FutureSox Podcast
Discussing the prospects and happenings relating to White Sox player development and baseball operations.
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2 days ago
2 days ago
On the most recent FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the White Sox and Charlotte Knights openers and break down the results, as well as look at some of the roster announcements that were made by Paul Janish.
6 days ago
6 days ago
On the most recent episode of FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters Danny Miller and Jacob Thome returned to discuss the White Sox depth, Injuries, and Roster decisions. They also made their predictions for the season.
7 days ago
7 days ago
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!
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
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 Royals prospect Jac Caglianone's prospective move to MLB at some point and the joys of watching Bobby Witt Jr. on a daily basis. Jared also broke down the front office and organizational moves to bring in other dev staff.
They finished off the talks with 2025 draft prospects, both prep and college. He runs through a bunch of Just Baseball's top 200 draft prospects and Ian and James discuss what they are looking for the White Sox to do.
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Monday Mar 24, 2025
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 Sox Connor covered a lot of different topics with Ian and James including: Will Venable's first spring training as a manager, the next man-up version of the 2025 rotation, and the surprises that could creep up in the bullpen.
Moving to the offensive side of the ball Luis Robert's trade is a topic of interest as is Miguel Vargas' morphing into an offensive weapon at 3B. Connor also took aim at when the fans will take notice of Ryan Fuller's effect on the White Sox offense and farm system.
Connor discussed his broadcast of the White Sox first Spring Breakout with broadcast partner Brooke Fletcher, having such guests as GM Chris Getz, Gene Watson, and Paul Janish. while watching all of the White Sox top prospects as they matched up against Rockies studs. McKnight also teased how CHSN is going to cover the White Sox prospects.
Friday Mar 21, 2025
Friday Mar 21, 2025
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 indeed made the 26 man roster. Another topic covered was the announcement today that there is a possibility that Noah Schultz, Hagen Smith, and Grant Taylor could all be starting for the Birmingham Barons out of the gate this season.
The second half of the show is the Cleveland Guardians AL Central preview show featuring Justin Lada of Locked On Guardians. He ran Ian and James through their offseason, what their path to winning and losing the division would look like, and Bazzana, DeLauter, and the Guards farm.
Friday Mar 21, 2025
Friday Mar 21, 2025
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 the financial situation in MN, Dan ran through what the Twins expectations are for 2025. What will the Twins have to do to win the AL Central and how they could lose it? He also breaks down what is down in the minors. A great conversation.
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
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 pitching prospects and other arms of note. They wrap by talking about the overall pitching development within the organization.
Monday Mar 17, 2025
Monday Mar 17, 2025
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.
Thursday Mar 13, 2025
Thursday Mar 13, 2025
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.