Sox In The Basement

Prospect Hype, International Signings & White Sox Pitching

With the international signing day in the books and money left on the table, the debate over signing the big name versus adding more athletes to the White Sox system rages on. Also, a breakdown of when and how will Colson Montgomery and Oscar Colas will impact the White Sox and your fantasy baseball team. Plus, the arbitration system reveals something about Michael Kopech.   
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James Fegan & The ”New” White Sox Way

White Sox beat reporter James Fegan of The Athletic talks about a new team coaching philosophy centered around being prepared. Can Pedro Grifol's staff improve defense, add to the team's collective OPS and right the ship after 2022? It all sounds good, that's for sure. Plus, we look at a published list of off-season front office grades and find flaws in how AL Central teams have been judged in "30 Minutes of Sox!"
Brought to you by Cork & Kerry At The Park! Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! 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!" Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and ALWAYS at SoxInTheBasement.com!
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Thoughts & Reactions To Liam Hendriks Diagnosis

White Sox fans were sent reeling with news that Liam Hendriks has cancer and will spend 2023 in a fight bigger than any baseball season. As the team and fans express their concern for the charismatic closer, the team now has an additional question to answer this off-season. We explain why one internal option should get first crack to hold down the fort for Liam in "30 Minutes of Sox!"
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White Sox Off-Season Updates With Scott Merkin

White Sox beat reporter Scott Merkin of MLB.com joins us with insight from Andrew Benintendi's introductory press conference. How much is Pedro Grifol planning to use Eloy Jimenez in RF?  If the Sox add at second base, what type of acquisition does he expect after speaking with Rick Hahn this week? What is Andrew Vaughn's biggest concern in 2023? Merk has it all for us in "30 Minutes of Sox!"
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Concourse Fights, White Sox Resolutions & Buck Weaver

A simple conversation hits a nerve with one of the guys & reveals a Guaranteed Rate Field concourse fight in his personal history. We also link Buck Weaver to a Jerry Reinsdorf's redemption path with the fanbase. And we have the key resolutions that - if followed - should put the White Sox into the 2023 postseason in "30 Minutes of Sox!"
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Picking On The Rest Of The AL Central

White Sox fans complain about White Sox issues, but the same is true for fans of the Guardians, Twins, Royals & Tigers. What if we put ourselves in their shoes and looked at their teams with a critical eye? We find several teams we aren't worried about, one that could cause fits and one that should cause concern in "30 Minutes of Sox!"
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An Imperfect White Sox Team Could Surprise In 2023

Nobody is perfect. No team is perfect. Sometimes fans like us forget that. So, what imperfections on this White Sox roster can you reasonably accept? We go around the horn and look at the current positional plans to find important and not-so-important concerns. We also explain how just two specific players on the roster could drastically improve the 2023 team's outlook in "30 Minutes of Sox!"
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I’m Dreaming Of A Lopsided White Sox Trade

A few days of hype about Liam Hendriks being traded to the Mets has us thinking about his true value to a crazy owner willing to spend anything for a title. It may be time to ask Santa Cohen for the world if the White Sox are truly willing to tradetheir closer. We're giving you our White Sox Christmas Wish List in "30 Minutes of Sox!"
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Predicting The Next White Sox Move

James Fox of FutureSox joins in to react to the Andrew Benintendi signing and look for the right answer at 2B. Is the best option left in the White Sox system, or is this the position that gets addressed with a trade? Will Oscar Colas now be the presumed starter in RF, or is a competition brewing? We talk about the need to get faster and better defensively before the 2023 season in "30 Minutes of Sox!"
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Are The White Sox Missing The Next Big Trend?

We give you the one left fielder that could start to turn this off-season around, and several that would make us groan as rumors swirl that a signing (or trade) could be incoming. In the midst of 10-13 year contracts being handed out around baseball, are the White Sox behind on a trend that could prove to be financially beneficial in the long term? We break down the numbers and use two recent White Sox stars to illustrate why some players are worth the big money and years in "30 Minutes of Sox!"
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