Futuresox Podcast

On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the youth movement in the White Sox with the promotion of Edgar Quero & Chase Meidroth along with a few of the returning roster in Brooks Baldwin and Miguel Vargas. They also ran through the ongoing roster churn on the MLB squad and MiLB side, plus promotions including Braden Montgomery, Ryan Galanie, Wikelman Gonzalez, and Caden Connor among a few others Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this interview edition of the FutureSox Podcast, Elijah Evans and Dylan Barnas are joined by Winston-Salem Dash first baseman Ryan Galanie. They check with Ryan about his development last season, offseason adjustments, coaches in the organization, hot start to the season, and more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen recap the action from all of the MiLB affiliates including a few players who are pushing for an early-season promotion. They talk discuss prospects such as Tim Elko, Tyler Schweitzer, Jeral Perez, Braden Montgomery, Caleb Bonemer, and others. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On an affiliate preview edition of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox were joined by the play-by-play voice of the Winston-Salem Dash, Andrew Murphy. They begin the show with Andrew breaking down the "Prom" series that wasn't supposed to happen against the Rome Emperors. The gents go through the rotation, hitting all the big points - all returning arms, the step up from all guys from previous years, and Tanner McDougal is still nasty. The pen has shown some ebbs and flows early, but there are some good arms coming through Winston.  Versatility is a mainstay in the Winston position player group, and Andrew breaks down all of the guys in the lineup. Pat Leyland has a lot of useful guys, and they run through them all. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the most recent episode of FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters Danny Miller and Jacob Thome discussed the early call ups of Chase Meidroth and Edgar Quero, and the DFA of Mike Clevinger. They also asked the question: Can the youth movement at 35th and Shields maintain the energy and mindset with a team that isn't likely to have a ton of success with their record? Also as always the chat was popping, and they answered some questions. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Dylan Barnas talk about the debut of Chase Meidroth and Shane Smith's excellent first three MLB starts before getting into the farm system. They break down the top performers from the week including Noah Schultz, William Bergolla, Grant Taylor, Tyler Schweitzer, Ryan Galanie, Braden Montgomery, Christian Oppor, and many more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On a special edition of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and Elijah Evans welcomed Chicago White Sox Top 5 Prospect and Charlotte Knights catcher Edgar Quero. They discussed having Sergio Santos in Charlotte, the Knights rotation, and what he's working on defensively to get to the bigs. They also discussed changes to his batting mechanics, the new interesting Marucci bat strategy from both sides of the plate, and a little on his start in baseball. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discussed the recent Bob Nightengale Luis Robert Jr. rumor, Meidroth being awesome, and a ton of other MiLB musings from Braden Montgomery and Caleb Bonemer to Tim Elko and Colson Montgomery. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this edition of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge was joined by the new Play By Play voice of the Birmingham Barons, Doug Greenwald. They discussed many topics such as taking over for Iconic BHam PBP voice Curt Bloom, the 3 headed monster rotation of Schultz, Smith, and Taylor, and the returning members of the Championship Barons. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen review every White Sox affiliate after our first look at each team this weekend. They discuss the best early performers with plenty insights from Jeff's time spent in Charlotte, Winston-Salem, and Kannapolis this week. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the first full slate of Minor League action in the org this past weekend and how to fix the White Sox bullpen. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans is joined by Single-A Kannapolis broadcaster Dan Helotie to preview the 2025 season. They discuss the FutureSox Showdown between Winston-Salem and Kannapolis before diving into the Kanny roster. They talk about each positional group, players to keep an eye on, the best outfield in MiLB, and more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Dylan Barnas discussed the start of the baseball season and a few of the minor league rosters. They started with a brief check in on the White Sox first week then got into the Charlotte roster and when to call up the hitting prospects from Triple-A. Then, they took a look at the Birmingham and Winston-Salem rosters and which players to look out for in Double-A and High-A this season. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the recent edition of FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters Danny Miller and Jacob Thome return for Takes & Heaters to discuss the White Sox first week of the season. Topics include the rotation, Venable's lineups, the bullpen and much more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the most recent FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the White Sox and Charlotte Knights openers and break down the results, as well as look at some of the roster announcements that were made by Paul Janish. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the most recent episode of FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters Danny Miller and Jacob Thome returned to discuss the White Sox depth, Injuries, and Roster decisions. They also made their predictions for the season. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen break down news from this week on where many top prospects will start the 2025 season. They discuss the lineup of near-ready hitters in Charlotte, the "Big Three" pitchers all heading to Birmingham, the stacked lineup of upside in Kannapolis, and more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the last installment of the FutureSox Podcast AL Central Previews, Ian Eskridge and James Fox welcome Just Baseball's Jared Perkins to talk Kansas City Royals. First on the agenda is assessing the Royals offseason and whether it was enough to get them to the next step. Jared explained what the expectations are for the Royals and what will win or lose them the division. They moved to talking Royals prospect Jac Caglianone's prospective move to MLB at some point and the joys of watching Bobby Witt Jr. on a daily basis. Jared also broke down the front office and organizational moves to bring in other dev staff. They finished off the talks with 2025 draft prospects, both prep and college. He runs through a bunch of Just Baseball's top 200 draft prospects and Ian and James discuss what they are looking for the White Sox to do. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the most recent FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox welcomed Connor McKnight of the White Sox and CHSN to preview the 2025 White Sox. With a new job comes new roles, and as Connor explained he has a few new things he will be doing on the day to day broadcast, and even will be filling in at various times in a play by play role. With this being the 2025 AL Central preview for the White Sox Connor covered a lot of different topics with Ian and James including: Will Venable's first spring training as a manager, the next man-up version of the 2025 rotation, and the surprises that could creep up in the bullpen. Moving to the offensive side of the ball Luis Robert's trade is a topic of interest as is Miguel Vargas' morphing into an offensive weapon at 3B. Connor also took aim at when the fans will take notice of Ryan Fuller's effect on the White Sox offense and farm system. Connor discussed his broadcast of the White Sox first Spring Breakout with broadcast partner Brooke Fletcher, having

On an impromptu episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discussed the Drew Thorpe news that occurred in his AAA start Thursday, in which he left early with elbow discomfort. They talk about possible depth ramifications and who will be next up. They moved on to 2 positive stories which included Sean Burke being named Opening Day starter and Shane Smith being informed that he has indeed made the 26 man roster. Another topic covered was the announcement today that there is a possibility that Noah Schultz, Hagen Smith, and Grant Taylor could all be starting for the Birmingham Barons out of the gate this season. The second half of the show is the Cleveland Guardians AL Central preview show featuring Justin Lada of Locked On Guardians. He ran Ian and James through their offseason, what their path to winning and losing the division would look like, and Bazzana, DeLauter, and the Guards farm. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy