FutureSox Podcast

FutureSox RoundUp: Updated Top 15 White Sox Prospects

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 comparison to where it was in recent years.
Elijah's Top 5: Noah Schultz, Hagen Smith, Edgar Quero, Kyle Teel, Colson Montgomery
Dylan's Top 5: Noah Schultz, Braden Montgomery, Kyle Teel, Colson Montgomery, Hagen Smith

FutureSox RoundUp: Projecting MiLB Lineups

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.

FutureSox Podcast - New Prospects w/ Chris Clegg

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 the podcast by Dugout Dynasty's Chris Clegg to talk new prospects and what he saw from White Sox prospects this past season. A lot of great information and good analysis.

FutureSox Podcast - Changing Sox; Crochet Trade Yields Teel/Montgomery

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.

FutureSox RoundUp: Garrett Crochet Trade Instant Reaction

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!

FutureSox Podcast: The Winter Meetings Are Afoot

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 of the A's signing this week.
Ian and James also discussed the news that Dick Allen will finally get his deserved recognition being elected in the Hall of Fame by the Eras committee before moving to the Baseball America White Sox top 10, top 30, and system best tools from Bill Mitchell, and MLB Pipeline Top 100 2025 draft names.
They close out the episode with a live reaction to the news that Juan Soto signed with the Mets for an insane 15yrs/$765M.

FutureSox RoundUp: Projected White Sox Affiliate Starting Rotations

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.

FutureSox Podcast: Elementary Dear Watson

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 some listener questions.

FutureSox Interview Series: Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa

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 Arizona Fall League this year as well. Listen in for all that and more with a pitcher who could be making appearances out of the White Sox bullpen this year.

FutureSox Podcast - Catching McKinven Fever

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 non-tenders, and thoughts on Andrew Vaughn among other topics. They also answered a ton of questions and revisited the 2017 and 2018 drafts.