The Catbird Speaks

Baseball Prospectus minor league editor Craig Goldstein joined Collin and Nick to talk prospects after BP released its Midseason Top 50 Prospects list on Thursday.

Among the specific topics:

-Why Reynaldo Lopez was omitted from the Top 50.

-The difficulty of slotting in the newly signed Luis Robert.

-What's the deal with Lucas Giolito?

-Why Yoan Moncada isn't in the majors yet.

-Lower ranked White Sox prospects and what Craig thinks of them.

-Best names in the White Sox farm system.

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Our old, dear friend, James Fegan, the Chicago White Sox beat writer for The Athletic, returns home for one glorious day to banter about baseball with his good pals Collin Whitchurch, Nick Schaefer, and Mark Primiano. Among the topics:

-Miguel Gonzalez's injury and James Shields' return.

-The trade value of the White Sox bullpen pieces, as well as Todd Frazier and Melky Cabrera.

-Why none of the White Sox top prospects are putting together particularly good numbers.

-Rick Renteria's affect on the clubhouse.

-And More!

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Dave Brown joined Collin and Nick to talk about the White Sox. Among the topics:

-How and why Dave grew up a White Sox fan.

-The White Sox better-than-expected start to the season and what it means for the future of Jose Quintana.

-The surprising good starts of the likes of Avisail Garcia, Leury Garcia, and Matt Davidson.

-Why the Kansas City Royals are bad now.

-Which Star Wars character would Jose Quintana be?

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With one month of the season in the books, Michael Baumann from The Ringer joins Collin Whitchurch and Nick Schaefer to talk about a variety of topics. Among them:

-Jose Quintana's trade market.

-How to deal with following a rebuilding team. (Michael's a Phillies fan, so...)

-MLB Draft, including some top college prospects to keep an eye on.

-The progress of White Sox pitching prospects Dane Dunning and Alec Hansen.

-The movie "Backdraft" and a new nickname for Anthony Swarzak.

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Opening Day is here, and Collin Whitchurch, Nick Schaefer, and Frank Firke get together to discuss the 25-man roster, including the decisions the White Sox made regarding certain positions, and what options they have going forward. Later, they talk generally about the season as a whole, predictions for the rest of the American League, and they each give predictions on how many games the White Sox will win this season.

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As the White Sox make their way through Spring Training, Collin, Nick, and Cat get together to discuss all the latest musings out of Glendale. Among the topics:

-Charlie Tilson's latest injury, what it means for him as well as what it means for the makeup of this year's roster.

-Jose Quintana owning at the World Baseball Classic and how awesome that is.

-The trade value of David Robertson.

-The construction of this year's roster, what it might look like given Tilson's injury and the departure of Brett Lawrie.

-Observations and insight from Collin after covering Sox camp last week in Glendale.

-And we answer questions from our Twitter followers!

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James Fegan, White Sox reporter for The Athletic Chicago and BPSouthside.com's Editor Emaritus, returns to the podcast fresh off of his flight to Arizona for Spring Training to help us preview White Sox camp.

Among the topics:

-Why all the new, young arms are among the things to most look forward to at camp,

-What the catcher position is going to look like this season,

-The trade markets of Jose Quintana and Jose Abreu,

-Playing time for young players vs. trade chips,

-Why Whataburger is a superior fast food chain to In-N-Out,

-How much James loves and misses us already.

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Collin Whitchurch and Nick Schaefer welcome Baseball Prospectus Senior Prospect Writer Jeff Paternostro to talk about the White Sox Top 10 prospects. Among the topics:

-Whether or not Reynaldo Lopez, Carson Fulmer, and other top pitching prospects are likely to be starters or relievers.

-Zack Collins' bat, and his chances of sticking at catcher

-Yoan Moncada's best position and whether or not he's destined for stardom

-The White Sox U25 list and how he'd rank Moncada with the likes of Carlos Rodon and Tim Anderson

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James is fresh from visiting SoxFest for his new work with The Athletic Chicago, and delights his friends Nick Schaefer, Frank Firke and Mark Primiano with tales of what the White Sox are saying about their state of affairs.

--Excitement for the new prospect arms

--Awkwardness for Jose Quintana and Todd Frazier

--Tim Anderson's extreme confidence

--Hope for Zack Collins at catcher

--Rick Hahn's long-term rebuilding vision

--Ceviche pedantry!

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James Fegan, Mark Primiano and Nick Schaefer broke the incredibly long drought of The Catbird Speaks recordings this weekend with the first episode since the White Sox teardown began in earnest. This episode finds the staff acclimating to the new Sox way of life, talking about Jose Quintana trades, the lack of heat behind other players, answering reader questions and, as always, bagging on other teams. Topics include:

--Look at all these big-time prospects

--Who makes a deal for Quintana? (Rockies? Pirates? Astros? Yankees? Braves? Mets?)

--Some actual trade rumor info

--Where are Frazier and Lawrie going to go?

--When will this prospect bounty make it to the majors?

--The Mariners look bad

--Reacting to James' bad jokes

--2017 White Sox win total

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