The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

White Sox season predictions for 2025

What will happen with the White Sox in 2025?
Chuck Garfien, Connor McKnight and Brooke Fletcher are looking into the future to make predictions for 2025. Who will be the best offseason addition? Who will be the most improved player? Who will be the best prospect of the year? When will Colson Montgomery make his major league debut? How many wins?  Plus, bold predictions, hot takes and more!

Inside the 2025 White Sox with GM Chris Getz

With Opening Day just one week away, Chuck Garfien sits down with GM Chris Getz to get a pulse of the team and what’s happening behind the scenes with the White Sox as they get ready for the season. Getz explains why he believes this rebuild will be different than the last one, Will Venable’s affect on the team in his first year as manager, the player the White Sox received in the Garrett Crochet trade the Red Sox didn’t want to give up, current trade talk for Luis Robert Jr., if Noah Schultz and Hagen Smith could make it to the majors this season, if the White Sox will surprise people in 2025 and much more. 

10 spring training surprises with Connor McKnight

Chuck Garfien speaks with White Sox insider and field reporter Connor McKnight about his new job covering the team. They then talk about 10 players who have been spring training surprises in camp: Brandon Drury, Miguel Vargas, Shane Smith, Penn Murfree and William Bergolla and more!

Chase Meidroth on his hitting philosophy and why he plays the game like a ‘dirtbag’

Chuck Garfien speaks with White Sox infielder Chase Meidroth about his knack for getting on base, his favorite stat in baseball, his favorite player, winning baseball, his love for hitting with two strikes, getting his uniform dirty, his dream of reaching the majors and more.  

Colson Montgomery sent down to Triple-A/Dylan Cease interview

Chuck Garfien and White Sox sideline reporter Brooke Fletcher react to the news that shortstop Colson Montgomery will not make the team out of spring training.  Chris Getz and Will Venable explain why Montgomery will begin the season in Triple-A.  Plus, who might be the starting shortstop on Opening Day? Then, Chuck speaks with Dylan Cease after he faced the White Sox almost one year to the day that he was traded.  

How NBA superstar Kevin Durant is playing a role in the comeback of White Sox pitcher Justin Dunn

Chuck Garfien speaks with pitcher Justin Dunn, a former first round pick and top prospect who is trying to make a comeback with the White Sox. They talk about Justin’s upbringing in New York, his younger brother Ryan who is a rookie with the Phoenix Suns, Kevin Durant coming to watch him pitch in a Cactus League game last week, Justin not giving up his dream of pitching once again in the big leagues and more.  

Is a breakout season coming for Sean Burke?

Chuck Garfien speaks with White Sox pitcher Sean Burke about growing up pitching in cold weather in Massachusetts, coming back from a shoulder injury last season, wanting to be “a horse” in the starting rotation this year, the future Hall of Famer he wants to pitch like in the majors, giving White Sox fans hope for the future and more!

Why Rikuu Nishida is one of the most exciting players in the White Sox farm system

You won’t find 5-foot-6 second baseman Rikuu Nishida on any White Sox top 30 prospect lists, but the 23-year-old Japanese leadoff hitter has played a big role on every minor league team he’s played on since the White Sox drafted him in 2023. Last season, his 114 runs scored led all of the minor leagues. Chuck Garfien speaks with Nishida, Sergio Santos, Noah Schultz and Jacob Burke about everything that the Sox under-the-radar prospect brings to the table.  

Inside the new pitch that might transform Davis Martin’s career

Chuck Garfien sits down with pitcher Davis Martin at spring training to talk about the “kick change” pitch he started throwing at the end of last season and how it has become a game changer for the White Sox right-hander. They discuss the impact veteran Martin Perez is having on the clubhouse, why Sean Burke is a pitcher to watch this year, his impressions of Noah Schultz and Hagen Smith and more.

🚨 Our 1,000th episode with special guest 2005 World Series MVP Jermaine Dye! 🚨

Chuck Garfien celebrates the 1,000th episode of the podcast with a salute to White Sox fans for listening to the pod since its launch in 2016. Then, he speaks with 2005 World Series MVP Jermaine Dye who comes on the podcast for the very first time and answers questions from White Sox fans. Dye shares inside stories about the 2005 World Series, if he believes they are overlooked nationally and his favorite teammate from that season. Plus, Dye talks about speaking with Colson Montgomery at camp about hitting, why he retired early from the game and more.