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This week, we are joined by Anthony Murphy of Bucs on Deck, DK Sports, and Baseball America to discuss all things Arizona Fall League and Pirates prospects.

Join us as we dive deep into the 2024 draft class, top prospects, and what to expect dahn on the farm in 2025. 

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The Pirates have a new hitting coach. Noah Hiles joins us to discuss the recent coaching hires and how they'll impact this organization going forward.

We banter on the Paul Skenes rookie card and what trade would get the deal done for us if we happened to obtain the lucky treasure.

Lastly, we discuss the final week of the Arizona Fall League as the Scottsdale Scorpions make the playoffs.

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On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the White Sox hiring of Ryan Fuller and his recent meeting. What will he be implementing and what will change? How will he formulate individual plans, how will he help Thames, and what is his actual role in the org? He answered a lot of questions, and the men delve into a bunch of messages he conveyed in his intro to the beat.

They also discussed : James article on the prep for the Rule 5 draft and 40 man, Roki Sasaki, a quick review of BA's draft review & Farm Statcast rankings, and other news from around the league. There were also some questions at the end of the stream relating to Crochet trade rumors, what the Angels are doing, and feelings on Jasson Dominguez.

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The Pirates have named their new hitting coach. Matt Hague, former Pirates First Basemen and recent Blue Jays assistant hitting coach will be taking over the duties of Andy Haines. We dive into our early thoughts and feelings of the hire.

We also answer some mailbag questions submitted via social media and email this week from our listeners regarding the Pirates offseason and much more.

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This week, we discuss Dave Parker's Hall of Fame nomination and Triolo's gold glove.

We continue our 2024 grades with a breakdown of the starting pitching staff and catchers.

The Arizona Fall League continues in the desert with the Fall Stars game occurring this past weekend. We recap all Scorpions games throughout the week. 

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On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox are back on Sunday nights. They started their White Sox discussions with the announcement of Ryan Fuller being hired as the Director of hitting. They went back to his time with the Orioles system and how they expect things to change within the White Sox system. 

James Fox worked through what roster decisions are coming for the Sox and what he expects to see done. They moved on to what Sox minor leaguers moved on to free agency within the last week, and what kind of roles they occupied. They also went through a quick list of notable players from other org's went to FA.

They finished up the show going through the White Sox Rule 5 eligible players. They discussed who they expect the White Sox to protect, and who they expect to be left out for the Rule 5 draft. There were a ton of listener questions, and a lot of chatter.

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On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Dylan Barnas talk about the MLB-ready White Sox prospects. They first discuss Will Venable and the rest of the potential coaching staff before checking in on the Arizona Fall League prospects. Then, they go through every prospect who could make an impact in Chicago this season and what they'll need to display to earn a MLB role moving forward.

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This week on Bucco Bantr, we are LIVE from New Castle, PA for the celebration of Chuck Tanner Day and the unveiling of his plaque.

We are joined by former MLB GM and New Castle native Jack Zduriencik, former Pirates pitcher Steve Blass, and Pirates broadcaster Greg Brown. Tune in to hear some amazing Chuck Tanner stories, not just as a manager but also as a person and leader.

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On the latest episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the White Sox managerial hire, Will Venable. They discuss their feelings on the hire and what they expect to see for coaching hires. They also discussed the White Sox roster and possible hiring of Orioles former co-hitting coach Ryan Fuller.

They moved on to some talk on the GM meetings, Qualifying Offers, and what is expected from Chris Getz in the realm of FA's. They closed out with some questions and waiver pick ups including Penn Murfee.

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Baseball season has officially ended and the offseason has commenced! Noah Hiles joins us to discuss potential free agent signings and trades that will help this team get over the hump. 

The Arizona Fall league continues out in the desert as Pirates prospects continues to get in-game reps. Termarr Johnson finished out his first AFL season and has joined Team USA. Sammy Siani continues to impress with a batting average just north of .400.

If you haven't already, go check out Noah Hiles' latest article outlining some potential offseason moves for the Buccos. You can find the article in the link below!

https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2024/11/01/pittsburgh-pirates-trade-rumors-free-agency-news-2025-ben-cherington/stories/202411010053

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