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Mike Rankin and James Fox welcomed White Sox insider Adam Hoge to the podcast to discuss the recent three division proposal and implications that may result in permanent changes to Major League Baseball. Adam shared his level of Sox minor league consumption, as well as provided insight on players he's looking forward to watching make their debuts, what he's looking forward to in the June amateur draft and his expectations surrounding the 2020 White Sox.  

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Mike Rankin and James Fox welcome FanGraphs lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen to the show to discuss the future of amateur scouting departments, the value of analytics within the White Sox organization and the status of MiLB in 2020. Eric also breaks down the value of recent international target RHP Norge Vera, as well as how Yoelqui Cespedes & Oscar Colas look going into the next international signing period. Later, several top Sox prospects are evaluated like Yolbert Sanchez, Benyamin Bailey, Jose Rodriguez and Micker Adolfo, among others. 

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Mike Rankin and James Fox welcomed Baseball America executive editor JJ Cooper to the podcast to discuss the uncertainty surrounding Minor League Baseball in 2020. MLB announced a plan to hold the draft as scheduled on June 10th albeit in an abbreviated state. JJ expounds on the proposal regarding the reduction of a reported 42 rookie-level affiliates as well. 

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Mike Rankin, James Fox and Dan Santaromita welcome back former FutureSox Editor-in-Chief Matt Cassidy to the program to talk realistic expectations surrounding the Minor League scene. The group offers an in-depth conversation about the financial toll affiliated teams will be hit with if they're forced to take a year off. Later in the show, Matt and the guys reminisce about the good ol' days of White Sox prospects and revisit some names Cassidy covered throughout his time at FutureSox. 

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Mike Rankin welcomes the voice of the Dash Conor Clingen to discuss Advanced-A White Sox baseball. Conor covered several names last year in Winston-Salem including: Andrew Vaughn, Luis Robert, Nick Madrigal, Kade McClure, Will Kincanon and more. 

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Mike Rankin and James Fox welcome Alyssa Bergamini of the Chicago White Sox to the podcast to discuss Alyssa's journey as a multi-media journalist. She talks her experience with the organization, the player's she's been able to work with across her eight-year career and what it means to work for a club she's rooted for her entire life. 

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Mike Rankin and James Fox welcome Brad Squires aka Buzz from the On Tap Sports Network to discuss White Sox baseball. Jake Burger's name was brought up in conversation, so the guys dive in for a bit related to his story. Buzz shares who he is keeping an eye on in the Sox Minor League system as well. Plenty of content to keep you interested in this episode of the FutureSox podcast. 

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Carlos Collazo of Baseball America joins Mike Rankin and James Fox to talk the recent eligibility ruling made by the NCAA. As the White Sox prepare for pick No. 11 for the 2020 MLB draft, the guys preview some names who may fall in that range, including local high school SS product Ed Howard. 

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Mike Rankin and James Fox welcome 670 the Score host Matt Spiegel to the FutureSox podcast. The guys react to the news related to the MLB Amateur Draft, as well as get Matt's take on the job Rob Manfred has done as commissioner during these trying times. Spiegel offers up a story about touring the White Sox spring facilities. He also talks about organizational philosophy and how its changed since the start of the 2010 decade. 

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Mike Rankin and James Fox welcome Sox Machine Podcast host Josh Nelson to the show to discuss White Sox as mandatory sheltering and social distancing continues. Josh touches on a lot of important organizational philosophies that helped the Sox get to where they are today. He also mentions the value in guys like Bryce Bush, Kade McClure, Matt Zaleski and several others. Later, the guys talk about the uncertainty over the 2020 MLB Amateur Draft and the implications should baseball decide to push it to 2021. Spoiler - they hate that idea. That and more on this information laden episode of the FutureSox podcast. 

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