The Blackout Show

Opening Day in Milwaukee is here, as the Chicago White Sox begin the 2026 season. Chorizy, OG 108 Lad, Fromthe108, joined the crew for the first time to discuss 108 tourney and ballpark talk, as well as seasonal predictions and a breakdown of the 26 man roster. Tune into The Blackout Show on The Guillen Grid as we get you ready for Opening Weekend schedule.

The Chicago White Sox have startedto trim the roster as camp starts to come to an end and service time of the next wave of prospects starts to take place. Nate Rasmussen, Pitching Coach at BU / MLB Draft Analyst @OverSlot / MILB @JustBBMedia, joined us to provide several of his season bold=ish predictions. Also, we went into some MLB rotational compeititions and discussed the World Baseball Classic finale between US & VZ.

The Hahn era is officially over, as the Chicago White Sox have traded Luis Robert Jr to the New York Mets for INF Luisangel Acuna and RHP Truman Pauley. RAE's Juke Joint Sports Network will join the crew to discuss the Robert deal, Murakami signing, and Roch Cholowsky pick with Overslot article on it. Don't miss Ozzie Guillen Jr breaking down what was disscussed between Chris Getz and Ozzie Guillen along with the financies of the front office.

The Chicago White Sox enter the Winter Meetings with a lot of the roster up in the air and news all over. Our crew discussed Rule 5 targets for the Sox at pick #2, a 2026 outlook on best case scenarios of Braden Montgomery, Sam Antonacci, Noah Schultz, Hagen Smith, Colson Montgomery, and Kyle Teel. Not to mention, Tuesday is the draft lottery so we give a early Top 5 rankings of the class. Tune in as Jackson Scudder of the Baseball Unstitched Podcast gave us his analytical breakdown of the above.

The Chicago White Sox GM Chris Getz emphasized the development of the young core as the headline going into the offseason. Todd Welter of Locked On White Sox, joined the crew to discuss the offseason and early discussion of 2026. Our crew will breakdown Getz in totality and what coaches may be targeted on both hitting and pitching. Also, we will look into free agency targets this offseason.

The Chicago White Sox finished with 3 consecutive 100 loss season. However, the team had a plus 19 margin and 28-37 second half of 2025 with the best odds to land the 1st pick of 2026 draft. We discussed Luis Robert Jr being the most disappointing, while Kyle Teel being the most impressive players of this season and how a extension for him being crucial in the offseason. Furthermore, what the 2026 pitching staff could look like and how the future core is shaping up.

The Chicago White Sox Catcher Kyle Teel is breaking records as a rookie. Currently, he had a 20 base streak that only Bo Bichette has kept pace with and only rookie since Jose Abreu' rookie season in 2014. Should the White Sox extend him this offseason? Tim Kanak, Host of Fantasy Aceball Podcast, joined us to go over his top 10 nondebuted prospect rankings of the Chicago White Sox farm system.

The Chicago White Sox had a rough week against division opponents, but the Savannah Bananas brought their show to Guaranteed Rate Field for a sold out weekend with Sox legends on the diamond. Deetch of The Southside Boys podcast joined the crew as we dived into this roster down the stretch from Colson Montgomery struggles, Grant Taylor usage, and Rule 5 eligibility with McDougal and Pallette.

When Chicago White Sox GM Chris Getz hired Brian Bannister to be the Director of Pitching, the organization was uplifted and revived. Nate Rasmussen, Director of Amateur Scouting of Prospects Live and coach at BU, joins us to evaluate the pitching talent through the organization. Tune in as we go through the development of Noah Schultz, Hagen Smith, and Grant Taylor as well as rising stars of Christian Oppor and Tanner McDougal. Also, we will highlight arms of the 2025 draft that were glanced over like Gabe Davis, Riley Eikhoff, and Max Banks.

The future core looks to be coming together as Chris Getz in the last 2 drafts has put together quite a bit of upside right up the middle of the field. Tim Kanak of Fantasy Pros and Fantasy Aceball Podcast joins us to go over the hitters coming up through the farm system. Also, our crew will discuss what to look for in the second half as the Sox are on fire after the break.