Sox In The Basement

The annual PECOTA projections are out and we are bullish on why the White Sox will outperform them. They may not be a .500 team, but we are willing to bet the Sox are not losing 100 games. Hear the reasons why! Plus ask yourself why Jacob Amaya was not as valuable as Zach DeLoach on January 16th but is suddenly more valuable than him as of February 3rd. Dive into weird transactional decisions in "30 Minutes of Sox!"
Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Word is that several teams have tried to acquire Luis Robert Jr this offseason, but the ask from Chris Getz (and his unwillingness to send money) has stopped a move for now. We look at the teams likely to pull the trigger for the centerfielder in Spring Training or early this season. We also look at Keith Law's Top 100 Prospect List and ask when those names will arrive. The Sox Nerd even gets in on the prospect action in "30 Minutes of Sox!"
Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Courtney Finnicum of "Baseball Isn't Boring" takes us behind the scenes at this past weekend's SoxFest Live. Hear what annoyed the fans enough to get a "Sell the Team" chant going, get the word on a few prospects that stood out as personalities, have a beer with Freddy Garcia and find out what ridiculous thing Jerry Reinsdorf did behind the scenes. The stories you haven't heard and our guy The SoxNerd checking in for "30 Minutes of Sox!"
Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Our guy Ed returns from his heart attack and he has reaction to some of the tidbits and White Sox storylines we uncovered in the past week. What is Luis Robert Jr's real problem? Who plays SS if Montgomery isn't ready? Did COVID really impact this year's budget?
Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

With 3 weeks before pitchers and catchers report, we check in with MLB.com beat reporter Scott Merkin for an inside look at what the White Sox are doing and why they are doing it this way. Get his take on the big stories to watch as the Sox get ready to assemble in Arizona. The Sox Nerd also joins us to make a case for Mark Buehrle to the Hall of Fame. And Ed has a heart attack.
Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

The MLB International Signing Period is upon us, and the White Sox have intriguing players brought in by two different regimes. They are also snagging previously unavailable players due to the battle for Rōki Sasaki. James Fox of FutureSox breaks it down for us and talks about infielder position battles already forming before Spring Training. 
Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Chris Getz spoke publicly about a lot this week, but his moves backed up a clear change in the White Sox front office. We break down the additions of Martin Perez and Bobby Dalbec, along with several subtractions that show a very different philosophy. Plus, the SoxFest Live lineup is starting to suggest some sort of battle should be happening in front of the crowd later this month. 
Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

There is something to be said for looking at your favorite team from an outside perspective. A recent list of 150 players with high long-term projections produced three members of the White Sox organization. The amazing part is that the three most important Sox players per this list includes two players not even on the 40-man roster. We break it down and float a few free agents that may fit Chris Getz's plans in "30 Minutes of Sox!"
Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

The White Sox front office is adding competition at every position, and the signing of Joshua Rojas puts the entire infield on notice. We look at the value of the newest White Sox position player and how it will impact player development. We also look at the trade for pitcher Tyler Gilbert. Why would the White Sox deal a promising pitching prospect for a 31-year old reliever? We dig up the reasoning in "30 Minutes of Sox!"
Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

As 2025 kicks off we turn the page on a tough year and look forward with some hope. Some outside-the-box prospect write-ups and a crazy trade possibility have us ready to move ahead.
Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!