The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Ep. 92: Should White Sox sign a DH? If so, who?

With spring training right around the corner and many free agent designated hitters still unsigned, Chuck Garfien, Ryan McGuffey and Chris Kamka go over the top candidates and together choose who they believe the White Sox should sign and why. They also discuss the market for Mike Moustakas and whether he would be a good fit for the present and future.

Ep. 91: Alec Hansen and Zack Collins on their friendship and the fight that brought them closer together.

Two of the White Sox top prospects came on the podcast at SoxFest and revealed to Chuck Garfien and Ryan McGuffey that they got into a fight during a game last season in the minors. Hansen talks about his confidence and expectations for 2018, why he got off social media and why he didn’t pick up the phone when pitching coach Don Cooper was calling. Collins talks about the hitting adjustments he made last season, the challenges of playing in the minor leagues, Yoan Moncada using an f-bomb at the social media seminar at SoxFest, why Eloy Jimenez is addicted to Taco Bell and more.

Ep. 90: Nicky Delmonico and Jake Burger on anything and everything at SoxFest

It was a wild and entertaining conversation with the two White Sox friends and teammates at SoxFest. Chuck Garfien and Ryan McGuffey asked Delmonico about recently scoring a goal during Shoot the Puck at the Blackhawks game. If asked, Burger promises to do it wearing actual hockey skates (that would be a first). Burger has Paul Konerko's phone number. Why won't he call him? They go into great detail about taking hot yoga classes together in Arizona. Does Delmonico think he looks like Scott Podsednik? How close are the White Sox prospects as friends? Will Burger go out for burgers with Garfien at spring training? They both answer White Sox fans questions and more in a blunt, candid edition of the podcast.

Ep. 89: Rick Hahn and Rick Renteria seminar at SoxFest

Chuck Garfien and Jason Benetti opened SoxFest 2018 with a seminar with GM Rick Hahn and manager Ricky Renteria. They talked about the excitement surrounding the White Sox, the cold Hot Stove this off-season, the signing of Welington Castillo, Jose Abreu’s defense, and much more.

Ep. 88: Interview with Hall of Famer Jim Thome

Moments after getting the phone call from Cooperstown that he made the Baseball Hall of Fame, Jim Thome sat down for an interview with Chuck Garfien. Thome discusses the emotions of making the Hall of Fame, calling his dad to tell him the big news, why he owes part of his baseball success to Roy Hobbs from the movie “The Natural,” why being a great teammate was so important to him, his favorite White Sox moment, why he never took steroids and much more.

Ep. 87: Can the White Sox compete in 2018?

In Year Two of the rebuild, not much is expected from the White Sox in 2018. But is there more to this team than meets the eye? Could they compete this season and potentially follow the script of the Minnesota Twins who went from 103 losses to a wildcard spot in one year? Chuck Garfien, Ryan McGuffey and Chris Kamka dig into the possibilities and provide cases for why and why not.Plus, they announce the winner of the SoxFest passes and Kamka devotes this edition of Kamka's corner to soon to be Hall of Famer Jim Thome.

Ep. 86: The must-listen Nicky Delmonico White Sox Talk Podcast

While taking part in the White Sox hitters camp in Glendale, Arizona, Nicky Delmonico joined Chuck Garfien and Ryan McGuffey on the podcast to talk about his impressions of Luis Robert and Eloy Jimenez. But that was only the beginning. Delmonico went in-depth about his first major league season, doing hot yoga this winter with Jake Burger, the one White Sox player he expects to have a big season in 2018 (the answer might surprise you), losing a big bet to Tim Anderson. Plus, Delmonico helps us give away a pair of 3-day passes to Sox Fest and much more.

Ep. 85: Don Cooper with the inside scoop on Kopech, Rodon and a dozen other White Sox pitchers

With some of baseball's top pitching talent in the White Sox system, who better to talk about them than longtime White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper? Coop gives us the goods on Michael Kopech, Alec Hansen, Reynaldo Lopez, Dylan Cease, Joakim Soria and many others. He reveals the adjustment Lucas Giolito made last season that changed everything for the young right-hander, the one White Sox pitcher he thinks will make a big jump in 2018, and explains why he thinks the White Sox could surprise people in 2018.

Ep. 84: What should the White Sox give up for Christian Yelich?

With the Miami Marlins listening to offers for Christian Yelich, what should the White Sox be willing to give up for the All-Star outfielder? MLB.com’s Phil Rogers joins Chuck Garfien and Chris Kamka to discuss the possibilities. They also talk about the White Sox bullpen trade that netted Joakim Soria and Luis Avilan, who the White Sox will sign to help their starting rotation and much more.

Ep. 83: 2018 Hall of Fame class...is this the year Bonds and Clemens get into Cooperstown (along with Thome)?

With the Hall of Fame announcing its 2018 inductees on January 24, Chuck Garfien, Chris Kamka and Rob Wiatrowski revealed their Hall of Fame ballots in a lively debate about who should get into Cooperstown and who shouldn’t. Plus, will Jim Thome be a first ballot Hall of Famer? What about Omar Vizquel? They talk Bonds, Clemens, Schilling, Walker, McGriff, Mussina and many more.