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We spoke to Jared Kelley about his experience getting drafted by the White Sox and how he feels now that he's a professional. Thanks for listening.

Our Dan Santaromita featured the comp between Chris Sale and Garrett Crochet. Great breakdown of what the Sox have in the left-hander.

The White Sox selected hard-throwing lefty Garrett Crochet in the first round. The soon-to-be 21-year-old spoke to the media, as did scouting director Mike Shirley. I wrote about the pick here.

I detailed the value of Mt. Carmel prep prospect Ed Howard. I personally hope the White Sox take him at pick No. 11.

White Sox director of amateur scouting Mike Shirley spoke in a conference call on Tuesday and shared a lot of valuable insight on the organization's strategy and evaluation process of a unique Amateur Draft.

Our Dan Santaromita details the White Sox decision to release 25 minor league players, while also explaining its significance, as an ominous future looms for that level of the sport.

Yeah, it's definitely not that Jared Diamond. Here's his twitter: https://twitter.com/jareddiamond Here's his book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44594898-swing-kings

Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal joined the show to discuss his new book, "Swing Kings" as well as detailed several obstacles surrounding negotiations between MLB owners and MLBPA. Check it out: https://anchor.fm/futuresox/episodes/FS-Podcast-ft--Jared-Diamond-of-the-Wall-Street-Journal-05-11-20-edu2c5

New NBCS Chicago White Sox insider Adam Hoge joined us to discuss when baseball may return, who he is excited to watch in 2020 and playoff expectations. iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/futuresox-podcast/id850054474?i=1000473590283 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6UjuISYcWhuyPPvTJsuaap Anchor: https://anchor.fm/futuresox/episodes/FutureSox-Podcast-ft--Adam-Hoge-of-WGN-Radio--NBCS-Chicago-05-04-20-edkd2e

Tons of insight from the lead prospect analyst over at FanGraphs. I sure learned a lot about the value of advanced analytics in amateur scouting, what the White Sox have in Norge Vera, as well as a practical solution to the 2020 MiLB season. Listen on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/futuresox/episodes/FutureSox-Podcast-ft--Eric-Longenhagen-of-FanGraphs-edh7jf or on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/futuresox-podcast/id850054474

Howdy howdy. Hope all is well. We talked to JJ Cooper about MLB shortening the Amateur Draft this year, as well as the ramifications of potentially 42 rookie-level minor league affiliates getting eliminated. Listen on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/futuresox/episodes/FutureSox-Podcast-ft--JJ-Cooper-of-Baseball-America-ede4t7 Also on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/futuresox-podcast-ft-jj-cooper-of-baseball-america/id850054474?i=1000473092501

White Sox Emcee Alyssa Bergamini dropped by to talk about her career in sports media, as well as her experience working for a team she grew up rooting for.

From the On Tap Sports Net, Brad Squires, aka Buzz, joined us to talk White Sox. This is a pretty fun conversation, I’d say.

Ed Farmer meant a lot to me, as I'm sure he did to you. I did my best to honor him after he impacted my life without even knowing it. Thank you for reading.

James gets you caught up on the latest roster moves made by the White Sox. Amado Nunez is a player who may jump out to you.

Hey, why not? James Fox prepared his first mock draft for the 2020 class. Check out who the White Sox may select.

Sharing this because I know it's worth it. We had a fantastic conversation with Brian Bilek. Please consider subscribing to our Patreon in order to listen. We touched on the agreement made by the players association, the MLB Draft, the possibility of playing games in empty stadiums, as well as hit on several top prospects in the Sox system. Stay healthy, my friends.

Myself and James welcome Matt Spiegel to the program to get his thoughts on the latest news related to the MLB draft. Spiegs also gives his opinion on Rob Manfred and didn’t hold back. We had fun recording this. I hope you enjoy.

What an episode. Josh joined us for an hour to talk White Sox, which includes mentions of Matt Zaleski, Kade McClure, Bryce Bush, Dylan Cease, Luis Robert and Nick Madrigal. The guys also discuss organizational philosophy and draft conversation. How do you feel about the draft possibly getting cut down from 40 rounds to 25? We are all in agreement that the draft must be had at some point this year. It’s early, but who would you like to see the Sox snag at No. 11 overall? Get lost in conversation for a while and let us know what you think about our opinions. Remember: you can find us on iTunes, Spotify and several other podcasting outlets! Thanks for tuning in.

More guests, more White Sox convo. Good stuff here from a guy who is locked in to the Sox farm. We touch on draft, international youngsters, and more.

We’ve hit a string of several consecutive guests who were kind enough to join us. On this edition, Jim Callis joined us to talk White Sox prospects and draft focus during these trying times.

You may listen here. Keith had a ton of positive things to say about the White Sox, which includes some interesting takes on Stiever, Madrigal and others.

Right-handed reliever Matt Foster was kind to share his time with me for this article. A lot of interesting info here related to Zaleski, analytics and Foster’s Minor League experience.

At SoxFest, Amateur Scouting Director Mike Shirley spoke candidly about the White Sox willingness to attack prep talent in the upcoming draft. For patrons, James Fox detailed the approach and provides a possible pitcher that could fall to the Sox this June.

Keep a close eye on 23-year-old righty Codi Heuer. Our Sean Williams gathered insight from Nick Hostetler that shines light on the 2018 6th round draft pick.