Record: 2/19/2023 Rundown: Chicago White Sox are re-signing Elvis Andrus to a one-year, $3 million contract to help solidify second base position. Josh and Jim explain why they give that move two thumbs up. Letting Mike Clevinger speak is given two thumbs way down. It's gotten so bad that the topic "Clevinger" is prohibited until the MLB investigation concludes. Applauding Anderson Comas's decision to announce he's gay and the White Sox response to the matter. With MLB already forming an economi...
Feb 20, 2023•49 min•Ep. 716
Record Date: 2/15/2023 Rundown: Keith Law makes his annual return to the podcast discussing the White Sox farm system Why he's very high on Colson Montgomery The one adjustment he'd like to see Bryan Ramos make What to expect from Oscar Colas in his rookie season How the rest of the farm system shakes out His latest book recommendation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Feb 16, 2023•33 min•Ep. 715
Record Date : 2/12/2023 Rundown: Jim might be curling against George Kittle Biggest Spring Training Storyline: Pedro Grifol Mike Clevinger Second Base position battle Oscar Colas Lucas Giolito's fastball velocity New rules Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 13, 2023•53 min•Ep. 714
Record Date: 2/8/2023 Rundown: Vibe check a week before Spring Training. 2023 ZiPS Projections has the White Sox finishing 74-88. Josh and Jim imagine how the White Sox could disappoint that badly and why they still have optimism they'll beat those projections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 09, 2023•41 min•Ep. 713
Record Date: 2/5/2022 Rundown: Hello, Franklin German. Revisiting the Blake Rutherford trade and how the White Sox once had four first-round players from the 2016 draft. Jason Benetti recently shared his negotiating experience with the White Sox. Why the White Sox seem tone-deaf with their comments and how it could impact future dealings. MLB has an RSN problem with Bally Sports affiliates looking to declare bankruptcy. Could we see drastic changes in how MLB distributes local broadcasts in the ...
Feb 06, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 712
Record Date: 2/1/2023 Rundown: Oscar Colas is the White Sox best internal option to play right field on Opening Day. But Josh feels amiss after reading The Athletic's and ESPN's Top 100 lists not include Colas in their rankings. Are we missing something in our analysis that could lead to overhyping Colas? White Sox sign AJ Alexy to add depth in Charlotte. Las Vegas and sportsbooks across the country released their 2023 preseason O/U team win totals. Is the 83.5 win total fair to the White Sox, a...
Feb 02, 2023•49 min•Ep. 711
Record Date: 1/29/2023 Rundown: Eloy Jimenez is getting ready to play right field. Is this a good idea? Josh and Jim explore the possible outcomes of how Jimenez finds him playing a new corner. With the White Sox recent health luck, maybe everyone should prepare for this possibility. There's a little White Sox trade rumor involving Kansas City's Nicky Lopez. Josh and Jim explain why they give that idea a thumbs down. Finally, we remember Gary Peters, who passed away last week. How his White Sox ...
Jan 30, 2023•55 min•Ep. 710
Record Date: 1/24/2022 Josh Nelson and Jim Margalus share The Athletic's report about MLB investigating Mike Clevinger for domestic and child abuse. What could be MLB's next move in the investigation White Sox due diligence efforts Question why Rick Hahn still has a job with the White Sox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 25, 2023•41 min•Ep. 709
Record Date: 1/22/2023 Josh and Jim breakdown the Minnesota Twins and Miami Marlins deal that sent Luis Arraez to South Beach for starting pitcher Pedro Lopez. Josh went down the StatCast rabbit hole and noticed new trends regarding RHP fastball use and average velocity. From there, he unearthed which White Sox batters have to improve against this pitch in 2023 and why Andrew Benintendi could be a big help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 23, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 708
Record Date: 1/18/2023 Rundown: With a payroll of around $180 million and not having many trade assets, it seems the White Sox are done adding this offseason. What grade do Rick Hahn and the White Sox front office deserve with their offseason activity? Josh and Jim share their grades. MLB Network ranked Eloy Jimenez as the 10th-best left fielder in MLB. Yes, you read that right. Follow-up discussion on Jim's column about the White Sox bullpen status without Liam Hendriks. Learn more about your a...
Jan 19, 2023•50 min•Ep. 707
Record Date: 1/15/2023 Rundown: Chicago White Sox agree to terms with their arbitration-eligible players, including Dylan Cease. Josh and Jim look ahead to gauge Cease's future earnings, using Lucas Giolitio and Max Fried as examples. Sam Mondry-Cohen, who helped build the Washington Nationals analytics platform, is joining the Chicago White Sox front office. Rather than spending and adding multiple players to the roster, Rick Hahn has expanded the clubhouse's support staff. Could this approach ...
Jan 16, 2023•50 min•Ep. 706
Record Date: 1-11-2023 Rundown: Chicago White Sox unveil new viewing bars for Section 500 level MLB Network ranks the Top 10 first basemen. No White Sox players are nominated, so that got Josh and Jim to talk more about Andrew Vaughn's potential. Comparing the contract Johnny Cueto signed with Miami and the White Sox signing Mike Clevinger Why Carlos Correa returning to Minnesota is annoying from a White Sox point of view. Hello, Hanser Alberto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoi...
Jan 12, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 705
Record Date: 1/8/2023 Liam Hendriks shared his Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma diagnosis Sunday night. Josh and Jim discuss the tough news. Recap of #108Day AJ Pollock signs with the Seattle Mariners. Did everyone involve win with Pollock's opt-out? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 09, 2023•39 min•Ep. 704
Record Date: 1/5/2023 Rundown: Josh and Jim welcome the new Patreon Veteran Committee members. Andrew Benintendi is introduced officially with the Chicago White Sox. He backs up an earlier talking point on the podcast about why we could see more power from him in 2023. Rick Hahn did a lot of GM speak in his last Zoom call but did say he would be fine if second base were handled internally. Is that route acceptable? Pedro Grifol was on the "Baseball is not Boring" Podcast and shared his insight a...
Jan 06, 2023•50 min•Ep. 703
Record Date: 1/1/2023 Rundown: 2023 is the tenth season Josh and Jim have been podcasting about the Chicago White Sox. They share some announcements of new things coming to Sox Machine's coverage. New Year's resolutions for the White Sox include better engagement with the fans, healthy players, and operating like a normal baseball team. Personal resolutions: Jim wants to read and travel more, while Josh continues the best shape of his life goal for the wedding and wants to kayak. Learn more abou...
Jan 02, 2023•58 min•Ep. 702
Record Date: 12/28/2022 Rundown: PSA #1: #108Day on January 7, 2022, at Reggie's PSA #2: For the 2023 Roadtrip to Cincinnati, consider booking your hotel room and purchasing game tickets. The Chicago White Sox released a new ticket pricing map. Josh and Jim pick it apart while wondering if the Ushers at games will enforce rules. Jean Segura signed with Miami while Tommy La Stella gets DFA'd. Should the White Sox pursue La Stella? An early report on the White Sox hitting coaches. Our favorite par...
Dec 29, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 701
Record Date: 12/26/2022 Rundown: We hope it was a fun holiday weekend as Josh and Jim share their stories. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the White Sox are leaning to using internal options at second base and right field to start the 2023 season. Why there is a very uneasy feeling about that direction for White Sox at second base. Why there is more reason to believe in Oscar Colas manning right field More thoughts about the craziness of Carlos Correa's free agency Learn more about your ad c...
Dec 27, 2022•50 min•Ep. 700
Record Date: 12/21/2022 Rundown: Jim wrote an excellent column about what Andrew Benintendi's power production boost could look like with the White Sox. Paired with insight from James Fegan, it seems Benintendi is ready to join team Ball in Air. Those crazy New York Mets found a way to sign Carlos Correa. Will this super team approach work? The Mets are also not done adding, as they are approaching the White Sox about Liam Hendriks. Are these teams good partners in such a deal? We also asked our...
Dec 22, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 699
Record Date: 12/18/2022 Rundown: After the weekend, how do Josh and Jim feel about the White Sox signing Andrew Benintendi Why targeting Michael Conforto still makes sense With Dansby Swanson signing, the premium free agents are gone. Should the White Sox use this opportunity with the market set to explore an extension with Tim Anderson? Welcome back, Billy Hamilton A look at the offseasons for Minnesota and Cleveland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 19, 2022•57 min•Ep. 698
Stream Date: 12/16/2022 YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wuuqkw7r-Nw Rundown: Josh and Jim are joined by their friend Beefloaf of FromThe108 to discuss Andrew Benintendi signing with the White Sox How does Benintendi help the White Sox Why does this signing not move the needle much What could be next for the White Sox this offseason? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 17, 2022•41 min•Ep. 697
Record Date: 12/15/2022 Rundown: Update on the Free Agent Pick'em Contest Carlos Rodon signs with the New York Yankees Carlos Correa signs with the San Francisco Giants Could we see MLB owners pressing for contract length caps? What are the White Sox plans for second base? Best remaining position player free agents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 16, 2022•48 min•Ep. 696
Record date: 12/11/2022 Episode sponsored by Trade Coffee. Save up to $30 off your subscription on holiday items at drinktrade.com/soxmachine. Rundown: Sox Machine has a new online store MLB's dying middle class - how can teams keep up or operate their business if they refuse to exceed the Luxury Tax? What impact of the heavy spending from some clubs will have in the future? Bob from Arizona wrote a letter to Sox Machine about his struggles as a White Sox fan. Josh and Jim share that letter whil...
Dec 12, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 695
Air date: 12/10/2022 Josh Nelson joins Steve Rosenbloom to discuss the current offseason and what is behind the White Sox thought process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 10, 2022•12 min•Ep. 694
Stream Date: 12/7/2022 Rundown: Winter Meetings are over, and Jim is CRUSHING the free agent pick'em contest. White Sox were very quiet this week. What's the angle Rick Hahn is trying to play? There are rumors that Joey Gallo could be signing with the White Sox. Is Gallo a good addition? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 08, 2022•48 min•Ep. 693
Record Date: 12/4/2022 Rundown: Mike Clevinger signing is official. How does the contract stack up compared to the market? Jacob deGrom joining Texas was predicted by Josh and Jim, but the amount of years is a surprise. How busy are we expecting the White Sox to be? A breakdown of the Max Kepler trade rumor Which free agents do we expect to sign this week Possible blockbuster trades Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 05, 2022•52 min•Ep. 692
Record Date: 11/29/2022 Rundown: Josh helps catch up on the White Sox news, including who will be part of Pedro Grifol's coaching staff. Dan Szymborski joins the show to discuss the 2023 ZiPS projections Why Mike Clevinger signing is underwhelming Why ZiPS is not high about the White Sox offense The lack of depth is very noticeable What the White Sox ceiling and floors are for next year Which free agents and trade targets make a lot of sense for the White Sox Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...
Nov 30, 2022•29 min•Ep. 691
Episode sponsored by Trade Coffee. Save up to $30 off your subscription signing up at drinktrade.com/soxmachine Record Date: 11/27/2022 Rundown Chicago White Sox are signing RHP Mike Clevinger Why are the White Sox targeting Clevinger? The pros and cons of adding Clevinger to the roster? The risks of White Sox adding Clevinger with the current pitching depth Debating a trade idea involving Liam Hendriks to the New York Yankees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Nov 28, 2022•46 min•Ep. 690
Rundown: Catching up on MLB news with Bryce Harper and Hunter Renfroe Should the White Sox pursue a trade with the Brewers for Kolten Wong? Who would be a better outfield free agent target: Cody Bellinger or Michael Conforto? What we are thankful for this year Thanksgiving food hot takes from our listeners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Nov 24, 2022•58 min•Ep. 689
Record Date: 11/20/2022 Episode sponsored by Trade Coffee. Save $30 off your subscription at drinktrade.com/soxmachine . Rundown: White Sox non-tender deadline moves Why we feel Oscar Colas is most likely the White Sox Opening Day starting right fielder The internal options at second base Ethan Katz asking for help with starting the rotation Rick Hahn says the trade market will be more fruitful. How is that possible with such few trade assets? Latest White Sox coaching hires San Diego pursuing J...
Nov 21, 2022•44 min•Ep. 688
Rundown: It’s Josh’s birthday, and he’s grateful Justin Verlander is still pitching to keep him feeling youngish. Josh shares his distaste of the Rule 5 MLB Draft and how the fear of losing players forces teams to make hasty additions to the 40-man roster. Jim counters by looking at the situation from a player's perspective. The Sean Murphy trade rumor Good friends Chorizy and Beefloaf of Fromthe108 join to discuss the #108Day Live event in January. After finishing second overall in the MLB Trad...
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 687
