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Mike Rankin and James Fox celebrate the beginning of Minor League Baseball season as the Chicago White Sox affiliates, outside of Triple-A Charlotte, enjoy Opening Day 2023. The show discusses notable MiLB assignments for White Sox prospects as well as shines a spotlight on a player who James interviewed. You can read his feature here.

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Mike Rankin and James Fox welcomed Jeff Cohen, FutureSox's Charlotte Knights correspondent, to preview the 2023 Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. The guys discussed expectations for key position players who will likely make an impact in the Majors this season. They also discussed a much improved pitching staff that includes a number of intriguing starters and electric relief arms.

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Mike Rankin and James Fox welcomed on Chris Lanuti, host of the Sox in the Basement Podcast, to celebrate first pitch of the 2023 Major League Baseball season. The show discussed new Chicago White Sox manager Pedro Grifol's influence on the direction of the organization. Plus, we tried to anticipate what the White Sox's roster will look like in 2024 considering the status of several key contracts on this year's payroll. Later, Lanuti projected his Opening Day bench, which did not include Leury Grarcia.

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Mike Rankin and James Fox reacted to the latest storylines surrounding several Chicago White Sox standouts. How long until the return of Garrett Crochet in the big leagues? Are we officially dismissing the idea of Crochet as a future starting pitcher? Then, the show highlights Spring Training notes of interest on Noah Schultz and Colson Montgomery. Later, Mike and James make declaration about Oscar Colas. 

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Mike Rankin and James Fox discussed a plethora of Chicago White Sox related topics as Opening Day 2023 approaches. The show projects Oscar Colas' future, details Bryan Ramos' impressive spring, highlights a mechanical change in Andrew Vaughn's swing and explores what the lineup may look like come March 31.

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Mike Rankin and James Fox welcomed on Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline to discuss his preseason 2023 Chicago White Sox top prospect list. The show explored a number of noteworthy names, including Colson Montgomery, Cristian Mena, Noah Schultz, Peyton Pallette, Jonathan Cannon, Norge Vera, Wilfred Veras and several more. Callis also provided an early MLB Amateur Draft preview, as well as an evaluation of how the Sox's organization has improved over the last year-plus.

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Mike Rankin and James Fox welcomed on the pre and postgame show host of the Chicago White Sox radio network Connor McKnight to discuss his pathway to the Big Leagues. Connor detailed previous places of employment before finding a home on ESPN 1000 and also shared the reasons why he fell in love with baseball. Later, we learned Connor's opinion about the organization's structure from the front office down to the minors, as well as how he feels the team is shaped to compete in 2023. 

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It's here! The 2023 Chicago White Sox top 30 prospect list is available on SoxMachine.com. Mike Rankin and James Fox discussed the best prospects the White Sox have to offer in their system and shared perspective on each of the names listed. Learn about players such as: Colson Montgomery, Bryan Ramos, Peyton Pallette, Jonathan Cannon, Ryan Burrows, Jordan Sprinkle, Tyler Schweitzer and many more.

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Prior to the White Sox acquisition of infielder Elivs Andrus, Mike Rankin and James Fox discussed a myriad of Chicago White Sox topics ahead of FutureSox's top 30 prospect week. Mike and James reacted to general manager Rick Hahn's comments about the second base position as spring training gets underway. They also discussed a theme in Romy Gonzalez, Oscar Colas and Lenyn Sosa's approach at the plate. Later, the show played back highlights from Sox Machine's interview with The Athletic's Keith Law on Colson Montgomery and a number of prep pitchers who are developing in the White Sox's farm system.

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Mike Rankin and James Fox welcomed on Sox Machine Editor-in-Chief Jim Margalus to preview our preseason prospect coverage of 2023. Jim shared insight on how he evaluates Chicago White Sox prospects such as Lenyn Sosa, Oscar Colas and Cristian Mena, among others. He also provided opinions about the new coaching staff and how he feels about the way the franchise operated in the offseason.

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