Mike Rankin and James Fox welcomed on Herb Lawrence of CHGO Sports in Chicago. The group reacted to rumors that included managerial candidates and uncertainty toward Jose Abreu’s return to the south side in 2023.
Mike Rankin and James Fox reacted to the Chicago White Sox’s end-of-season press conference, which included an announcement that Tony La Russa retired as manager. That led them to discuss all that’s ahead in the offseason and what to expect in 2023.
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Mike Rankin and James Fox welcomed on ‘Beef Loaf’ of FromThe108.com to get his assessment on all that went wrong with the Chicago White Sox in 2022. The group discussed roster issues, individual player inconsistencies, front office disconnects and much more. With the White Sox failing to reach the MLB postseason for a third consecutive
Mike Rankin and James Fox welcomed on Jim Margalus, the managing editor of Sox Machine, to discuss his experience watching the Chicago White Sox double-A affiliate in person. The group then pondered the types of results needed to consider ‘Project Birmingham’ a success. Later, the show looked ahead to key roster positions that will be
Mike Rankin and James Fox welcomed on Pittsburgh Pirates triple-A broadcaster and JustBaseball.com contributor Jack McMullen to talk about the future of Major and Minor League Baseball. McMullen shared his first-hand experiences watching the soon-to-be implemented rule changes coming to MLB, which include larger bases, a pitch clock and a restriction on infield shifting. Later,
Mike Rankin and James Fox react to White Sox manager Tony La Russa stepping away from the team due to medical reasons. They also provide an update on ‘Project Birmingham,’ as the top White Sox prospects continue to work in double-A. Later, Mike and James discuss several names who will be participating in the organization’s
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Mike Rankin welcomed on Chicago White Sox beat writer James Fegan of The Athletic to provide insight on the newly constructed “Project Birmingham,” which consists of a number of notable prospects playing in Double-A. Fegan also describes his first-hand experiences covering an underachieving White Sox team, as well as ponders the future of Jose Abreu.
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The FutureSox team released its midseason top 30 prospect list at SoxMachine.com. Mike Rankin, James Fox, Steve Hasman and Josh Nelson gathered to highlight the strengths of the system, celebrate multiple MLB top 100 prospects and detail individual profiles of some of the most promising prospects the organization has to offer.
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Mike Rankin and James Fox welcomed White Sox writer and scout Bill Mitchell of Baseball America to provide perspective on the latest top 30 Chicago White Sox prospect list. Mitchell shared insight he gathered from scouts and executives from around Major League Baseball and detailed strengths and weaknesses of players like Norge Vera, Jose Rodriguez,
Mike Rankin and James Fox opened the show by reacting to the Chicago White Sox trade deadline, which featured general manager Rick Hahn trading for left-handed reliever Jake Diekman. Then, James welcomed on amateur scout Brian Sakowski of Perfect Game baseball to discuss the best players from the 2022 White Sox draft class.
