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 ... more
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.
On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen are joined by the MLB.com White Sox Beat Writer, Scott Merkin, to talk all things offseason and spring training. Scott shares all of his intel on the offseason hires and transactions before diving into prospects looking to break camp, positional batt... more
On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the International Market officially opening and the full dev staff being announced for the White Sox affiliates.There were of course a few more veteran acquisitions in Joe Perez, Jonathan Heasley, and DJ Snelten this week, and ther... more
On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss acquisitions of some new FA guys, a former friend, and the movement in managerial staffs in the White Sox affiliates. There was also Int'l talk surrounding the Roki Sasaki fallout and of course viewer questions.
On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen are joined by Jack McMullen of Just Baseball to discuss the status of the White Sox farm heading into 2025. They talk about the players that joined the organization from the Garrett Crochet deal, the trajectory of the pitching depth, and names to wat... more
On the newest episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the White Sox known International signings breaking down the White Sox changes to their Int'l philosophy.They then moved on to the White Sox acquisitions of Tyler Gilbert and Josh Rojas plus what is going on with the bullpen pieces po... more
On a special edition of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox were joined by Baseball America's Bill Mitchell to discuss the recent BA White Sox top 10 re-rank. They discussed everybody from top prospect Noah Schultz to prospects that just made a few appearances in the ACL. A ton of great info from Bill and ... more
On the latest episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox opened up with the White Sox acquisition of Cam Booser from the Red Sox in turn for DSL SP Yhoiker Fajardo. They ran through the mindset for the trade and what to expect from Booser.They moved on to the 40 man roster and what they expect for as... more
On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Dylan Barnas start by quickly talking through the recent offseason moves made by the White Sox before diving into the farm system. They each brought their updated top 15 prospects in the system as they walk through their lists one-by-one and compare. They furth... more
On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen check in on the offseason before projecting White Sox affiliate rosters for 2025. They first discuss the Crochet deal a bit and other offseason moves. Then, they predict which offensive prospects will make the team in Chicago and then what potential ... more
On the newest episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the White Sox Garrett Crochet trade return, Mike Tauchman, and try to provide an answer about when or whether the White Sox should be trading Luis Robert Jr.. They also took a look at the updates to the prospect Top 30 lists from Baseball... more
On a special Pop Up FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the White Sox trade of Garrett Crochet for Kyle Teel, Braden Montgomery, Chase Meidroth, and Winkelman Gonzalez. They also took some time to chat about the Rule 5 picks of the Brewers Shane Smith and Mets Joseph Yabbour.
On this emergency edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Dylan Barnas react to the Garrett Crochet to Boston trade. They discuss the four prospects coming back to Chicago, overall value of the deal, positional fit, and more!
On the newest episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the Winter Meetings and a few deals that have preceded the weekend before moving to what the White Sox will look to get done in Texas. They ran through a few Garrett Crochet, Luis Robert, and Andrew Benintendi rumors and trade possibiliti... more
On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen check in on the offseason before diving into roster projections for the White Sox minor league teams in 2025. They discuss their predicted starting rotations at each of the four affiliates for next season and what they expect in terms of how quickly ... more
On the most recent FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the White Sox Gene Watson's appearance on the Our Chuck podcast. They run through his job description, previous experience, and what he is bringing the table. They also run through James' article on the Rule 5 draft possibilities, trade possibiliti... more
On this interview edition of the FutureSox Podcast, Elijah Evans is joined by right-hander Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa to talk all about his journey. They start with discussing his experience being traded to Chicago from Texas in May and adjusting to a new organization in the middle of the season. Then, they get into his ... more
On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the White Sox hiring of Walker McKinven as bench coach. There seems to be a lot of things pointing to McKinven being an integral piece of the Brewers successes. They discuss his resume and a crazy stat from Milwaukee's start of the 2... more
On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen dive into offseason possibilities. They first discuss 40-Man Roster decisions as Colson Montgomery and Juan Carela were added to the roster and other notable players were left off. Then, they discuss Garrett Crochet's trade value and talk through Eli... more
On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the White Sox hiring of Ryan Fuller and his recent meeting. What will he be implementing and what will change? How will he formulate individual plans, how will he help Thames, and what is his actual role in the org? He answered a lot... more
On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox are back on Sunday nights. They started their White Sox discussions with the announcement of Ryan Fuller being hired as the Director of hitting. They went back to his time with the Orioles system and how they expect things to change within t... more
On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Dylan Barnas talk about the MLB-ready White Sox prospects. They first discuss Will Venable and the rest of the potential coaching staff before checking in on the Arizona Fall League prospects. Then, they go through every prospect who could make an impact in Chi... more
On the latest episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the White Sox managerial hire, Will Venable. They discuss their feelings on the hire and what they expect to see for coaching hires. They also discussed the White Sox roster and possible hiring of Orioles former co-hitting coach Ryan Full... more