White Sox Business: A show about the Chicago White Sox

I don't know if it's true or not, but James says he's grown six inches and can dunk now. Jon didn't corroborate that claim, but I like to imagine James posterizing an NBA-caliber center while screaming "This one's for you, Brey!" Finally, Jon and James were able to set foot in the sacred, though desolate, Guaranteed Rate Field for the first time this year. The guys share takeaways from Sox practice (:45) before conversing about Yoan Moncada being "held out" of Monday's team workout (6:15). How alarming are the current Covid-19 testing delays, and have any members of the Sox expressed concern about testing inconsistencies (11:00)? Carlos Rodon, who should only be know as 'Hard Carl', is primed to contribute this season, but where does he fit in Chicago's rotation (17:00)? Plus, James and Dan Hayes will get to throw down (as long as they keep six feet apart from one another) as Chicago and Minnesota clash in their season openers (23:45).

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Jon Greenberg and James Fegan parse through Chicago's player pool and notice a surprising omission of a former first-round pick. Plus, is there any indication as to where the Sox's second training site will be?

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Jon Greenberg and James Fegan detail Chicago catcher's, Yasmani Grandal, rise from amateur baseball success to potential guiding voice in the White Sox clubhouse.

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Baseball! Baseball is back! Scream it from the mountain tops! Hug the closest fan next to you...psych! Don't do that. We're in the middle of a pandemic. Jon Greenburg and James Fegan broach if the condensed season is good or bad for the young White Sox (:30). Just how good is Chicago's advanced scouting, and can it be a valuable instrument in a shortened year (3:30)? We take mildly informed shots in the dark, in regards to Chicago's overall record, for your entertainment (6:45).

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We're at the point where every MLB negotiation update is like the fisherman from that State Farm commercial that teases and tempts us with that tantalizing dollar bill. Tom and James aggressively apply a generous amount of hand sanitizer at hearing the news of Rob Manfred and Tony Clark rendezvousing in Arizona (1:30). What concessions will both sides need to make in order to reach a compromise? Tom, in an act of defiance, denounces MLB's expanded playoffs (9:45). How can the Sox cash in on the universal designated hitter (16:30)? Plus, we give hugs and kisses to Tom as he departs from White Sox Business (25:00).

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Tom and James aren't the only White Sox faithfuls that have put their cojones on a table at some point in time. The Bizners tour Chicago's draft selections and react to Tony Vitello, White Sox first-round selection Garrett Crochet’s coach at Tennessee, "cojones" comment (2:45) and whether the 20-year-old left-handed pitcher will sign below slot value (7:30). The guys also study Chicago's remaining four draft picks: righty hurler Jared Kelley (9:30) as well as the trio of pitchers that rounded out the draft - Adisyn Coffey, Kade Mechals and Bailey Horn (18:00). Plus, baseball's driving towards a cliff at an alarming rate (21:30).

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Happy one year anniversary to White Sox Business! Get your rammin' man hard hats on and buckle up, this episode is dynamite. Out of the blocks, Tommy and Jimmy rejoice that there's White Sox news to cover, though that's short lived, as James expresses his concerns about Chicago's first-round draft selection, Garrett Crochet (1:00). The Athletic's senior baseball writer, Keith Law, then joins the Business to indulge Tom and James on all their questions about Crochet, among other things, and the draft as a whole (9:15)! What observations has Keith made about Crochet's pitching repertoire that's liken him to another former all-star White Sox pitcher? What's Crochet's ceiling? A middle of the rotation hurler or an effective long-term reliever (15:25)? Where does Crochet rank among current White Sox prospects (19:15), plus who does Keith believe to be the most surprising first-round get (21:30)?
 

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Man, I've had so many hard outs lately; I think Tom's mentioned it in, like, the last three episodes. But hey, that's the life of a superstar producer - yaknowwhatImean ahah. Speaking of superstars, which soon-to-be White Sox will ascend to the game's pinnacle? Keanan Lamb, Senior MLB Draft Writer at Baseball Prospectus, joins Tommy and Jimmy to determine which precocious young fellow will be joining the White Sox in this year's MLB Draft (9:30). Keanan gives you Bizners the 411 on prospects projected to Chicago, such as Reid Detmers (12:15), Max Meyer (13:30), Pete Crow-Armstrong (18:00), Patrick Bailey (19:30), Heston Kjerstad (25:00), Garrett Mitchell (28:00), Ed Howard (29:30) and with all the chips on the table, Keanan shares who he believes Chicago will draft 11th overall (32:15).

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Husband of the year, James Fegan, who is also the head chef of his own imaginary restaurant that I came up with, Feeding Fegan, whipped up a delectable dinner for his misses. What did he make? Hell if I know. But it instigated a hunger in me that can only be quelled by baseball talk. Eric Longenhagen, FanGraphs Lead Prospect Analyst and consummate hairy gentleman, gives Tommy and Jimmy the deets on this year's draft (5:15). How did Eric's approach to this year's draft differ than in years past as he, and the rest of the scouting world, are conforming to the pandemic? WHO WILL THE WHITE SOX DRAFT? TELL US, ERIC (18:50)? Considering the circumstances, is this the year for Chicago to gamble on a prospect (24:45), plus, Eric enlightens the boys on Luis Robert's swing adjustments (37:30) and Nick Madrigal's upside (42:15).

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