The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Hitting in front of Eloy Jimenez in the Birmingham Barons lineup, Zack Collins has seen up close what Jimenez is doing in Double-A and predicts very big things in his future. Collins spoke with Chuck Garfien not only about Jimenez, but his fellow catcher and roommate Seby Zavala, Dane Dunning, Jordan Stephens and Matt Rose. They discuss why Collins went back to his hitting style from college, who hits the ball the farthest on the Barons, a crazy college stat about Collins and Dunning and much more.

It’s that time again. Time to check out everything that’s going on in the White Sox minor league system. Lots of exciting things happening. Chuck Garfien, Chris Kamka and Slavko Bekovic cover it all from Charlotte to Kannapolis with the latest on Michael Kopech, Eloy Jimenez, Blake Rutherford, Gavin Sheets, Alec Hansen and Zack Collins plus some sleeper prospects who are making noise at all levels of the farm system.

In honor of the Crosstown Classic, Chuck Garfien and David Kaplan are joined by Ozzie Guillen and David DeJesus to discuss the Cubs-White Sox series.Guillen and DeJesus tell stories of their playing days, what their crosstown experience was like, and share their favorite memories.Guillen also recalls a radio incident with Mike North of 670 The Score at the time after a crosstown game in May 2007, when he was the manager for the White Sox. You don't want to miss what happened in the aftermath.

With Jose Quintana struggling with the Cubs and Eloy Jimenez and Dylan Cease playing like future superstars in the White Sox minor league system, Chuck Garfien and Ryan McGuffey discuss this worst case scenerio developing for the Cubs. They also talk about how Jimenez makes his teammates better, the sleeper player the White Sox got in the trade and much more.

With the White Sox honoring Bill Melton with a special Bill Melton Day for the 50th anniversary of his White Sox debut, Chuck Garfien and Ryan McGuffey sat down with Beltin’ Bill to discuss his special baseball career and why he has meant so much to White Sox fans over the years. They cover his very first game which came against Mickey Mantle and the Yankees, his 1971 home run title, how his career almost ended when he fell off a roof in 1972, his secretive back surgery, passing out on the field, hangovers, why the mention of his name helped White Sox fans win arguments with Cubs fans and much more.

After a rough first month of the season in the win-loss column for the White Sox, it's time to hash things out, get stuff off our chest and put the 2018 season in perspective.Chuck Garfien, Chris Kamka and Vinnie Duber have their own White Sox therapy session and you're all invited! Look at this as a guidebook for the 2018 season, how to deal with losing streaks, why the rotation will get better, what bullpen pieces will likely get traded, when Michael Kopech will be here, etc. They talk about Yoan Moncada, Matt Davidson, Tim Anderson, Nate Jones, Carlos Rodon, Reynaldo Lopez, Lucas Giolito, Daniel Palka and more.

With the Mariners in town to play the White Sox, Chuck Garfien had a conversation with Robinson Cano to talk about the player who idolizes him, Yoan Moncada.Cano spoke about Moncada's potential, why he thinks he'll be a superstar, the importance of having good mentors in the game, Moncada's strikeouts, the challenges of being a switch-hitter and much more.

Drafted by the White Sox in 2009, Trayce Thompson never wanted to play for another team but the White Sox. All that changed in 2015 when he was dealt to the Dodgers in the Todd Frazier trade. Now back with the White Sox, Thompson talks with Chuck Garfien about the trials and tribulations of the last few years, the whirlwind of being on 4 teams in the last 4 weeks, how the White Sox threw him a lifeline bringing him back, how he wants to make the best of this new opportunity and more.

With news that White Sox reliever Danny Farquhar is making progress after suffering a brain hemorrhage during the game on Friday, Chuck Garfien spoke with his bullpen mate Hector Santiago who provided new information about Farquhar's improving condition. Santiago talks about Danny's fun personality, why he's bringing Farquhar's jersey out to the bullpen every night, the stroke of luck that the incident occurred during a baseball game and more.

With a stacked roster loaded with several of the White Sox top prospects, the Winston-Salem Dash are making noise in the minor leagues. One of those players is pitcher Dane Dunning who came on the podcast to talk with Chuck Garfien and Ryan McGuffey about the Dash's hot start to the season, his near no-hitter, teammates Dylan Cease and Micker Adolfo, their new manager Omar Vizquel, NBA All-Star Chris Paul buying part of the team, how all these prospects might fit into the White Sox rotation one day and more.