The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chuck Garfien sits down with White Sox general manager Rick Hahn in Arizona. They talk about everything from Eloy Jimenez signing a long-term contract with the White Sox to missing out on Manny Machado. Hahn discusses how long a new deal with Jimenez had been in the works (5:10), if the contract talks affected Jimenez at the plate this spring (7:00), why it took so long for Manny Machado to sign (...

With the regular season getting closer, Chuck Garfien gets the goods from Don Cooper about many White Sox pitchers. The decision to have Carlos Rodon start on Opening Day (3:00), what Lucas Giolito needs to improve on in 2019 (6:16), what they're doing to make Ivan Nova a better pitcher this year (8:10), improving Ervin Santana's velocity and will he be the fifth starter? (11:50), what Dylan Cease...

It’s an EMERGENCY edition of the podcast. Ryan McGuffey, Vinnie Duber and Slavko Bekovic react to the news of a reported contract to White Sox top prospect Eloy Jimenez. Why the timing is right, the hype is real and the excitement is palpable as Jimenez prepares to make his major league debut. The White Sox lineup looks a whole lot scarier with Jimenez in the middle. Plus, who is the odd man out w...

Chuck Garfien and Chris Kamka come to you from spring training where they discuss if 2019 will be a breakout season for Moncada (1:20). Chuck spoke about Moncada with Jose Abreu (4:00), Yonder Alonso (7:20), and hitting coach Todd Steverson (11:50). Kamka provides a whole bunch of Moncada stats throughout the podcast. Chuck and Chris also discuss Carlos Rodon being named the Opening Day starter (2...

Chuck Garfien speaks with Nancy Faust, the iconic White Sox organist from 1970-2010 who returned to play the organ for the White Sox-Cubs spring training game. She talks about what it meant to come back to play a White Sox game again (2:50), how she made "Na, Na, Hey Hey, Kiss Him Good-Bye" famous (5:20). She plays Bohemian Rhapsody (10:30), Chuck reads Nancy some of the tweets from Sox fans who m...

The White Sox made a bunch of roster moves. The biggest is Eloy Jimenez being sent down to Triple-A. Chuck Garfien speaks with Scott Merkin of MLB.com about the decision to have Jimenez start the season in Charlotte. (1:10). Rick Hahn talks about Jimenez, as well as Dylan Cease, Micker Adolfo, Luis Robert, Ervin Santana and Dane Dunning, who might need Tommy John surgery (6:55). Chuck and Scott di...

White Sox pitching prospect Alec Hansen speaks with Chuck Garfien in Arizona about what went wrong for him in 2018 (3:30), how his struggles affected him physically and mentally (6:10), why he decided to lose so much weight last offseason (9:00), how his shoulder program this winter might increase his velocity (10:30), where he'd like to end up pitching this season (12:10) and more.

Over 200 years after Vice President Aaron Burr and former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton ended their long and bitter rivalry with Burr shooting Hamilton to his death, current White Sox players Ryan Burr and Ian Hamilton recreated this notorious event inside the White Sox clubhouse--this time with a much happier ending. Hamilton and Burr gave Chuck Garfien the behind the scenes story...

Chuck Garfien reflects back on Tom Seaver's 300th win which came in a White Sox uniform on August 4, 1985 at Yankee Stadium. Chuck happened to be at the game with his grandfather. Chuck talks about Seaver's career and how the White Sox acquired him (3:00). He shares memories of that special day (4:10) and why it means more and more as the years go on (6:45). Then Chuck speaks with former White Sox...

New White Sox catcher James McCann speaks with Chuck Garfien in Arizona about the young talented pitchers on the staff (2:50) and why he compares Dylan Cease to Justin Verlander (3:45), then goes in-depth about his wife giving birth to premature twin boys last winter (5:50), why doctors gave James a 1-in-4 chance to survive when he was born 28 years ago (8:30), how the McCanns chose the names of t...

Chuck Garfien speaks with pitchers Jimmy Lambert and Bernardo Flores who were rivals in high school, were drafted by the White Sox in the same year and have been moving through the farm system together from Kannapolis to Birmingham. Lambert and Flores talk about pitching against each other in high school (5:20), Flores hitting a walkoff home run that almost caused a fight between their coaches (6:...

Chuck Garfien speaks with Cubs outfielder Kyle Schwarber about new White Sox outfielder Jon Jay. Schwarber explains what Jay meant to him and the Cubs in 2017 (4:30), how Jay helped Schwarber when he was having "the worst year of my career" (6:00), why the White Sox "will be lucky to have him" (7:30), how Jay can help the young White Sox players (8:20) and more.

The White Sox former first round pick speaks with Chuck Garfien in Arizona about growing up a White Sox fan and meeting Frank Thomas (2:35), what it was like suffering his UCL tear in front of friends and family back in Louisville where he played in college (5:00), the challenges of coming back from Tommy John surgery (9:10), how he's feeling today (10:50), why he doesn't look forward in his caree...

White Sox prospect Blake Rutherford speaks with Chuck Garfien about working out this offseason with Christian Yelich, Ryan Braun, Mike Moustakas and Tyler Saladino (3:50) why Yelich is like a big brother to Rutherford (6:20) where he fits in the logjam of White Sox outfield prospects (9:00) how and why he added strength this offseason (11:40), what made the Winston-Salem Dash so special in 2018 an...

On the latest episode of the White Sox Talk Podcast, another potential “premium talent” comes off the board as Nolan Arenado signs a new eight-year contract with the Colorado Rockies. We’ve got reaction from Chuck Garfien and MLB.com’s Scott Merkin out in Arizona and Ryan McGuffey and Vinnie Duber here in Chicago. What’s the new Plan A for the White Sox as it appears they’ll lose out on Manny Mach...

It's only spring training, but this young trio lifted the spirits of White Sox fans with a special day against the San Francisco Giants. Chuck Garfien and Chris Kamka talk about Yoan Moncada's RBI triple and hot start to the spring, the 2-run triple by Luis Robert and Eloy Jimenez getting a single and stolen base (1:30). Jimenez talks about Robert, his stolen base and his excitement about the futu...

In a candid interview with Chuck Garfien, White Sox pitcher Carlos Rodon talks about the rebuild, his struggles last season, Manny Machado and more. He explains his troubles from last September (04:04), if he thinks he deserves to be the White Sox Opening Day starter (07:34), why it's time for the White Sox to start winning (08:20), if the White Sox did everything they could to sign Manny Machado...

Chuck Garfien and Vinnie Duber first talk about the fan anger directed at the White Sox for not signing Manny Machado. Indians GM Chris Antonetti says he thinks the White Sox might contend in 2019 without Machado and raves about Eloy Jimenez. Tim Anderson is quite direct saying he doesn't want to answer questions about Machado anymore. Plus, what kind of moves might the White Sox make next?

Well, the moment we've all been waiting for came today... but it was a disappointing conclusion for many White Sox fans. Chuck Garfien, Ryan McGuffey and Vinnie Duber all react to the news that Manny Machado will play in San Diego next season, and we also hear from Rick Hahn and Jon Jay. First, the guys go over the differences between the Padres and White Sox offers (2:20) and Vinnie explains why...

Eloy Jimenez sits down with Chuck Garfien at spring training. Jimenez talks about getting hit in the head in his very first at-bat when he was 9 years old and later his first home run (06:05), why he has long believed that he was meant to play in Chicago (08:00), meeting Jim Thome for the first time (10:40), why he thought about quitting baseball in his first season in the Cubs organization (12:15...

Chuck Garfien talks to White Sox pitching prospect Dylan Cease about his past, present and future. What he learned from a dominating performance against Ichiro Suzuki and the Mariners during spring training last year, Don Cooper's prediction that Cease will take the biggest strides in 2019, if he's thinking about breaking camp with the White Sox, coming back from Tommy John surgery, what it will b...

On the day pitchers and catchers reported to spring training, so did Yonder Alonso and Jon Jay. Will Manny Machado be following them? Chuck Garfien and Vinnie Duber talk about the empty locker in the clubhouse next to both of them (1:20). Rick Hahn speaks about the Machado rumors and the slow moving free agent market (04:00). Alonso and Jay talk about the Machado situation and the possibility that...

With pitchers and catchers set to report on Wednesday, Chuck Garfien and Vinnie Duber talk about all the position players already in Arizona for spring training (1:30). Then Daniel Palka speaks with Chuck about improvements he’s made defensively and how his appearances on the podcast helps boost ratings (5:30), why Palka doesn’t watch movies (07:40), Jake Burger coming back from two torn Achilles...

Ryan McGuffey and Vinnie Duber are joined by MLB.com's Scott Merkin, while Chuck Garfien is on the road to Arizona. The guys start by going over their top three storylines for the White Sox as spring training approaches. Plus, what's with the PECOTA projections that say the Sox are going to have another lousy season? 00:35 - What if Harper and Machado forgo this season to be the next True Detectiv...

The wait continues for both free agents to sign. Are we just delaying the inevitable that Harper signs with the Phillies and Machado with the White Sox? Chuck Garfien and Ryan McGuffey speak with USA Today's Bob Nightengale who wrote an article entitled, "MLB's free agency freeze is an embarrassment for baseball." Who or what is to blame for why they're still unsigned? (6:50) Is it still between t...