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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