The Blackout Show

The White Sox got their 1st victory of 2024 at home against the Atlanta Braves. Our crew discussed the Mike Clevinger signing as well as the outstanding performance of our Ace. We went into great detail about the analytics behind the arsenal of Crotchet and the new cutter. Tune in and join the fun, as we discussed the upcoming schedule and fantasy baseball! The Guillen Grid presents the Blackout Show!

Full sprint ahead, Opening Week is finally here! The crew came together to discuss Crotchet's debut, which was his first start since college. We made White Sox player predictions as well as divisional predictions for the upcoming season around the MLB. Tune in and join the conversation on The Blackout Show presented by The Guillen Grid!

Dan Evans joined the crew to discuss Getz first offseason for the Chicago White Sox and gave an outlook to come. Dan was a former LA Dodger GM that had the second best record mark in franchise history. His career included a 20 season tenure that had a key role in drafting Frank Thomas and Mark Buehrle. Tune in and join the action as we wrapped up Spring Training battles of the White sox and adventured into MLB talk.

24:30 Analysis of the Dylan Cease situation.

37:00 The Ohtani contract and MLB free agent market.

45:00 Dark horse teams of the 2024 MLB season.

55:00 A remarkable 2003 Dodger bullpen.

60:00 Mark Buehrle's case for the Hall of Fame

The White Sox have all reported to Spring Training and Pedro Grifol is preaching a F.A.S.T. team in 2024. The whole crew is back as Jr, Gonzo, J and Slav go through the Spring Training roster, discuss Tim Anderson signing with the Marlins, Pedro's preseason preachings, and Ozzie Guillen's incredible managing run with Venezuela this winter.

1:30 - Pedro Grifol's F.A.S.T. slogan and Chris Getz roster construction

41:29 - Recapping the Christian Mena and Gregory Santos trades

52:57 - Lot 78 and Jerry Reinsdorf's new stadium plans

1:07:37 - Ozzie Guillen's managerial success this winter

Jake Burger had himself a breakout year in 2023 on the South Side. Dad Power continued raking in Miami and sought a postseason appearance with the Marlins. Our crew catches up with the Burger's as we look into what happened at the trade deadline and we hear the best memory was hitting bombs off a Dodger legend. Join in on the fun as we also talked about the Bummer trade and additions of Stassi, etc. We didn't defer from Ohtani, as he grills up the Cease trade market. Tune into the Blackout Show on The Guillen Grid!

The Chicago White Sox have declined the team option on Tim Anderson, while Mike Clevinger declined his player option. Jason Benetti accepted an offer from Detroit and left the South Side. Pedro Grifol is retained and completed his coaching staff hiring process. Cease rumors are heating up at the GM meetings. The crew looked at free agency and the trade market as the external outlook at the winter meetings.

5:30 Jason Benetti leaves the White Sox.

31:00 Dylan Cease rumors at the winter meetings.

42:00 Free agency and the trade market.

1:19:00 Gonzo's plan at a projected payroll.

The offseason is here and began with the release of Daryl Boston and Curt Hasler. Our crew wrapped up the 2023 season and went into the 2023 MLB Postseason. Peep the end as we went into the MLB All-Time series at Shortstop.

2:45 Release of coaching staff.

12:20 Chris Getz needs to acquire a new skipper.

25:50 Our best and worst takes of the 2023 season.

42:00 2023 MLB Postseason talk.

1:07:00 MLB All-Time Shortstop.

The Luis Robert Jr 40 home run campaign abruptly ends with a knee injury. Dylan Cease executed his third consecutive season of 200+ strikeouts. The crew took an internal look of the 2024 White Sox potential roster. We continued the MLB-All Time Series for Second Baseman.

Chris Getz has made some external hires to mold his staff in the front office by hiring Josh Barfield (Assistant GM), Brian Bannister (Pitching Development), and Gene Watson (Player Personnel). Kopech is back to the rotation and Garrett Crotchet to the bullpen. The crew breaks down the latest and back to discuss their MLB All-Time First Baseman.

13:00 Front Office Intro.

38:00 Kopech/Crotchet/Clevinger

46:00 MLB All-Time First Baseman

The 2024 starting rotation will be an interesting unit to construct for Chris Getz. Grifol decided to move Kopech to the pen, but states 2024 is still to be determined. Oscar Colas has been optioned to AAA again. The crew discussed the latest as the season is starting to wind down.