Sox In The Basement

It has been all about changes with the White Sox, but what is Chris Getz doing differently compared to the last front office regime? There are also changes to your ballpark experience in 2026, and we have a list of things you can expect on game day. Plus, the Mets are learning who Luis Robert Jr really is and it isn't wrong to watch it unfold from afar. Get a realistic offseason grade in "30 Minutes of Sox!"
Video version now available on YouTube! Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar 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. The $1000 Guest Bounty brought to you by Cork & Kerry At The Park gives you a chance to win $1000. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

The start of Spring Training has produced some expected and some very unexpected stories. We're breaking them down in order of those covered the most while asking what in the world Andrew Benintendi is talking about in "30 Minutes of Sox!"
Video version now available on YouTube! Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar 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. The $1000 Guest Bounty brought to you by Cork & Kerry At The Park gives you a chance to win $1000. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Chris Getz learns that Luisangel Acuna is not a switch hitter. Major League Baseball cracks down on base coaches. Will Venable pushes competition. We question why beer in the dugout is a bad thing in "30 Minutes of Sox!"
Video version now available on YouTube! Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar 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. The $1000 Guest Bounty brought to you by Cork & Kerry At The Park gives you a chance to win $1000. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

As pitchers and catchers report an old friend rfeturns to the rotation. Erick Fedde signs for one year and Chris Getz is hoping for the 177 innings and effective pitching Fedde provided in 2024. Can the White Sox get him back on track after a rough 2025? We look at early roster predictions and tell you what will signify a good Spring in "30 Minutes of Sox!"
Video version now available on YouTube! Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar 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. The $1000 Guest Bounty brought to you by Cork & Kerry At The Park gives you a chance to win $1000. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

It as been a busy week or so and there are a few White Sox stories we may have missed. Catch up with us and ponder if that final key piece of the offseason plan (that you may or may not like) is around the corner. Plus, the SoxNerd breaks down a new addition to the team.
Video version now available on YouTube! Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar 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. The $1000 Guest Bounty brought to you by Cork & Kerry At The Park gives you a chance to win $1000. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

James Fox of FutureSox reports from SoxFest 2026 as the White Sox finished this past weekend one key player away from a solid offseason. Wait...what's that we're saying?! You heard it right. The White Sox have one more key position to fill and this is (under a Reinsdorf budget) a solid offseason. Hear what they will go get next and a name Fox is hearing that could fill that role in "30 Minutes of Sox!"
Video version now available on YouTube! Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar 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. The $1000 Guest Bounty brought to you by Cork & Kerry At The Park gives you a chance to win $1000. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

In 2024 the White Sox commissioned a biomechanical study to identify adjustments that could make better hitters. The results shared with them a year ago has the potential help develop better hitters, identify draft targets and find "fixable" players in free agency and the trade market. Are we already seeing some impact? We sit down with two of the guys behind the project, Alex Yeager and Devan Joshi, at Cork & Kerry At The Park to hear all about this surprising focus from the front office.
Video version now available on YouTube! Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar 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. The $1000 Guest Bounty brought to you by Cork & Kerry At The Park gives you a chance to win $1000. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Chris Getz spent some of that Luis Robert Jr money right away by bringing in free agent bullpen arm Seranthony Domínguez. Is the presumed closer for the White Sox the best option? The answer may surprise you. While starting pitching in their price range remains deep, the White Sox may have one logical free agent outfield option left. Hear who they should be going after right now in "30 Minutes of Sox!"
Video version now available on YouTube! Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar 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. The $1000 Guest Bounty brought to you by Cork & Kerry At The Park gives you a chance to win $1000. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Luisangel Acuna (and Truman Pauley) come over from the Mets for Luis Robert Jr. The main story is about a player who never became what was promised being dealt for a prospect with his own promise. The other story tells you a deeper story about the White Sox Front Office and what Chris Getz had to do in order to complete his offseason. Will he stick the landing?
Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar 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. The $1000 Guest Bounty brought to you by Cork & Kerry At The Park gives you a chance to win $1000. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

A recent ESPN article says that the White Sox have nothing left to do this offseason. We disagree. Hear what still needs to happen for Chris Getz to hold his head high come March and why there is still time to truly improve this team before the start of the season.
Video version now available on YouTube! Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar 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. The $1000 Guest Bounty brought to you by Cork & Kerry At The Park gives you a chance to win $1000. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!