FutureSox Podcast

On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen break down news from this week on where many top prospects will start the 2025 season. They discuss the lineup of near-ready hitters in Charlotte, the "Big Three" pitchers all heading to Birmingham, the stacked lineup of upside in Kannapolis, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the last installment of the FutureSox Podcast AL Central Previews, Ian Eskridge and James Fox welcome Just Baseball's Jared Perkins to talk Kansas City Royals. First on the agenda is assessing the Royals offseason and whether it was enough to get them to the next step. Jared explained what the expectations are for the Royals and what will win or lose them the division. They moved to talking...

On the most recent FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox welcomed Connor McKnight of the White Sox and CHSN to preview the 2025 White Sox. With a new job comes new roles, and as Connor explained he has a few new things he will be doing on the day to day broadcast, and even will be filling in at various times in a play by play role. With this being the 2025 AL Central preview for the White S...

On an impromptu episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discussed the Drew Thorpe news that occurred in his AAA start Thursday, in which he left early with elbow discomfort. They talk about possible depth ramifications and who will be next up. They moved on to 2 positive stories which included Sean Burke being named Opening Day starter and Shane Smith being informed that he has...

On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox continued their AL Central Preview Series, this time welcoming on The Athletic's Sr. Baseball Writer for the Minnesota Twins, and former White Sox writer. They start the conversations off with the Ishbia Bros. situation to get the low down on what happened with the Pohlads and Ishbias. After getting the rundown on t...

On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen discuss all of their thoughts from their time at Spring Training in Arizona earlier this month. They start by talking about hitters who impressed in MLB camp in addition to the prospects they were able to watch and check-in with while there. Then, they discuss the outlook of the pitching staff in Chicago as well as the big three...

On the newest episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the White Sox Spring Breakout game, White Sox roster moves, and injuries. In the second half of the episode Ian and James talk Detroit Tigers with guest Rogelio Castillo of Tigers ML Report and the Motor City Metrics podcast for the first installment of their AL Central previews. See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

On the most recent episode of FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters Danny Miller and Jacob Thome discuss the White Sox depth and recent Outfield developments. They also answered questions from chat and talked about several recent injuries and pickups. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox broke down the FutureSox Preseason top 30 prospect rankings. They give the reasoning behind the rankings and the method for determining the list. They also mention the MLB Pipeline Top 30 which also just recently dropped, citing the differences in personnel and the rankings. They also talk about some big developments in...

On the latest episode of FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters Danny Miller and Jacob Thome go down the rabbit hole of trying to predict which one of 40 RP's make the 26 man White Sox roster. They also delve into the catching depth and who is going to go to Chicago while answering questions from the chat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox broke down the Top 30 Just Missed list. They started at relievers, and moved to guys who were starters, but might be moved to the pen, and definite starters. They moved to pitchers we haven't seen to position players that have been around a while. They closed it out on a grab bag of DSL prospects including this year...

On the most recent episode of FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters Danny Miller and Jacob Thome discussed the middle infield positional battles. They run through the candidates and who they think will have the edge coming opening day. They also talk about the results coming from AZ and of course they run through chat questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox go through the Ishbia/Reinsdorf union and some of the specifics for what we know now. The deal between billionaires seems like just the beginning of a transfer to the Ishbia brothers, but we wait to find out if there has been a timeline established. They also delve into a few White Sox roster transactions, Spring Traini...

On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Dylan Barnas discuss the latest White Sox news before previewing the Opening Day roster. They discuss players who are likely locks to make the team at each position and those competing for the remaining spots as well. Then, they talk Luis Robert trade possibilities if a deal were to happen during Spring Training. They break down four teams...

Danny Miller returns with FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters for the 2025 season. He introduces his new cohort Jacob Thome to the family.  They discuss the White Sox Spring Training roster competitions at 1B and 3B to see who will come out on top for the coveted spots. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the latest episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss Pitchers & Catchers reporting, starting with the fallout of the Ky Bush injury and what it will mean for the roster in Charlotte and Chicago. They moved into the signings of Michael A. Tater (Taylor) and Joey Gallo, and what that could mean for the depth chart in Chicago. The NCAA season is underway and Ian and J...

On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Dylan Barnas check in about the excitement of Spring Training and the White Sox season ahead before diving into breakout candidates in the farm system. They discuss their picks at every position to take a step forward during the 2025 season with plenty of minimally known players discussed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

On a special edition of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox welcomed Baseball America's Ben Badler to discuss White Sox baseball. They opened with a quick chat about the Sox 2025 International Signing period acquisitions, the addition of David Keller to the FO, and the new academy being built in the DR. They also went through a few of the previous signings that the Sox have brough...

On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox welcomed CHGO's Sean Anderson to riff on the 2025 White Sox roster and storylines. They also discussed the Will Venable hire by Chris Getz, and the staff that has been assembled.  They discussed with Sean his thoughts on the offseason acquisitions, spring training positional battles, and what prospects he is interes...

On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen host a mailbag episode as they answer questions from our listeners!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 ranks on ESPN. They also talked about the recent crazy trades in the NBA...

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 battles, and the direction of the White Sox organization. Listen in for tons of info...

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 there was also ownership talk with news of a 2021 purchase surfacing this week. James...

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.