FutureSox Podcast

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FutureSox Podcast: Chicago White Sox instructional league has begun Sep 06, 2022

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Mike Rankin and James Fox react to White Sox manager Tony La Russa stepping away from the team due to medical reasons. They also provide an update on 'Project Birmingham,' as the top White Sox prospects continue to work in double-A. Later, Mike and James discuss several names who will be participating in the organization's instructional league this fall.

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FutureSox Podcast ft. James Fegan of The Athletic: What is ’Project Birmingham’? Aug 30, 2022

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Mike Rankin welcomed on Chicago White Sox beat writer James Fegan of The Athletic to provide insight on the newly constructed "Project Birmingham," which consists of a number of notable prospects playing in Double-A. Fegan also describes his first-hand experiences covering an underachieving White Sox team, as well as ponders the future of Jose Abreu. Later, James detailed the scouting, drafting and signing process of White Sox first-round draft pick Noah Schultz.

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FutureSox Podcast: Chicago White Sox midseason top 30 prospect special Aug 23, 2022

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The FutureSox team released its midseason top 30 prospect list at SoxMachine.com. Mike Rankin, James Fox, Steve Hasman and Josh Nelson gathered to highlight the strengths of the system, celebrate multiple MLB top 100 prospects and detail individual profiles of some of the most promising prospects the organization has to offer.

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FutureSox Podcast ft. Bill Mitchell of Baseball America: Do the White Sox still have the worst farm system in MLB? Aug 16, 2022

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Mike Rankin and James Fox welcomed White Sox writer and scout Bill Mitchell of Baseball America to provide perspective on the latest top 30 Chicago White Sox prospect list. Mitchell shared insight he gathered from scouts and executives from around Major League Baseball and detailed strengths and weaknesses of players like Norge Vera, Jose Rodriguez, Bryan Ramos, Colson Montgomery, Kohl Simas and Matthew Thompson, among others.

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FutureSox Podcast ft. Brian Sakowski of Perfect Game: Chicago White Sox 2022 trade deadline reaction Aug 09, 2022

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Mike Rankin and James Fox opened the show by reacting to the Chicago White Sox trade deadline, which featured general manager Rick Hahn trading for left-handed reliever Jake Diekman. Then, James welcomed on amateur scout Brian Sakowski of Perfect Game baseball to discuss the best players from the 2022 White Sox draft class.

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FutureSox Podcast: Chicago White Sox midseason top 30 prospect list preparation Aug 02, 2022

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Mike Rankin and James Fox praised the top prospects of the Chicago White Sox farm system as FutureSox prepares its 2022 midseason top 30 list. Keith Law of The Athletic included shortstop Colson Montgomery in his top 60 prospect list in Major League Baseball, while Bryan Ramos just missed. What does that mean for Oscar Colas?

Later, Mike and James highlighted the influx of pitching the White Sox added in the draft and explained how it impacts the system. Also, Cristian Mena, Norge Vera, Matthew Thompson, Luke Shilling and Jared Kelley are impressive. Where do they rank among the White Sox' top 15?

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FutureSox Podcast ft. Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline on improved Chicago White Sox farm system Jul 26, 2022

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Mike Rankin and James Fox welcomed on senior writer Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline to discuss the Chicago White Sox 2022 MLB Draft class. Callis was candid about amateur scouting director Mike Shirley's draft strategy and also provided projections of the Sox's top three pitching selections in the draft.

Later, Callis evaluated White Sox prospects including Norge Vera, Jose Rodriguez, Lenyn Sosa, Cristian Mena and more.

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FutureSox Podcast: Chicago White Sox 2022 MLB Draft recap Jul 19, 2022

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Mike Rankin and James Fox reacted to the Chicago White Sox's first 10 draft picks of the 2022 class. For the first time in over 20 years, the organization decided on a prep pitcher. How significant of a change is amateur scouting director Mike Shirley's philosophy and what does it mean for the franchise moving forward?

Later, Mike and James ponder where to rank the newly acquired talent among the organization's top 30 prospects.

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FutureSox Podcast ft. Joe Doyle of Prospects Live: 2022 MLB Draft Preview Jul 12, 2022

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Mike Rankin and James Fox completed their 2022 MLB Draft preparations by speaking to Joe Doyle of ProspectsLive.com. Doyle detailed the strengths of the class overall and provided several names that could land at pick No. 26 for the Chicago White Sox. Doyle also provided his perspective of the organization's draft strategy over the past two years under amateur scouting director Mike Shirley. The trio highlighted a number of prospect updates, as well, which included top 100 White Sox prospect Colson Montgomery.

Mike and James made sure to carve out some time to voice their frustrations about the big league club, too.

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FutureSox Podcast: Around the American League Central Jul 05, 2022

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Mike Rankin and James Fox took a trip around the American League Central to learn about White Sox division foes ahead of the 2022 MLB Amateur Draft. Rogelio Castillo of Tigers Minor League Report & Woodward Sports in Detroit, Alex Duvall of Royals Farm Report, Seth Stohs of Twins Daily and Jeff Ellis of Locked on Guardians provided insight on their respective team's organizational philosophies.

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