FutureSox Podcast

FutureSox RoundUp: Birmingham and Kannapolis Playoff Previews

On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen start off by discussing a pair of pitchers who have earned 2025 roster spots with the White Sox in Davis Martin and Fraser Ellard. Then, they discuss Colson Montgomery's massive week and a few other players of note in Charlotte. Then, they dive into previews of the MiLB playoffs for the Double-A Barons and Single-A Cannon Ballers. While both rosters are entirely different from the start of the year, many prospects of note will be featured in the upcoming playoffs with Kannapolis kicking off tonight.

FutureSox Podcast - Scouts on the Outs and Colson on a heater

On the latest episode of the FutureSox podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the recent very loud announcement that the scouting departments both domestic and international need revamping. Colson Montgomery went on a major heater in Norfolk for the Knights. Is he back?  Is he on his way to a late promotion? 
They also break down the announcement of the likely majority of the White Sox Arizona Fall League roster additions to the Glendale Desert Dogs, which includes BIG names like Grant Taylor, Sean Burke, Peyton Pallette, and Tim Elko.  They also break down some of the other performances going on among the affiliates including: Rikuu Nishida, Hagen Smith, and the Carolina League Player of the Week Sam Antonacci.

FutureSox RoundUp: September Call Ups and Final MiLB Weeks

On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen dive into the White Sox farm system starting with the call ups of Jairo Iriarte and Zach Deloach as well as the lack of other young talent on the roster. Then, they discuss Nick Nastrini's first start since being brought back to Chicago and Mason Adams first start off the IL in Charlotte. They continue with talk regarding top recent performers in Birmingham, Winston-Salem, and Kannapolis including Rikuu Nishida, Tyler Schweizter, Wilfed Veras, Jeral Perez, Aaron Combs, and many others.

FutureSox Podcast: MLB Pipeline Midseason Re-Rank with Jim Callis

On this episode of the FutureSox podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox welcomed Jim Callis, SR. writer at MLB.com and one of the key cogs in the Top Prospect lists at MLB Pipeline. They walked with Jim through some of the changes in the Top 100 and Top 30 in the MLB Pipeline lists for the White Sox. They open with the current state of the White Sox and how ugly it has gotten.
They then move to the White Sox pick at #5, Hagen Smith, and what he brings to the table, and how he changes the outlook for the Sox rotation in the near future. They run through what the expectations for Colson Montgomery should be going forward, how his ranking changed, and whether White Sox fans should be worried about his prospects of becoming a star on the SouthSide.
Questions are also answered on Edgar Quero, Grant Taylor, and Mason Adams rankings before moving to the thought of Garrett Crochet and Luis Robert being traded in the offseason. Who should go, or should they keep them? Jim answered these questions, and many more.

FutureSox RoundUp: Top August Performers and Hagen Smith Debuts

On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans is joined by Dylan Barnas for a dive into prospects at each level of the farm system. They start by discussing the odd Bryan Ramos situation and organizational lack of leaning into youth as well as Hagen Smith's affiliated debut with High-A Winston-Salem. They also provide a brief update on a few injured top prospects such as Edgar Quero and Mason Adams. Then, they talk about 20 prospects of note throughout the system with analysis on every player's August and projection moving forward. They discuss the following prospects at each level:
AAA: Sean Burke, Nick Nastrini, Trey McGough, Adisyn Coffey, Colson Montgomery, Tim Elko
AA: Noah Schultz, Jairo Iriarte, Zach Franklin, Peyton Pallette, Jacob Gonzalez, DJ Gladney
A+: Aldrin Batista, William Bergolla
A: Tanner McDougal, Ricardo Brizuela, Sam Antonacci, TJ McCants, Alec Makarewicz

FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters: White Sox Roster Hail Mary's

On the newest episode of FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters Nick Murawski and Danny Miller run through the recent moves on the White Sox roster. They also discuss what the White Sox will do with call ups and who will get playing time.
They also discuss the recent trend at the park of fans being hunted down by security for shirts and signs that are deemed bad by ownership, the 10% discount on tickets, and whether the Sox will spend money next year.

FutureSox Podcast: Hagen Smith Debut & A Flurry of Roster Moves

On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the White Sox recent roster moves and what they expect in correspondence to the recent addition of Jacob Amaya, option of Ky Bush, and the call ups of Sammy Peralta and Bryan Ramos. What does this mean for Miguel Vargas, and is Nick Nastrini tabbed to come back to the Sox?
They move on to Hagen Smith's debut and go over the video and results of his start.  What can White Sox fans expect to see from him in the future? They close with what they think you can expect as additions to the Arizona Fall League roster from the Sox.

FutureSox Podcast: Pipeline Re-Rank and Hagen Smith

On the recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox go over the Top 30/100 re-rank over at MLB Pipeline. The chat was buzzing with all sorts of questions on the guys in the Top 30 and where they should be or if they aren't there, they should be. There was a ton of unscripted info on guys and where they are.
They moved on to the news that came out today that Hagen Smith is being assigned to Winston-Salem this week as they are in Aberdeen facing the Orioles High A club. They go through the videos that were posted from the bridge league of his disgusting slider and newly audited change up.
They close the pod with rumors going around that Chris Getz is looking to revamp the Int'l scouting department and how this could change the perception of the White Sox front office.

FutureSox RoundUp: Live Single-A Kannapolis Takeaways

On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen break down all their thoughts from a spent spent watching and talking with players at Single-A Kannapolis. They discuss the general new outlook of the roster as well as Manager Pat Leyland's thoughts on his roster. Then, they dive into player analysis led by a strong start from Jake Peppers and great days at the plate for catcher Ronny Hernandez and center fielder TJ McCants. They also detail interviews with a number of 2024 draft picks as well as young prospects like George Wolkow and Ryan Burrowes. Listen in for tons of information on prospects in Single-A.

FutureSox RoundUp: Triple-A Analysis Live From Charlotte

On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen are together in person down in Charlotte with thoughts and takeaways from their first two days covering the Triple-A Knights. They discuss the starts they've seen from Nick Nastrini and Jake Eder as well as interviews with a number of players including Colson Montgomery and Bryan Ramos. They break down everything they've seen so far in Charlotte and will have another episode focused on their live looks in SIngle-A Kannapolis coming later this week!