FutureSox Podcast

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 watch in the minor leagues! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 possibly headed to Chicago after spring training. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

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 some insight from the scouts that he talked to. See omnystudio.com/listener...

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 assignments and who will stick around for the MLB club. They also discussed trade r...

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 further explain how deep the system is right now after the Crochet trade in compariso...

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 lineups could look like at every level of MiLB next season. See omnystudio.com/l...

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 America and MLB Pipeline. About halfway through the show, they were joined on t...

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 possibilities. They also discuss the upcoming draft lottery and some of the ramifications o...

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 each arm can potentially move through the levels. See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

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 possibilities, the recent announcement and format change of Soxfest, and as always...

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 pitching development and what he has been working on this season and during the...

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 2024 season. They also discussed David Keller's appearance on 670, the no...

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 Elijah's Five Crochet Mock Trades for the White Sox ace. See omnystudio.com...

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 of questions, and the men delve into a bunch of messages he conveyed in his int...

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 the White Sox system.  James Fox worked through what roster decisions are coming...

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 Chicago this season and what they'll need to display to earn a MLB role moving...

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 Fuller. They moved on to some talk on the GM meetings, Qualifying Offers, and what i...

On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen react to Will Venable being named the new manager in Chicago before diving into what the 2025 roster could end up being. They discuss Venable being the right choice and what the rest of the coaching staff could look like. They then go through the positional groups to determine where free agent additions could be made before cons...

On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the White Sox managerial finalists as we come down to the wire. This worked it's way into what Ian and James would like to see from the developmental and scouting hires/systems put in place this offseason.  With the recent announcement of what CHSN is planning on for package numbers, the men breakdown how th...

On this interview edition of the FutureSox Podcast, Elijah Evans welcomes on White Sox starter Sean Burke to discuss his first MLB stint! They talk about his development throughout the season in Charlotte and what adjustments he made to reach the big leagues before diving into his first four MLB outings. They discuss each pitch of his in addition to his game plan facing the highest level of hitter...

On the latest episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox welcomed From the 108's Beefloaf on to discuss White Sox Org business. They got off to a quick start with the recent story that Guaranteed Rate isn't planning on changing the signage at Guaranteed Rate Field despite changing the name of their business. This topic transitioned perfectly to chat about whether anybody i...

On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen are joined by Single-A Kannapolis Broadcaster Dan Helotie to break down the season in Kanny. They discuss the playoff run as well as players that shined throughout the season for the Ballers. They finish up by talking about 2025 breakout candidates from the Kanny roster and the impact of Manager Pat Leyland. See omnystudio.com/l...

On this special interview edition of the FutureSox Podcast, Elijah Evans welcomes on White Sox prospects Rikuu Nishida and Riley Gowens of the Birmingham Barons. They first talk about the run to the Southern League Championship in Birmingham and their experience in the playoffs. They also dive into their seasons and how it was playing at multiple levels throughout the farm system this year. See om...