The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Ep. 229: What we like and what we don’t like about the White Sox so far

It's early. Very early. But we've got some thoughts about the White Sox season so far. Chuck Garfien, Ryan McGuffey and Vinnie Duber share what they like and what they don't like. They discuss Yoan Moncada (3:10), Yonder Alonso (7:45), the meltdown against the Indians on Monday (9:50), Ivan Nova and Lucas Giolito (15:30), Daniel Palka (18:10), Ryan Cordell's pinch-hit home run (24:00) and more.

Ep. 228: Eloy Jimenez says ’I’m going to get better’

Not the greatest major league debut for Eloy Jimenez who went 0-3 with 2 strikeouts. Chuck Garfien and Vinnie Duber break down Opening Day from Kansas City. They discuss why Jimenez struggled in his first game (1:30). Hear what Jimenez said to the media after the game (3:40). How good is Royals pitcher Brad Keller?(8:00) What did Carlos Rodon show us in his first Opening Day start? And the best part of the day---the play of Yoan Moncada at third base.

Ep. 227: Predictions for 2019!

With the regular season about to begin, Chuck Garfien, Ryan McGuffey, Vinnie Duber and Chris Kamka look into the future and predict what will happen with the White Sox in 2019. Among the many predictions: Who will lead the White Sox in home runs? (3:45) What will be the season totals for Eloy Jimenez? (6:00) How many walks and strikeouts for Yoan Moncada? (16:10) Who will Yolmer Sanchez dump Gatorade on? (19:30) Who will be the best offseason addition? (25:05) What's your one bold prediction? (31:10) How many wins for the White Sox in 2019 (34:30) and more.

Ep. 226: Rick Hahn talks Eloy deal, Machado pursuit and White Sox offseason in 1-on-1 interview

Chuck Garfien sits down with White Sox general manager Rick Hahn in Arizona.They talk about everything from Eloy Jimenez signing a long-term contract with the White Sox to missing out on Manny Machado. Hahn discusses how long a new deal with Jimenez had been in the works (5:10), if the contract talks affected Jimenez at the plate this spring (7:00), why it took so long for Manny Machado to sign (13:30), why they weren't willing to guarantee the last two years for Machado (16:00), what Hahn would say to skeptical White Sox fans who don't think White Sox will be able to sign a premium free agent (18:00), how the White Sox lost a deal this offseason because of a tweet (22:30), whether the worst part of the rebuild is in the past, (24:30) if the stakes are higher now for those on the major league club (27:20) and more.

Ep. 225: Don Cooper with the inside scoop on the White Sox pitching staff

With the regular season getting closer, Chuck Garfien gets the goods from Don Cooper about many White Sox pitchers. The decision to have Carlos Rodon start on Opening Day (3:00), what Lucas Giolito needs to improve on in 2019 (6:16), what they're doing to make Ivan Nova a better pitcher this year (8:10), improving Ervin Santana's velocity and will he be the fifth starter? (11:50), what Dylan Cease needs to work on in the minors (13:20), what other pitching prospect besides Cease will take the biggest stride in 2019? (14:30)Coop also talks about Kelvin Herrera, Alex Colome, Zach Thompson, Thyago Vieira, Nate Jones and more.

Ep. 224: First impressions of reported Eloy Jimenez deal

It’s an EMERGENCY edition of the podcast. Ryan McGuffey, Vinnie Duber and Slavko Bekovic react to the news of a reported contract to White Sox top prospect Eloy Jimenez. Why the timing is right, the hype is real and the excitement is palpable as Jimenez prepares to make his major league debut. The White Sox lineup looks a whole lot scarier with Jimenez in the middle. Plus, who is the odd man out with the Eloy Jimenez news and what does it mean for future White Sox prospects? And….the guys are put on the spot and make a wager on how many homers Eloy Jimenez will hit in 2019. Think big.0:45 - Initial reaction to Eloy Jimenez contract 3:10 - Extensions for young players a new trend 5:00 - How does Eloy deal change outlook of season? 11:45 - The White Sox lineup doesn't look bad 1-thru-5 15:00 - Terms of the reported contract 16:30 - Who are the odd men out now that Eloy is in? 19:10 - The fun part of the rebuild is here 22:45 - What message does this send other prospects? 25:40 - Why did Jimenez agree to this contract? 26:30 - Official predictions on Eloy Jimenez home runs

Ep. 223: Will this be a breakout season for Yoan Moncada?

Chuck Garfien and Chris Kamka come to you from spring training where they discuss if 2019 will be a breakout season for Moncada (1:20). Chuck spoke about Moncada with Jose Abreu (4:00), Yonder Alonso (7:20), and hitting coach Todd Steverson (11:50). Kamka provides a whole bunch of Moncada stats throughout the podcast. Chuck and Chris also discuss Carlos Rodon being named the Opening Day starter (20:30) and more.

Ep. 222: Interview with organist Nancy Faust

Chuck Garfien speaks with Nancy Faust, the iconic White Sox organist from 1970-2010 who returned to play the organ for the White Sox-Cubs spring training game. She talks about what it meant to come back to play a White Sox game again (2:50), how she made "Na, Na, Hey Hey, Kiss Him Good-Bye" famous (5:20). She plays Bohemian Rhapsody (10:30), Chuck reads Nancy some of the tweets from Sox fans who miss her (12:10), she plays "Runaround Sue (13:00) and closes with a Nancy Faust Medley of some of her favorite songs (14:20)

Ep. 221: Eloy Jimenez sent down to Triple-A

The White Sox made a bunch of roster moves. The biggest is Eloy Jimenez being sent down to Triple-A. Chuck Garfien speaks with Scott Merkin of MLB.com about the decision to have Jimenez start the season in Charlotte. (1:10). Rick Hahn talks about Jimenez, as well as Dylan Cease, Micker Adolfo, Luis Robert, Ervin Santana and Dane Dunning, who might need Tommy John surgery (6:55). Chuck and Scott discuss the Dunning news (15:05). Then Ryan McGuffey and Vinnie Duber react to all the day's White Sox news back in Chicago (21:55).

Ep. 220: White Sox prospect Alec Hansen opens up about his lost season

White Sox pitching prospect Alec Hansen speaks with Chuck Garfien in Arizona about what went wrong for him in 2018 (3:30), how his struggles affected him physically and mentally (6:10), why he decided to lose so much weight last offseason (9:00), how his shoulder program this winter might increase his velocity (10:30), where he'd like to end up pitching this season (12:10) and more.