The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chuck Garfien and Vinnie Duber break down the latest round of injury news about Tim Anderson, Jimmy Lambert, Zack Burdi, Jake Burger, Ryan Burr and Ian Hamilton, Hahn's update on Dylan Cease's timeline to the majors, Yonder Alonso being designated for assignment, and where Hahn sees the rebuild right now.

It was a game that had just about everything: five runs off Chris Sale, Jon Jay scoring from second on an infield single, a game-winning home run by Jose Abreu in the 9th, and so many other crazy things in between--Chuck Garfien, Ryan McGuffey, Chris Kamka and Vinnie Duber break it all down. Abreu's heroics and how Scott Podsednik predicted it (2:00), the wizardry of these White Sox and their record (6:10), Yoan Moncada takes himself out of the game after getting hit on the knee by a Chris Sale pitch (10:30), Jon Jay's heads-up dash for home (15:10), Tim Anderson's ankle injury (21:20), what roster changes are coming (24:00) and more.

Chuck Garfien gets the inside info about some of the top prospects in the White Sox organization from Director of Player Development Chris Getz.They talk about the wow factor of Luis Robert, what he's working on before being promoted to Triple-A, if he can make the majors in 2019, what kind of major league player he will be and more (3:45), why Nick Madrigal has the "it" factor and why he might have been disappointed with Getz at the start of the season (10:10), why Zack Burdi has struggled this season and a great sign of things to come (16:30), why Kyle Kubat is so highly thought of in the White Sox farm system ( (18:20), how close Dylan Cease is to the major leagues (20:15) and more.

Chuck Garfien speaks with White Sox reliever Aaron Bummer about his comeback season and what's changed inside the White Sox clubhouse that has the team believing they can win in 2019 and beyond. Bummer talks about what led him to become the pitcher he is this season (6:00), how his career has resembled Lucas Giolito (7:40), the White Sox new mindset this season (10:30), and why he believes their best baseball is yet to come (12:20).

For his first regular season game ever against the Cubs, Eloy Jimenez got a ride from Chuck Garfien which started at Guaranteed Rate Field, stopped at Wrigley Field and ended with Jimenez hitting the game-winning home run in the 9th. First, Vinnie Duber joins Chuck to discuss how Jimenez homered despite breaking his bat (2:00). On the ride, Jimenez' talks about playing at Wrigley (8:20), what Cubs fans say to him now that he's on the White Sox (10:00), how he persuaded Rick Renteria to let him pinch-hit against the Cubs in a spring training game in 2018, and homered (11:30), what his mother thinks of him saying "Hi Mom" (14:30), Jimenez sings hip-hop (17:40), why a home run against the Cubs would mean so much (24:50), his reaction when the Cubs traded him to the White Sox (27:20) and more.

Eloy Jimenez has arrived. His rookie season has become special with big games and big moments, the latest being his 2-homer, 6 RBI game against the Yankees. Chuck Garfien and Vinnie Duber discuss the magic of Eloy (1:30). Chuck interviews Jimenez after the game (6:20), Lucas Giolito is the first 10-game winner in baseball. Let that sink in (8:00). Die-hard White Sox fan Frank Kaminsky rips Cubs fans (13:00) and more.

After hitting his first 8 home runs on the road, Eloy Jimenez broke through in a big way, hitting his first home run at home, a mammoth blast the traveled an estimated 462 feet, but let's be honest, it sure looked like it went further than that. Chuck Garfien and Vinnie Duber break down Jimenez' special night (1:30), hear Chuck's interview with Jimenez after the game (4:00), how the boy in Jimenez really came through (6:20), he also had his most complete game of the season both offensively and defensively (8:00) and more.

With the Washington Nationals in town, Chuck Garfien speaks with Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg about the amazing turnaround for Lucas Giolito. Strasburg talks about Giolito's improvement, what it's like trying to meet expectations as a highly touted prospect and why he thinks Giolito can dominate for 10-15 years (3:15). Scherzer explains what he's noticed is different about Giolito this year, why it was tough for Giolito to come up as a 21-year-old and why he can relate to what Giolito went through last season (8:25).

White Sox reliever Evan Marshall tells Chuck Garfien about getting hit in the head by a line drive while pitching for Triple-A Reno in 2015 and the following few days during which his life hung in the balance.Marshall recounts his MLB debut with the Diamondbacks and early career struggles (1:11), the day he got hit in the head (5:23), the aftermath and the role his family, and particularly his dog Butters, played while he fought for his life (9:09), how he’s dealt with surviving a near-death experience both psychologically and on the mound (15:58). Marshall also talks his recent success with the White Sox (22:10) and being part of the first pitch fiasco that quickly went viral (23:00).

Soon after the MLB draft was completed, Chuck Garfien dialed up Amateur Scouting Director Nick Hostetler in his car while he was driving home to Kentucky to talk about the White Sox draft. Hostetler explains why this was a very different draft for the White Sox compared to past years (2:30), the meeting they had with Andrew Vaughn last month that left a big impression (5:40), stories about how far Vaughn hit the baseball at Cal (9:20), and he can pick up a seam on a baseball as it comes out of the pitcher's hand (13:45). Hostetler talks about Nick Madrigal being promoted to Double-A (19:10), why they're so high on 2nd round pick Matt Thompson (23:00), the exceptional speed of 4th round pick James Beard (25:30) and more.