Locked On White Sox - Daily Podcast On The Chicago White Sox

The MLB Winter Meetings are underway and the Chicago White Sox need to be busy. The White Sox have been active in the month of December in recent years. The organization has "won the offseason" a few times since 2016 but has produced zero ALCS or World Series appearances from the destinction. Will the Sox try to get creative via the trade or will they make a splash to fill one of their many voids? Michael Conforto's name keeps popping up. Jacob deGrom's new deal with the Texas Rangers should make a White Sox fan blush. The Sox have never spent anywhere near what deGrom got from Texas. Throwing money at problems is not the South Side way. Nickel and dining our way through the off-season is more of the approach we as Sox fans are used to. The Nomar Mazara, Edwin Encarnacion, Ivan Nova type deals is more our speed. The rumor season is also underway. Could the Kansas City Royals really trade Salvy Perez to the Sox and could Lucas Giolito be on his way to Tampa for Brandon Lowe? The Winter Meetings... a time of hope, wonder and sometimes irrational thinking.

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The Chicago White Sox finalized their 2023 coaching staff with plenty of new faces and a few familiar ones. Ethan Katz, Curt Hasler and Daryl Boston will be returning in 2023 but there are several new additions. Jose Castro will be the new hitting coach. Chris Johnson will be the new assistant hitting coach. Eddie Rodriguez will be the new third base coach. Mike Tosar will take on the role of major league field coordinator. Geoff Head will be the new senior director of sports performance. Daryl Boston is the longest tenured coach by far as he will embark on his 11th season as the first base coach. It was tough to see Jose Abreu in a Houston Astros jersey this past week. The Sox organization had some parting words and Abreu explained his decision in a press conference. The initial 2023 promotional schedule has been released. Bobbleheads, Hawaiian shirt, hockey jersey and more to look forward to this coming season.

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What would it take for the Chicago White Sox to acquire Kolten Wong from the Milwaukee Brewers? White Sox general manager, Rick Hahn, has talked about exploring the trade market to address the multitude of White Sox needs. A need that has not been seriously addressed in several years is second base. There have been rumors of late that the White Sox have interest in Milwaukee Brewers lefthanded hitting second basemen, Kolten Wong. Host of Locked Brewers, Brandon Sneide, joins the podcast to discuss what a potential trade could look like. How much would the Sox have to give up to land the coveted Kolten Wong? What should Sox fans expect from Wong if a potential deal gets done?

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Can Mike Clevinger return to form and are the risks worth the potential reward for the Chicago White Sox? The host of Locked on Padres, Javier Reyes, joins the episode to provide his perspective on what Mike Clevinger did in a San Diego Padres uniform and what he could provide for the White Sox in 2023. What were some of the positives to Clevinger over the last few years and what were some of the low points? Why didn't things work out between the Padres and Mike Clevinger? Why did they let him walk after trading for him in August of 2020? Javier Reyes provides insight about Clevinger as a teammate as well as why he could be a good fit for the White Sox. It's a low risk, potential high reward move but only time will tell.

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Jose Abreu heads to the Houston Astros and the Chicago White Sox begin a new era. It's been a long goodbye and on Monday, White Sox fans had to face the inevitable. Jose Abreu reportedly signed a three year, roughly $60 million dollar deal to play for the Houston Astros. Abreu spent nine seasons in Chicago and was beloved by Sox fans. He won the AL Rookie of the Year in 2014 and captured the AL MVP in 2020. Abreu will go down as a White Sox legend and should see his number 79 retired by the organization eventually. The White Sox front office did not do enough to surround him with the necessary talent to make a serious run at a title. Also, we found out that Mike Clevinger's deal with the Sox is for one year, $12 million dollars. The Sox were aggressive on Clevinger so early in the offseason. It's a surprising move but hopefully focus can now be shifted to other areas of need.

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Chicago White Sox sign former Cleveland and San Diego starting pitcher Mike Clevinger. The White Sox were looking to add another starting pitcher and it looks like they got their man. It has been reported that the White Sox and Clevinger are in agreement on a one year deal, pending a physical. Clevinger spent parts of five seasons with Cleveland before being traded in August of 2020 to the San Diego Padres. Clevinger did not pitch in 2021 due to his second Tommy John surgery and started the beginning of the 2022 season on the injured list. This past season was a mediocre showing for Clevinger and Sox fans are hoping pitching coach, Ethan Katz, can work his magic on the latest reclamation project. Signing Mike Clevinger to a low risk deal is definitely not the exciting move fans wanted but the finances might allow the Sox to addressed the multitude of other team needs. Brining in Clevinger is a move and hopefully it's not the last move.

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Coaching staff decisions have yet to be announced for the 2023 Chicago White Sox. We know that Pedro Grifol's coaching staff will look different aside from pitching coaches, Ethan Katz and Curt Hasler. We also know that former Toronto Blue Jays manager, Charlie Montoyo, will be the new bench coach but what about the rest of the staff? Question marks remain in terms of the first base and third base coaches. There was a report earlier this month claiming that KC Royals hitting coach, Matt Tosar, will be joining the White Sox in a similar role but there have been recent reports mentioning that AAA hitting coach, Chris Johnson, will be making the jump to the big leagues. Also, prepare yourself for the eventual White Sox oriented conversations that you will most likely have with family and friends this holiday season.

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There's a case to be made for Chicago White Sox legend Mark Buehrle's enrichment into the Hall of Fame. Buehrle is on the ballot for the third time and needs some luck. Buehrle played for 16 seasons and spent his first 12 years with the White Sox. He was a five time All-Star, won four gold gloves and won a World Series with the 2005 Sox. Buehrle pitched a no-hitter and a perfect game. He was also extremely close to pitching at least 200 innings for 15 straight seasons. The White Sox retired Buehrle's number '54' in 2017 but could Cooperstown come calling one day? If the White Sox do not answer their second baseman issue internally, does it make sense to go after Jean Segura? Also, it was three years ago that Jerry Reinsdorf made sure Jose Abreu stayed in a White Sox uniform.

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The Chicago White Sox non-tender Adam Engel, Danny Mendick and Mark Payton. The White Sox 40-man roster is now at 35. The decision to non-tender Engel, Mendick and Payton was not surprising but it creates even more questions marks for the Sox. Mendick probably would have provided good competition at second base while Engel should always be considered a far better outfielder than Gavin Sheets, it's just that Engel is not a lefty bat. Could Jose Abreu land with the San Diego Padres? Sounds like there is strong interest. It's still a little surreal that Abreu might very well end his career with a different team. Also, it was three years ago when the White Sox signed Yasmani Grandal to the richest contract in team history.

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Chicago White Sox pitching coach Ethan Katz wants another starter as he provided updates on the pitching staff. Katz made it very clear that the White Sox need another starter. His comments were refreshingly direct but will the White Sox actually prioritize a starting pitcher this off-season? Katz also provided updates on Michael Kopech, Garrett Crochet, Reynaldo Lopez and weighed in on Dylan Cease's 2nd place finish in the AL Cy Young awards. Friday is an important date for MLB teams to tender contracts to arbitration eligible players. Could Adam Engel or perhaps Danny Mendick be non-tendered?

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