goes through his path in the Sox system, the training staff, workouts, and hitting programs. He goes through how he feels the system was handled, what was done right and what they could improve upon. Afterwards, James and Ian talked about performances this week across the different affiliates, and who's making big statement...
Apr 22, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 74
All team meeting doesn't yield a win after a great start and good relief pitching in Nick Nastrini's debut. Nick and Danny are somehow not at the end of their ropes. So many things have gone wrong, but they somehow soldier through it and go over the Nastrini start, Jonathan Cannon coming up, and the optional stretching tweet that popped out earlier today. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Apr 17, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 73
On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen react to the promotion of Nick Nastrini and Jonathan Cannon to the Chicago White Sox. They discuss the continually complicated nature of the 40-man roster and express excitement around two top pitching prospects making their MLB debuts this week. Then, they dive into discussing top performers from each affiliate within the organization highlighted by our new weekly segment featuring minor league hitter of the week, Edgar Quero...
Apr 16, 2024•49 min•Ep. 72
Ian Eskridge and James Fox run through the abomination that is the 2024 White Sox. They moved on to fun things like the draft budget that the White Sox will have to work with in the 2024 draft. Also some talk about top performances this week on the Sox affiliates. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Apr 15, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 71
On this interview edition of the FutureSox Podcast, Elijah Evans is joined by White Sox pitching prospect Sean Burke. After being a third round pick in 2021, Burke was one of the most impressive pitchers in the system in 2022 as he finished the season in Charlotte and finished the season with 137 strikeouts between three levels. Burke was shut down with a shoulder issue after pitching just nine games in 2023, but is currently rehabbing and looking to get back into Minor League action soon. He ta...
Apr 11, 2024•22 min•Ep. 70
Danny Miller welcomes Elijah Evans to this episode of FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters. They try to remain positive with the White Sox winner on Tuesday. There are a few things to be happy about, but injuries and bullpen issues bring it down a notch. Elijah and Danny talk about some positives down on the farm and go into what they think should be done with the management of the 40 man roster. Elijah has a plan for the roster and the upcoming off-season, and it includes some well known prospects...
Apr 10, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 69
On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen recap the first full weekend of Minor League Baseball. They open by briefly touching on the status of the White Sox highlighted by Garrett Crochet's dominance and then considering the MLB-wide issue of pitching elbow injuries. They also briefly explain the recent 40-man roster moves and the complictaed roster situtaion the organization finds itself in this spring. Then, they dive into talking about the key performers at every ...
Apr 09, 2024•54 min•Ep. 68
Ian Eskridge and James Fox broke down Charlotte's first full week and the other three's first weekend series on this episode of the FutureSox Podcast. A lot of good pitching performances on the farm from names like Cannon , Keener, and Eder. Also some big bat weeks from Wilfred Veras, Tim Elko, and Brooks Baldwin. They dove into the White Sox trades this week (Jose Rodriguez to the Phillies, and Alex Speas to the Athletics). They also went into when it will be a good idea for the White Sox to st...
Apr 08, 2024•55 min•Ep. 67
On this edition of the podcast, Elijah Evans is joined by Dan Helotie of the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers to preview the upcoming season. First, they talk about Dan's path to becoming the broadcaster for Kannapolis. Then, they discuss some of the standouts from the 2023 roster before previewing the 2024 season and players to watch throughout the year. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Apr 05, 2024•43 min•Ep. 66
Ian Eskridge and James Fox welcomed the PBP voice of the Winston-Salem Dash, Andrew Murphy, to the FutureSox Podcast to preview the upcoming 2024 season. They started off with Noah Schultz talk and moved to the rest of the staff, going in depth on quite a few of the starters. There is a ton of pitching in Winston-Salem, and a lot of quality arms, and they discussed a bunch of names. On the positional side of things, Jacob Gonzalez was a "lightning rod" in 2023 amongst the fanbase, and there was ...
Apr 04, 2024•41 min•Ep. 65
Nick Murawski and Danny Miller are back for another Hot Takes & Heaters. The 2024 season has started, and somebody better tell Pedro and the boys FAST. They did a postgame for the White Sox first win. Crochet was dominant and the offense did just enough with RISP to get the job done. They also dipped into the early performances of some of the players including Shewmake, Moncada, and Eloy's injury. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.co...
Apr 03, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 64
