Do the White Sox have a chance at starting pitcher Rōki Sasaki? It really makes zero sense, or does it? We also love the latest White Sox social media video with pitcher Gus Varland. Can we get more of those? Maybe Andrew Vaughn's talent is on the stage. All this and a Christmas edition of The Sox Nerd in "30 Minutes of Sox!"

Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

All signs point to an array of positional battles on the 2025 White Sox, and some you may not see coming. The new philosophy doesn't seem to protect anyone. On a team with no superstars, who do you want to see get playing time at the start of the season? 

Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

A blockbuster trade with Boston sends Garrett Crochet away for multple high-level prospects. Elijah Evans of FutureSox and Just Baseball breaks down the return, along with a significant Rule 5 Draft addition. The Sox Nerd gives you the deep stats on the new guys to introduce you as well. You can now see how the Chris Getz version of the White Sox will operate and the plan is clear.

Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

The Winter meetings have brought the White Sox a new rightfielder in Mike Tauchman and some serious offers for Garrett Crochet. The Red Sox look close to dealing away at least one major prospect for the Sox starter, but several other teams are still in the mix. Meanwhile we ask why some members of a 121-loss coaching staff returned this year. It may not make sense, but it may in the right light.

Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Nancy Faust and The Sox Nerd join us to remember Beltin' Bill Melton. Some recent pitcher contracts may have made Garrett Crochet more valuable while a Scott Merkin blurb asks if the White Sox are overvaluing another player they may be looking to move.

Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

The Commissioner of Major League Baseball hates the game of baseball. A proposed "Golden At Bat" rule proves it. We explain the ramifications of such an idiotic rule, and explain why some covering the game will wrongly promote it as a good idea. It certainly would have changed White Sox history. 

Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

The Chicago Bears and Chicago White Sox are so similar it hurts, and we just saw a great example of that this past month. The firings of Pedro Grifol and Matt Eberflus were late, but the guys making those moves seem to bring something new to each of their organizations. The only question is if they can overcome bad ownership. 

Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Reports abound of potential White Sox targets in free agency and via trade. We sort through the Garrett Crochet and Luis Robert Jr chatter and try to find a direction in the early part of this offseason. Is Getz laying a base, or will the roster be less than basic?

Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

SoxFest is now SoxFest LIVE and coming in January 2025. A look at the early announcement of events, though, tells the story of a team trying to minimize fan complaints. As for those complaints...the arbitration deadline may have created at least one more.

Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

The arbitration deadline lurks and we're excited about the new internal structure of the White Sox. Can we trim the fat a little more? 

Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!