Guest: Keanan Lamb, Baseball Prospectus Josh and Jim discuss the latest happenings with the protests of police brutality and the death of George Floyd. The White Sox have been quiet during this ordeal and raises questions if they shouldn’t be more active at a time the South Side community needs them. Keanan Lamb of Baseball Prospectus swings by to preview this week’s MLB Draft. Who he thinks could be available for the White Sox at pick 11, and his picks for favorite prospect and who could slide ...
Jun 08, 2020•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 296
With MLB planning on meeting with the MLBPA on Tuesday to discuss the economics for a 2020 season, Josh and Jim discuss how likely the two sides will compromise. Should the players give more to help the owners, and how financially stable is MLB as a whole? In P.O. Sox, Oscar Colas comes up and which video game themes we’d enjoy hearing during a fan-less MLB broadcast this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
May 25, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 295
Guest: Jim Callis, MLB.com Major League Baseball is working to resume operations in 2020, but there are drastic changes. Jim Callis of MLB.com joins the show to discuss the ramifications of the draft reduced to five rounds. On the flip side, the owners are asking the players association to take further pay cuts to play games. Josh and Jim ponder if the labor war expecting to happen after the 2021 season will happen this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
May 11, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 294
Guest: Keith Law, The Athletic Jim sits down with Keith Law who just had his new book published, "The Inside Game: Bad Calls, Strange Moves, and What Baseball Behavior Teaches Us about Ourselves." A fascinating way to view baseball (and life) through the prism Law presents and how it relates to the White Sox. (Bonus Patreon content available). Josh and Jim also discuss how the MLB Draft can follow the NFL in a remote broadcast, Cape Cod league cancellations, and Lucas Giolito's Twitch channel. L...
Apr 27, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 293
Will it be three shows-in-a-row to have a contestant answer all nine questions correctly? This week's themes include former Cy Young winners, and Rookie of the Year's. Contestants: Michael Kenny Bart Bishoff Trooper Galactus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 24, 2020•27 min•Ep. 292
Guest: Eric Longenhagen, FanGraphs and author of Future Value: The battle for baseball’s soul and how teams will find the next superstar. Early Spring usually brings new baseball books, and our good friend of the show, Eric Longenhagen of FanGraphs, released his first one. It’s called Future Value, and it takes a look into how baseball works behind the scenes. He shares his unique insight on the MLB draft, International Signings, and how the league will handle those two critical processes in 202...
Apr 13, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 291
Will we see another contestant answer all nine questions? This week's themes: Cubs vs. White Sox, Managers, and Active Leaders. Contestants: - Tom Pauly - James Fox - Jeff Feyerer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 10, 2020•42 min•Ep. 290
The third episode will go down in history as one of our contestants answered all nine questions correctly! Listen to find out who went the distance. Contestants: Nick Sullivan Jordan Lazowski Zach Ferguson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 04, 2020•35 min•Ep. 289
Ed Farmer passed away on April 1, 2020, at the age of 70. He left behind a last legacy in the Chicago White Sox radio broadcast booth that had his voice tied to many great memories. Joining us to remember Ed Farmer and share stories of what he was like on and off the air: - Rob Hart , 780 AM WBBM - Dave Zaslowsky , WGN Radio Sports Operations Manager and White Sox Executive Producer, Radio - Chris Rongey , former White Sox pre-game/post-game host, current 101.1 FM ESPN St. Louis Audio Credits: C...
Apr 03, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 288
Guest: Emily Waldon, The Athletic After a brief hiatus, Josh and Jim are back to recap MLB's new plans are for 2020. How the possible schedule and Service Time would work if games do return this year. Emily Waldon of The Athletic joins the show [33:00] to share her insight on Coronavirus's impact on the minor leagues, and ways fans can help those in need. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Mar 30, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 287
Our second episode of Nine Innings will challenge your home run history knowledge. Contestants will try to answer nine questions in-a-row for a chance to win the grand prize! Contestants: Bennett Karroll Mike Cozzolino Jimbo Mihalovich Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 27, 2020•28 min•Ep. 286
The premiere episode of Nine Innings! A new game show brought to you by Sox Machine that will test your baseball knowledge. Contestants will try to answer nine questions in-a-row for a chance to win the grand prize! Contestants: Robert Montgomery Kyle Nelson Dan Frystack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 20, 2020•27 min•Ep. 285
Emergency Podcast which Josh and Jim try to answer these questions: Will the delay just be two weeks? Could it be longer? How will MLB handle the missed games? Will those games be cancelled or rescheduled? Speaking of rescheduling - how will MLB move forward? Will they carry on with the original schedule, or scrap it and create a new schedule focused on not losing divisional games? What will happen with the MLB Draft this year with college baseball's season cancelled? Learn more about your ad ch...
Mar 13, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 284
Guest: Dan Szymborski, FanGraphs A lot of show this week with over 100 minutes of discussion about Yoan Moncada’s new contract and Luis Robert’s impact on the White Sox playoff odds with Dan Szymborski of FanGraphs. Plus: What could a contract extension for Lucas Giolito look like? Who is currently leading the position battle at second base? Nomar Mazara and Eloy Jimenez preview’s with Patrick Nolan Your P.O. Sox questions including our thoughts about Luis Robert’s nickname Learn more about your...
Mar 09, 2020•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 283
Jim is joined by Greg Nix, filling in for Josh. We discuss the results from the first week of Spring Training, including positive and negative overreactions. Then it's time to preview Shortstop and Third Base: Can Tim Anderson make the All-Star team? What does the next step in Yoan Moncada's evolution look like? Who's filling in if they miss time? Finally, we answer your questions in P.O. Sox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Mar 02, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 282
Josh and Jim breakdown Aaron Bummer's contract extension while previewing the upcoming 2020 season for the catcher, first and second base positions. Could Yasmani Grandal be a Top 10 position player? Will Nick Madrigal be the Opening Day starter at second base? Can Jose Abreu slow down the decline phase of his career? They explore each of those questions and answer yours in P.O. Sox. Presented by Clear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Feb 24, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 281
Guest: Jim Callis, MLB.com This episode is split into two halves. The first part is having one of our best friends of the show, Jim Callis of MLB.com , joining the show to share his predictions for Luis Robert's rookie season, the White Sox top prospects, and which players to track for the 2020 MLB Draft. Patrick Nolan breaks down the White Sox 2020 bullpen and what each pitcher needs to improve upon from 2019 to become a Top-10 unit in baseball. Jim Margalus answers your P.O. Sox questions. Lea...
Feb 17, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 280
Josh and Jim start the 2020 Season Preview with a deep dive into the White Sox starting pitching staff. Looking at what worked for each starter in 2019 that they need to carry over in 2020, and what didn't work that they need to improve upon. Plus, thoughts about Mookie Betts being traded to the Dodgers, and how the Twins adding Kenta Maeda to their pitching staff impacts the AL Central. Presented by Visit Arizona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Feb 10, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 279
Guests: Collin Whitchurch and Nick Schaefer, Baseball Prospectus The Baseball Prospectus Top 101 prospect list was just released, and editors Collin Whitchurch and Nick Schaefer join the show to discuss Luis Robert, Nick Madrigal, Michael Kopech, and Andrew Vaughn. They also answer questions from Sox Machine Patreon supporters about the overall state of the farm system and the prospects they think can breakout in 2020. Jim and Josh speculate how the Mookie Betts situation will unfold, and what i...
Feb 03, 2020•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 278
SoxFest 2020 Recap We kick off our seventh season podcasting about the Chicago White Sox recapping the 2020 SoxFest. Hear from Rick Hahn, Yasmani Grandal, Eloy Jimenez, and Andrew Vaughn discuss the upcoming season. Other topics we chat about: Yasmani Grandal’s impact on the pitching staff Can Luis Robert be the next Mike Trout? Dallas Keuchel apologizes but the Houston Astros don’t Will Yoan Moncada or Lucas Giolito receive an offer to sign a contract extension? We also answer your P.O. Sox que...
Jan 27, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 277
Guests: James Fegan, The Athletic Connor McKnight, 670 the Score Kevin Powell, 720 AM WGN Discussing the White Sox 2020 offseason, which moves were our favorites, who thinks the White Sox will win more than 84.5 games in 2020, and our bold predictions for the upcoming season. Recorded live at Reggie's on 1/24/2020 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 25, 2020•46 min•Ep. 276
Guest: Connor McKnight, 670 the Score Major League Baseball delivered punishment to the Houston Astros for using technology to inform hitters of what pitches were coming. The fallout has been widespread with multiple firings from teams. When including the juiced baseball, and negotiations with both MiLB and MLBPA, is there a trust issue with Major League Baseball? To help answer is guest Connor McKnight from 670 the Score. Plus, we answer your questions in P.O. Sox involving topics on how the Wh...
Jan 20, 2020•59 min•Ep. 275
Another week, another White Sox signing as they add Steve Cishek to their bullpen. Where does he fit with the relief pitchers, and who is the leading contender to fill in the eighth reliever spot? Plus, the White Sox finalize arbitration signings and have an estimated payroll of $122 million. Does the front office have another move left this offseason? Presented by Visit Arizona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 13, 2020•54 min•Ep. 274
Rick Hahn surprised most observers by locking down top prospect Luis Robert to a 6-year, $50 million contract. Jim and guest host Greg Nix analyze what this means for the 2020 season and beyond. Plus we project the Opening Day roster, break down the Twins' pitching signings, and of answer your questions in P.O. Sox. Presented by Visit Arizona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 06, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 273
Chicago White Sox delivered a nice holiday gift with the reported signing of Edwin Encarnacion. What are the positive aspects of adding the veteran slugger, how it will impact the DH rotation, and what could be possible red flags? Plus, we take a look at the available free-agent relievers, give our 2020 New Year resolutions, and answer your questions in P.O. Sox. Presented by Visit Arizona. (Audio clip from Nacho Libre / Paramount Pictures) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices....
Dec 30, 2019•49 min•Ep. 272
The Chicago White Sox are signing left-handed starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel. We discuss what will he bring to the White Sox and does this signing make them a serious contender in the American League Central? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 22, 2019•34 min•Ep. 271
Recapping the White Sox Winter Meetings activity, Josh and Jim discuss the Nomar Mazara trade, and the dwindling starting pitching options in free agency. Will the White Sox pony up the money to sign Hyun-Jin Ryu or Dallas Keuchel? Or, is a trade looming with Boston for David Price? Plus, the impact of Corey Kluber traded to Texas and your questions in P.O. Sox. Presented by Visit Arizona, SeatGeek, and Wix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 16, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 270
The most active Winter Meetings ever as Anthony Rendon follows Gerrit Cole and Stephen Strasburg is signing a mega-deal with the Los Angeles Angels. With the top free agents now locked up, the market will shift with more urgency in Tier 2 starting pitcher targets which the White Sox needs to come away with at least one. Is it possible that the White Sox front office has read the market incorrectly and now they must press into action? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...
Dec 12, 2019•12 min•Ep. 269
A lot going on in Day 3 of the Winter Meetings as several starting pitchers and relievers have signed. Instead of waiting in the morning to release the show here is a special edition podcast with our best friend, Dan Szymborski, to discuss starting pitching options for the White Sox and Nomar Mazara. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 12, 2019•19 min•Ep. 268
Day 3 of the Winter Meetings saw Gerrit Cole break records signing a nine-year, $324 million contract with the New York Yankees, and the Chicago White Sox making a trade with the Texas Rangers for Nomar Mazara. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 11, 2019•12 min•Ep. 267
