Futuresox Podcast

On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss acquisitions of some new FA guys, a former friend, and the movement in managerial staffs in the White Sox affiliates. There was also Int'l talk surrounding the Roki Sasaki fallout and of course viewer questions. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen are joined by Jack McMullen of Just Baseball to discuss the status of the White Sox farm heading into 2025. They talk about the players that joined the organization from the Garrett Crochet deal, the trajectory of the pitching depth, and names to watch in the minor leagues! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the newest episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the White Sox known International signings breaking down the White Sox changes to their Int'l philosophy. They then moved on to the White Sox acquisitions of Tyler Gilbert and Josh Rojas plus what is going on with the bullpen pieces possibly headed to Chicago after spring training. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On a special edition of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox were joined by Baseball America's Bill Mitchell to discuss the recent BA White Sox top 10 re-rank. They discussed everybody from top prospect Noah Schultz to prospects that just made a few appearances in the ACL. A ton of great info from Bill and some insight from the scouts that he talked to. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the latest episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox opened up with the White Sox acquisition of Cam Booser from the Red Sox in turn for DSL SP Yhoiker Fajardo. They ran through the mindset for the trade and what to expect from Booser. They moved on to the 40 man roster and what they expect for assignments and who will stick around for the MLB club. They also discussed trade rumors involving Luis Robert Jr. and the Dodgers along with the Bryse Wilson signing. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Dylan Barnas start by quickly talking through the recent offseason moves made by the White Sox before diving into the farm system. They each brought their updated top 15 prospects in the system as they walk through their lists one-by-one and compare. They further explain how deep the system is right now after the Crochet trade in comparison to where it was in recent years. Elijah's Top 5: Noah Schultz, Hagen Smith, Edgar Quero, Kyle Teel, Colson Montgomery Dylan's Top 5: Noah Schultz, Braden Montgomery, Kyle Teel, Colson Montgomery, Hagen Smith Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen check in on the offseason before projecting White Sox affiliate rosters for 2025. They first discuss the Crochet deal a bit and other offseason moves. Then, they predict which offensive prospects will make the team in Chicago and then what potential lineups could look like at every level of MiLB next season. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the newest episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the White Sox Garrett Crochet trade return, Mike Tauchman, and try to provide an answer about when or whether the White Sox should be trading Luis Robert Jr.. They also took a look at the updates to the prospect Top 30 lists from Baseball America and MLB Pipeline. About halfway through the show, they were joined on the podcast by Dugout Dynasty's Chris Clegg to talk new prospects and what he saw from White Sox prospects this past season. A lot of great information and good analysis. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On a special Pop Up FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the White Sox trade of Garrett Crochet for Kyle Teel, Braden Montgomery, Chase Meidroth, and Winkelman Gonzalez. They also took some time to chat about the Rule 5 picks of the Brewers Shane Smith and Mets Joseph Yabbour. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this emergency edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Dylan Barnas react to the Garrett Crochet to Boston trade. They discuss the four prospects coming back to Chicago, overall value of the deal, positional fit, and more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the newest episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the Winter Meetings and a few deals that have preceded the weekend before moving to what the White Sox will look to get done in Texas. They ran through a few Garrett Crochet, Luis Robert, and Andrew Benintendi rumors and trade possibilities. They also discuss the upcoming draft lottery and some of the ramifications of the A's signing this week. Ian and James also discussed the news that Dick Allen will finally get his deserved recognition being elected in the Hall of Fame by the Eras committee before moving to the Baseball America White Sox top 10, top 30, and system best tools from Bill Mitchell, and MLB Pipeline Top 100 2025 draft names. They close out the episode with a live reaction to the news that Juan Soto signed with the Mets for an insane 15yrs/$765M. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen check in on the offseason before diving into roster projections for the White Sox minor league teams in 2025. They discuss their predicted starting rotations at each of the four affiliates for next season and what they expect in terms of how quickly each arm can potentially move through the levels. 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 Gene Watson's appearance on the Our Chuck podcast. They run through his job description, previous experience, and what he is bringing the table. They also run through James' article on the Rule 5 draft possibilities, trade possibilities, the recent announcement and format change of Soxfest, and as always some listener questions. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this interview edition of the FutureSox Podcast, Elijah Evans is joined by right-hander Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa to talk all about his journey. They start with discussing his experience being traded to Chicago from Texas in May and adjusting to a new organization in the middle of the season. Then, they get into his pitching development and what he has been working on this season and during the Arizona Fall League this year as well. Listen in for all that and more with a pitcher who could be making appearances out of the White Sox bullpen this year. 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 White Sox hiring of Walker McKinven as bench coach. There seems to be a lot of things pointing to McKinven being an integral piece of the Brewers successes. They discuss his resume and a crazy stat from Milwaukee's start of the 2024 season. They also discussed David Keller's appearance on 670, the non-tenders, and thoughts on Andrew Vaughn among other topics. They also answered a ton of questions and revisited the 2017 and 2018 drafts. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen dive into offseason possibilities. They first discuss 40-Man Roster decisions as Colson Montgomery and Juan Carela were added to the roster and other notable players were left off. Then, they discuss Garrett Crochet's trade value and talk through Elijah's Five Crochet Mock Trades for the White Sox ace. 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 White Sox hiring of Ryan Fuller and his recent meeting. What will he be implementing and what will change? How will he formulate individual plans, how will he help Thames, and what is his actual role in the org? He answered a lot of questions, and the men delve into a bunch of messages he conveyed in his intro to the beat. They also discussed : James article on the prep for the Rule 5 draft and 40 man, Roki Sasaki, a quick review of BA's draft review & Farm Statcast rankings, and other news from around the league. There were also some questions at the end of the stream relating to Crochet trade rumors, what the Angels are doing, and feelings on Jasson Dominguez. 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 are back on Sunday nights. They started their White Sox discussions with the announcement of Ryan Fuller being hired as the Director of hitting. They went back to his time with the Orioles system and how they expect things to change within the White Sox system.  James Fox worked through what roster decisions are coming for the Sox and what he expects to see done. They moved on to what Sox minor leaguers moved on to free agency within the last week, and what kind of roles they occupied. They also went through a quick list of notable players from other org's went to FA. They finished up the show going through the White Sox Rule 5 eligible players. They discussed who they expect the White Sox to protect, and who they expect to be left out for the Rule 5 draft. There were a ton of listener questions, and a lot of chatter. 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 MLB-ready White Sox prospects. They first discuss Will Venable and the rest of the potential coaching staff before checking in on the Arizona Fall League prospects. Then, they go through every prospect who could make an impact in Chicago this season and what they'll need to display to earn a MLB role moving forward. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the latest episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the White Sox managerial hire, Will Venable. They discuss their feelings on the hire and what they expect to see for coaching hires. They also discussed the White Sox roster and possible hiring of Orioles former co-hitting coach Ryan Fuller. They moved on to some talk on the GM meetings, Qualifying Offers, and what is expected from Chris Getz in the realm of FA's. They closed out with some questions and waiver pick ups including Penn Murfee. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy