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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.