Discussing the prospects and happenings relating to White Sox player development and baseball operations.
On this episode of FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters Nick Murawski and Danny Miller discuss the White Sox successes and failures of the weekend and the upcoming trade deadline. They also take a trip down memory lane to talk some Mark Buehrle on the 15th anniversary of his perfect game. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen provide an in-depth preview of the MLB Trade Deadline from the White Sox perspective. First, they briefly discuss the draft once again as well as the promotion of Brooks Baldwin and continual excellence of Drew Thrope. They also quickly go through each affiliate, mentioning recent top performances. Then, they go through every trade asset the White Sox may look to move over the next week with potential trade partners and analys...
On a post draft edition of the FutureSox podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox talk White Sox draft picks and how the Sox spent their draft pool. They run through the entire list of picks and got over what the possible thought process was in the War Room as they worked through a strategy to build the team. Within minutes of the stream being over Hagen Smith was given 8M and Nick McLain signed with the Sox for 800k. Everyone has signed except Myles Bailey who was never going to sign. Advertising Inq...
On a special FutureSox Interview series episode Elijah Evans is joined by the head coach of Okemos High School, Raul Presas, to talk all about White Sox second round pick Caleb Bonemer. Presas shares stories of coaching Bonemer since he was 12 years old and how he has progressed over the years. He provides insight about Bonemer's offensive and defense skills as well as his mentality on and off the field. Learn about the White Sox top prep draft pick directly from his longtime coach! Advertising ...
Elijah Evans and Dylan Barnas get together for a special edition of the FutureSox Podcast breaking down the entire White Sox 2024 MLB Draft Class. They discuss general thoughts on the draft and strategy exhibited by Mike Shirley before going through all 21 picks and providing information on each player. They give a scouting report on each player as well as thoughts on how much bonus pool will be allocated to each and what their future within professional baseball may hold. Advertising Inquiries:...
Nick Murawski and Danny Miller discuss the White Sox all star Garrett Crochet possibly having been replaced via the MLB Draft. Also there is some MLB Draft recap with the picks the guys like and what is going on with the bonus pool? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen are back with another edition of the FutureSox RoundUp. First, they briefly discuss the first two days of the MLB Draft which featured a fascinating draft strategy from the White Sox. Then, they go through the farm system quickly but focus on the Triple-A Knights team which is more exciting than ever. They talk about a variety of players on that roster including Brooks Baldwin, Davis Martin, Ky Bush, Edgar Quero, Sean Burke, and others. They wrap up by previewing next...
On this week's bonus episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox went live to react to the first and second round of the 2024 MLB Draft. For part 2 of this special podcast Ian and James welcomed their FutureSox cohort and contributor to Just Baseball, Elijah Evans, to react to the White Sox 43rd and 68th pick and go over some of the surprises in round 1&2. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
On this week's episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox went live to react to the first and second round of the 2024 MLB Draft. In the first half of part 1 they went live with Burke Granger of D1 Baseball. They discuss the guesses on who would go 1 overall and who the White Sox would take with pick 5. On the second half of part 1 they welcomed their FutureSox cohort and contributor to Just Baseball, Elijah Evans, to react to the White Sox first pick and go over some of the sur...
On the latest episode of FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters Nick Murawski and Danny Miller discussed the Michael Kopech situation and his new agency, The Boras Corporation. The also talk about the upcoming draft and who Danny wants to see the White Sox draft. They also take a run through the possible trade candidates from the Sox 40 man roster. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen break down all the recent promotions and top performers within the White Sox farm system. They start by looking at three young MLB players who have impressed recently in Drew Thorpe, Jonathan Cannon, and Lenyn Sosa. Then, they talk through our hitter of the week, George Wolkow, and pitcher of the week, Riley Gowens. They also dive into the trio of Ky Bush, Edgar Quero, and Brooks Baldwin who were all promoted to Charlotte this ...
Ian Eskridge and James Fox welcome Locked on Guardians Jeff Ellis to talk MLB Draft. With his years covering the MLB draft, Jeff, breaks down the strengths and weaknesses of the 2024 draft class. He goes extensively into this crop of talent and where he sees the draft order going. He breaks down what he thinks the Guardians will do at 1 overall, and what they plan on doing with their bonus pool in the picks following. They then walk through what to expect from the other AL Central teams. Adverti...
The MLB draft is 1 week away, and on this episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox are making their pick for who they are 100% in on. They break down what the White Sox might look to do with their bonus pool early to try and grab the guys that they're looking at. All the draft content is out on the site building to next Sunday's draft, which FutureSox will be covering live on YouTube next Sunday at 6PM. Ian and James also talked Future Stars game with Colson Montgomery and Noa...
On a special edition of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox welcome a fountain of draft knowledge in the form of Joe Doyle of FutureStarsSeries.com. He was gracious enough to give us an hour plus. There is a lot of information packed into a short time. The opening topics include: Draft strengths and weaknesses by category, what kind of impact you will see in the Top 100 lists from the drafted players, and the helium players that have raised their stock in the back half of the prep a...
On the latest episode of Hot Takes & Heaters Nick Murawski and Danny Miller discuss the recent report from Bob Nightengale that the Sox are shopping Crochet, Robert, and Benintendi (lol). The White Sox sold out for Mexican Heritage night, but will they ever be able to be consistent with that kind of attendance? Thorpe and Cannon have some promising outings, TA is DFA'd in Miami, and the Sox can't score with RISP. That and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy &...
Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen are joined by Peter Flaherty of Baseball America on this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp. First, Elijah and Jeff talk about some headlins within the farm system including Drew Thorpe's lastest gem, Ky Bush's promotion, and George Wolkow's big week. On the 2nd piece of the podcast, BA's Peter Flaherty joins for an in-depth MLB Draft preview as he talks about the entire draft from a White Sox perspective. He goes through the possibilities for the first four picks prior...
Ian Eskridge & James Fox discuss the White Sox failed contract ext. talks with Garrett Crochet and subsequent trade rumors perpetuated by Bob Nightengale. In addition there were Luis Robert and Andrew Benintendi trade rumors. Also Ian and James delve into the recent success of George Wolkow, and what it could mean for his status on "the lists". Also draft talk, Kannapolis 3 pitcher no-hitter, and other MiLB talk. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: http...
On this episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox welcome Baseball America's Carlos Collazo. They discussed his recent trip to the MLB Draft Combine, what his takeaways were and how he feels the combine benefits MLB execs. They recap the BA MLB Mock Draft 4.0 and who the Guardians will take 1.1 and who he would take at 1.1 if money were no object. They get around to who Carlos thinks will be available for the White Sox and who the Sox should take at #5. Prep pitching is rumored...
Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen walk through each level of the farm system on this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp. They review the first half of the season while highlighting recent performances starting with Drew Thorpe and Jonathan Cannon at the MLB level. Then they dive into players at every level of the farm system who performed well this week, some of which Jeff saw in person, including Nick Nastrini, Mason Adams, Riley Gowens, Aldrin Batista, and others. They also considered how the pitching...
On this episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge & James Fox discuss the White Sox young arms in the rotation in Chicago, and what to expect as the season continues. There are rumors abound about White Sox trades. What can we expect as a return for Erick Fedde? Are Robert and Crochet going to go? Grant Taylor's 60-day IL stint and how it effects what happens at all the affiliates. The pod also steers towards the MLB draft. Is Cags what the White Sox are going to do with pick #5? Who wou...
In this interview edition of the FutureSox podcast, Elijah Evans welcomes on pitching prospect Riley Gowens. They discuss his experience being traded to the organization this past offseason after just being drafted last year and how he has adjusted to the organization. Additionally, he shares about his experience playing in Illinois in high school and college, pitching adjustments made since joining the Sox, the status of the depth throughout the system, and much more! Advertising Inquiries: htt...
On this episode of FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters Nick Murawski and Danny Miller take to the airwaves during Jonathan Cannon's first career W. They discuss the rotation and what is going to happen with the prospects and how their development will go on as the year progresses. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
On this edition of the FutureSox Roundup, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen run through top performers and stories from the past two weeks before welcoming on a guest for a unique interview. They start by breaking down Drew Thorpe's first pair of MLB starts as well as recent performances from Jonathan Cannon. Then, they dive into promotions and updates from recent weeks as well as players of note at each level . They welcome on Dusty Dellinger for an interview in the second half of the episode. Dusty ...
Nick Murawski and Danny Miller discuss the recent managerial moves by Pedro Grifol. Both Nick and Danny are obsessed. They also discuss the teams split with the Red Sox. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen welcome on Just Baseball Founder and Executive Editor Aram Leighton. They discuss his Updated Top 100 Prospects featuring five White Sox prospects (Colson Montgomery, Noah Schultz, Drew Thorpe, Jairo Iriarte, Edgar Quero) as Aram breaks down each player and their future projection. They also discuss players not far outside the list such as Grant Taylor, Jacob Gonzalez, Bryan Ramos, and others. Then, they dive into trade talks surrounding Luis Robert and Garrett Croche...
On this episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the White Sox call up of pitching prospect Drew Thorpe and a few other pitchers who are crushing it. Is this the right way to be handling the prospects with constant moving around? They also discussed the possibilities of trading Crochet & Robert. Also can't fail to mention the monster shots being hit in the minors by Wolkow and Veras. They finish the episode with a quick run down of the happenings in the DSL. Advert...
On this special episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox welcome Tyler Jennings of Prospects Live for some serious draft chat. They discuss what Tyler feels is the strength of the draft and who you can expect to end up in the top 10 at this point. As White Sox fans, we are all pretty much disgusted that the Guardians ended up with the first pick in the draft, but Ian and James asked Tyler where he thought their strategy would take them with the first overall pick. Once they go...
Nick Murawski and Danny Miller discuss the first game of the annual White Sox/Cubs series live. They also discuss the recent roster moves that have seen Lenyn Sosa. Luis Robert Jr., Zach DeLoach all return. Meanwhile Zach Remillard gets DFA'd for the 3rd time, Dom Fletcher is in a sling, Tommy Pham has a sprained ankle. It's been a long week already, and it is getting longer with the winless streak reaching 12 despite HR's from Lenyn Sosa and Luis Robert and a big diving catch from Gavin Sheets....
Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen are joined by FutureSox contributor Steve Hasman (Sleepy Harold) on this edition of the RoundUp to discuss May in its entirety. They first briefly talk about Just Baseball's Updated Top 100 Prospects as well as promotions of Ryan Galanie and George Wolkow. Then they dive into the top hitters, starters, and relievers from the month of May headlined by our Hitter of the Month, Ryan Galanie, and Pitcher of the Month, Mason Adams. They finish off the episode with talk abo...
On this episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox welcome MrDelicious13, AKA Beefloaf to the airwaves. They opened up the pod talking about what the 108 was doing this weekend up in Milwaukee. The inevitable conversation was what the White Sox are doing with Pedro Grifol, before they talk about the goals for the rest of the season for the White Sox and their constant roster churn. Are they doing enough churning? They talked with Beef about who in the system he's interested in, ...
