FutureSox Podcast

FutureSox RoundUp: Farm System Headlines and Sr. Mngr. of Umpire Dev, Dusty Dellinger

On this edition of the FutureSox Roundup, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen run through top performers and stories from the past two weeks before welcoming on a guest for a unique interview. They start by breaking down Drew Thorpe's first pair of MLB starts as well as recent performances from Jonathan Cannon. Then, they dive into promotions and updates from recent weeks as well as players of note at each level. They welcome on Dusty Dellinger for an interview in the second half of the episode. Dusty has worked as an MLB umpire and now in umpire development and evluation for over 20 years and joins the show to share thoughts on the ABS system, umpiring around baseball, and other fascinating topics. He shares from an excellent perspective on the landscape of officiating in Minor League and Major League Baseball.

FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters: Master Class in Management

Nick Murawski and Danny Miller discuss the recent managerial moves by Pedro Grifol.  Both Nick and Danny are obsessed. They also discuss the teams split with the Red Sox.

FutureSox RoundUp: Aram Leighton of Just Baseball Joins the Show

Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen welcome on Just Baseball Founder and Executive Editor Aram Leighton. They discuss his Updated Top 100 Prospects featuring five White Sox prospects (Colson Montgomery, Noah Schultz, Drew Thorpe, Jairo Iriarte, Edgar Quero) as Aram breaks down each player and their future projection. They also discuss players not far outside the list such as Grant Taylor, Jacob Gonzalez, Bryan Ramos, and others. Then, they dive into trade talks surrounding Luis Robert and Garrett Crochet as Aram presents possible trade partners and packages for the two star players.

FutureSox Podcast: Thorpe Call Up; Trades; Big time dingers

On this episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the White Sox call up of pitching prospect Drew Thorpe and a few other pitchers who are crushing it. Is this the right way to be handling the prospects with constant moving around? They also discussed the possibilities of trading Crochet & Robert. Also can't fail to mention the monster shots being hit in the minors by Wolkow and Veras. They finish the episode with a quick run down of the happenings in the DSL.

FutureSox Podcast: '24 MLB Draft Talk with Tyler Jennings of Prospects Live

On this special episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox welcome Tyler Jennings of Prospects Live for some serious draft chat. They discuss what Tyler feels is the strength of the draft and who you can expect to end up in the top 10 at this point. As White Sox fans, we are all pretty much disgusted that the Guardians ended up with the first pick in the draft, but Ian and James asked Tyler where he thought their strategy would take them with the first overall pick.
Once they got past the names everybody knows and expects to be called in the top 10, Tyler was asked who his favorite guys outside of the top 10 are. He had some interesting answers and probably a few you either don't know or don't expect.
Of course the most important question the FutureSox Podcast has for Tyler is who he thinks the White Sox will go with at number 5, and who will be available.
You can find Tyler Jennings on Twitter/X @TylerJennings24 and you can find his work as the Director of Draft Content on Prospects Live here.

FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters - Crosstown Vibes

Nick Murawski and Danny Miller discuss the first game of the annual White Sox/Cubs series live. They also discuss the recent roster moves that have seen Lenyn Sosa. Luis Robert Jr., Zach DeLoach all return. Meanwhile Zach Remillard gets DFA'd for the 3rd time, Dom Fletcher is in a sling, Tommy Pham has a sprained ankle. It's been a long week already, and it is getting longer with the winless streak reaching 12 despite HR's from Lenyn Sosa and Luis Robert and a big diving catch from Gavin Sheets. The bullpen just couldn't hold the lead after the rain delay. Danny's 74 win prediction is looking like it may be in peril.

FutureSox RoundUp: May Prospects of the Month

Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen are joined by FutureSox contributor Steve Hasman (Sleepy Harold) on this edition of the RoundUp to discuss May in its entirety. They first briefly talk about Just Baseball's Updated Top 100 Prospects as well as promotions of Ryan Galanie and George Wolkow. Then they dive into the top hitters, starters, and relievers from the month of May headlined by our Hitter of the Month, Ryan Galanie, and Pitcher of the Month, Mason Adams. They finish off the episode with talk about Sean Burke's return, potential upcoming promotions, and the incredible month in Kannapolis.

FutureSox Podcast: White Sox talk with the Beefloaf

On this episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox welcome MrDelicious13, AKA Beefloaf to the airwaves. They opened up the pod talking about what the 108 was doing this weekend up in Milwaukee. The inevitable conversation was what the White Sox are doing with Pedro Grifol, before they talk about the goals for the rest of the season for the White Sox and their constant roster churn. Are they doing enough churning? They talked with Beef about who in the system he's interested in, and what he's expecting from on the pitching side.

FutureSox Interview Series: Ryan Galanie

Ian Eskridge and James Fox of FutureSox took some time with White Sox 2023 13th round selection Ryan Galanie. He goes into his storied high school and talks about the insane alumni from Moeller High School, including Ken Griffey Jr and Barry Larkin among many others. Galanie also went into detail about his college career with the Wofford Terriers, and his eventual draft day.
Ryan was asked to tell Ian and James what is making Kannapolis the place to be in the Carolina league in 2024, what the differences are to last year, and what he is focusing on this year and for the future.
Galanie is slashing an insane .352/.436/.592 in 2024, and has been putting on a show. The masses need to take a look and see what he is doing with the Cannon Ballers.

FutureSox RoundUp: Prospects Poised to Climb in Mid-Season Rankings + Kannapolis Manager Pat Leyland Interview

(0:00): Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen welcome FutureSox contributor Dylan Barnas on this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp. They first discuss Nick Nastrini's return to MLB baseball and a few impressive performances from the games early last week. Then, they each bring five players that are poised to rise in our mid-season prospect rankings due to strong starts to the year and impressive adjustments. They go through all 15 players and consider how much they could rise in our rankings.
(49:23): Elijah and Jeff welcome on Kannapolis Cannon Ballers Manager Pat Leyland to talk all about the White Sox Single-A affiliate. They start by talking about Pat's career journey and his dad, Jim Leyland, being elected to the Hall of the Fame. Then, they talk almost every prospect on the Cannon Ballers roster and get exclusive information on each player and the upside they possess.