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Guest: Scott Merkin, MLB.com

Chicago White Sox beat reporter, Scott Merkin, joins the show to share the latest from Arizona. What’s behind Eloy Jimenez’s struggles? Latest injury news and possible roster additions to set the 25-man roster.

Josh and Jim take a look at the White Sox probable 25-man roster and wonder who else will make it. Could we see Ryan Burr pitch well enough to earn a nod?

Of course, our listeners had plenty of questions on their minds which we address in P.O. Sox.

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The Rundown:

Bryce Harper finally signed with Philadelphia giving them a big boost. Oh, and Nolan Arenado won’t be a free agent after all. With the offseason debacle brings an opportunity to re-evaluate the White Sox front office as things stand. Are they making improvements? Are they good at their jobs? Can they be better moving forward?

Preview the 2019 White Sox Infield. Why are the White Sox moving Moncada to third base? Can Tim Anderson build upon his 2018 success? Will Jose Abreu remain in a White Sox uniform for all of 2019? Greg Nix joins the show to answer those questions and more.

Speaking of questions we had a lot of them to answer in P.O. Sox.

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The Rundown:

• Josh and Jim share their frustrations on the White Sox front office whiffing on a golden opportunity to sign Manny Machado. Moving forward, what will it take for this rebuild to work and can it work in spite of the efforts from the front office?
• Best friend of the show, Dan Syzmborski of Fangraphs shares the 2019 ZiPS projections. 
• Continuing our 2019 position previews, Josh and Jim look at the White Sox starting pitching staff.  

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The Rundown:

• There were a lot of questions regarding ESPN’s Top 100 MLB Prospects as the White Sox didn’t grade as high as other prospect lists. Our guest, Keith Law, joins the show to share how he goes about his process, why he ranked the White Sox prospects as he did, and who he likes in the system.

• We also continue our 2019 position previews as Patrick Nolan (Pnoles) shares his thoughts about the White Sox outfield. The unit should be better with Eloy Jimenez joining the fold, but who will claim the other starting spots?

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The Rundown

• Pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Training used to mean the offseason was over. Not in 2019 as key free agents still haven’t signed. Josh and Jim discuss what is going on with Manny Machado, ideas to improve the offseason, and when these players may eventually sign.
• Baseball Prospectus released a new metric, DRC+, and the 2019 PECOTA projections. Harry Pavlidis joins the show to share his thoughts on the 2019 White Sox with a preview at the catching postion.  

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The Rundown:  

• Latest rumors about Bryce Harper, Manny Machado, and J.T. Realmuto, and how they impact the White Sox.  
• With Comedy Central’s Drunk History featuring the 1919 Black Sox scandal, SABR’s resident expert Jacob Pomrenke joins the show to talk about the team, what actually happened, and new things that are discovered even a 100 years later.  
• Finally, we answer your questions in P.O. Sox about the new right field addition, “Goose Island.” 

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The Rundown:

• New Top 100 prospect lists are being released and our very good friend Jim Callis of MLB.com joins the show to share his thoughts about the White Sox farm system. Why Eloy Jimenez could be underappreciated, reasons to be excited about Luis Robert, and cautious about Nick Madrigal.  

• We have audio highlights from SoxFest 2019 which the central theme was about Manny Machado as Rick Hahn shares his insights on the pursuit this offseason. 

• Listeners had a lot of questions for us so we open the P.O. Sox mailbag for the first time in 2019.  

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The Rundown:

• There were already rumors of a possible Joc Pederson trade for the White Sox, but with the Los Angeles Dodgers signing AJ Pollock, could this rumor become reality? Would acquiring Pederson be a good move for the White Sox?  

• Recap the Hall of Fame vote and look ahead to next year when Paul Konerko is on the ballot for the first time 

• Finally, SoxFest is this weekend. Any chance of a big announcement made by the White Sox?  

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The Rundown:

• Recap the latest Manny Machado rumors and how they are being reported. Why it will be hard to cover baseball offseason continues this trend of extending to mid-to-late January.  

• We discuss the idea of a "Swellopt" contract for Manny Machado with the reporting from SNY's Andy Martino. 

• Finally, we close the chapter on Avisail Garcia as he signs with Tampa Bay. 

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Guest: James Fegan, The Athletic

• Our guest James Fegan who covers the Chicago White Sox for The Athletic stops by to chat about Kelvin Herrera and Jon Jay. What impact will the new White Sox players provide? What will be the roles they play on the 25-man roster? Of course, he shares his thoughts about Manny Machado. 
• Speaking of Manny Machado - Josh and Jim share their thoughts on the latest rumors. Are the New York Yankees truly out of the running? If the Phillies sign Bryce Harper, does that remove them from signing Machado? Also, is $200 million enough to land Machado? 

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