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• 2025 South Side Sox season predictions!

A dozen of our writers project the summer to come It’s time to lay it on the line and stand up for our picks to win (and, sometimes, lose) for the 2025 season. We detailed some of the reasoning for the most popular picks on our Sox Populi podcast earlier this week and is also touched on with our Opening Day Preview podcast, but here’s our full-on take, with everyone’s picks in. But first, let’s re...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 1: Noah Schultz

With unbelievable upside, Noah Schultz’s road to the majors is a matter of when, not if. | Allan Henry-Imagn Images Packing draw-dropping stuff, endurance is the only skill this southpaw has yet to prove Noah SchultzLeft-Handed Starting Pitcher6´10´´240 poundsAge: 212023 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 6 2024 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 2 2024 High Level Birmingham (AA)Age rela...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 3: Edgar Quero

In all likelihood the strongest catching prospect in the White Sox system is not the other guy you’ve heard so much about, but Edgar Quero. | David Durochiki/Diamond Images via Getty Images In pursuit of the Shiny New Thing, don’t sleep on the best catching prospect in the White Sox system Edgar QueroCatcher5´10´´205 poundsAge: 212024 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 32024 High Level Ch...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 11: Bryan Ramos

Bryan Ramos is not only the top third base prospect in the White Sox system — he’s No. 1 in terms of personality. | Caitlin O’Hara/MLB Photos via Getty Images A position switch could place this promising and sunny youngster on the bubble to break north with the club at the end of the month Bryan RamosThird Baseman6´2´´225 poundsAge: 232020 South Side Hit Pen Top Prospect Ranking 332021 Sou...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 12: Brooks Baldwin

Hey, at least according to our South Side Sox Top Prospect Vote this year, Brooks Baldwin is our Shohei Ohtani. | Aryanna Frank/MLB Photos via Getty Images A “Ben Zobrist” player who’s proven VERY popular with our readership Brooks Baldwin Shortstop6´0´´175 poundsAge: 242023 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 752024 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 272024 High Level Chicago (MLB)Age re...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 54: Shawn Goosenberg

Shawn Goosenberg has been a superutilityman over four years in the White Sox system, playing everywhere on the diamond but center field and catcher. | Winston-Salem Dash This versatile performer will need to rediscover his stroke on offense against the challenge of Double-A pitching Shawn Goosenberg First Baseman6´0´´195 poundsAge: 252022 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 712023 South Si...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 2

Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images Who is the second-best prospect in the White Sox system? It is the eighth year of Top Prospect voting at South Side Sox! First, let’s review past years: Here’s how 2018 wrangled out — all 42 picks. Also, here’s an archive of every article in the 2018 series. Here’s how 2019 came together, all 50 picks, and the archive as well. Now 2020, with t...2024
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 1

Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images Who is the best prospect in the White Sox system? It is the eighth year of Top Prospect voting at South Side Sox! First, let’s review past years: Here’s how 2018 wrangled out — all 42 picks. Also, here’s an archive of every article in the 2018 series. Here’s how 2019 came together, all 50 picks, and the archive as well. Now 2020, with the arch...2024
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• Sox Pop on the Farm Podcast 51 — The Charlotte Knights “hot” start

Jonathan Lee joins Brett Ballantini to discuss the first few weeks of Triple-A baseball, the Chicago-Charlotte shuttle, and Justin Jirschele’s South Side prospects It’s an early check-in with our friend and Charlotte mainstay Jonathan Lee on all things Knights, including intriguing bats and the predictable breakdown of the Triple-A rotation: Jonathan’s take on the 8-12 Charlotte start: .400 ball,...2024
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• Visiting Dugout Podcast 44 — Minnesota Twins

Chrystal and Ben chat about the bottom-dwellers of the AL Central The delightful Ben Jones of our sister site Twinkie Town joins the show to discuss the Minnesota Twins. Sitting just above the White Sox, the Twins are also riddled with injury and only rearranged their roster, aside from parting ways with Sonny Gray and Jorge Polanco in the offseason. But with heartthrobs like Joe Ryan pitching and...2024
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• Soxy Chicks Episode 2 — Who is NOT on the IL right now?

Billy O’Keefe Bayleigh and Chrystal have a lovely little chat about how baseball is pain Are you up to speed on everything happening around Major League Baseball right now? Tune in to hear Bayleigh and Chrystal talk about the White Sox, Red Sox, and noteworthy topics from the week. Content warning: Around the 40-minute mark the show is about domestic abuse and assault. We understand if t...2024
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• Sharing Sox Podcast 124 — Opening Day is on the way

And the White Sox have to play it, whether they like it or not As SSS duty geezer Leigh Allan and his son and west coast correspondent, Will, record this edition the White Sox have the worst record in either spring training league, which normally would mean absolutely nothing, but this year, well, uh ... Just how important are preseason results? Well, we have to hope not at all in the case of Luis...2024
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• Sox Populi Podcast 161 — Goodbye, Tim. Goodbye, Liam

Joe Resis, Dante Jones, Chrystal O’Keefe and Brett Ballantini say goodbye to the most prominent leaders on the White Sox, examine the front office’s decision-making process, and (gulp) look toward 2024 On the occasion of having to say goodbye to franchise leaders and stalwarts Tim Anderson and Liam Hendriks, Sox Pop 162 assembled with Joe Resis, Dante Jones, Chrystal O’Keefe and Brett Ballantini. ...2023
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 1: Noah Schultz
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 57: Jake Peppers

It was a solid if unspectacular first full pro season for Jake Peppers, who pushed to nearly 100 innings as a full-time rotation arm. | @PeppersJake/Instagram A strong, solid first season for this feisty righty Jake Peppers Right-Handed Starting Pitcher6´3´´160 poundsAge: 232024 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 542024 High Level Kannapolis (Low-A)Age relative to high level +0.4SSS rank ...2025
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• Celebrate Dick Allen’s Hall of Fame induction in the most unique way possible!

A fun player deserved a great tribute, and this best-seller is on sale for the rest of the night! To celebrate Dick Allen’s induction to the Hall of Fame on Sunday, we’re reminding you of one of the best White Sox designs we’ve ever seen, and one that has proven popular: JUGGLING VICES. The design is available in numerous formats, so stop by the store to see if something suits your fa...2024
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 2
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• Ladies’ Night Podcast 3 — It’s a mess, and we’re here for it

Delia Ritchie, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, and Allie Wesel wonder how bad it can actually get In the third episode of the Ladies’ Night podcast, Delia Ritchie, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, and Allie Wesel discuss several topics related to our beloved — or despised, depending on the day — South Siders. Whether you’re a die-hard White Sox fan or not, there’s something for everyone. So, sit back, relax, and...2024
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• Soxy Chicks Episode 2 — Who is NOT on the IL right now?
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• Ladies’ Night Podcast 2 — We manifested a win!

Kristina Airdo, Jacki Krestel, Hannah LaMotta, and Melissa Sage-Bollenbach have some early-season takes In the second episode of the brand-new Ladies’ Night podcast, Kristina Airdo, Jacki Krestel, Hannah LaMotta, and Melissa Sage-Bollenbach discuss several topics related to our beloved — or despised, depending on the day — South Siders. Whether you’re a die-hard White Sox fan or not, there’s some...2024
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 11: Bryan Ramos
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 12: Brooks Baldwin
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 54: Shawn Goosenberg
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 57: Jake Peppers
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• A crosstown conversation before the Crosstown Classic concludes

Crosstown Classic Trophy Check out Visiting Dugout before the game The Cubs will head to the South Side of Chicago for the last two games of this year’s Crosstown Classic this weekend on Friday and Saturday. It will result in a rare Sunday off day for the North Siders. As I’ve done for a few seasons now, I sat down with our friends from the Sox Populi podcast for an edition of their series...2024
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• Sharing Sox Podcast 127 — Is the record within reach?

But first, a Pop Tart break As SSS duty geezer Leigh Allan and his son and west coast correspondent, Will, took to the microphones on May 3, the White Sox were 6-25, on pace for a modern-era, MLB-record 131 losses. So, naturally, we took a moment at the onset to shamelessly plug the Jerry Seinfeld movie Unfrosted, because Will is in it (both face and handwriting) and it opens on Netflix on that ve...2024
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 2
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• Ladies’ Night Podcast 4 — the one where we barely talk about the White Sox

The girls talk City Connect jerseys, cheers and jeers around MLB, and a little grumbling about the South Siders In the fourth episode of the Ladies’ Night podcast Hannah LaMotta, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach and Allie Wesel discuss several topics related to our beloved — or despised, depending on the day — South Siders. Whether you’re a die-hard White Sox fan or not, there’s something for everyone. So,...2024
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• Visiting Dugout Podcast 47 — Cleveland Guardians

Chrystal and Jeff chat about the upcoming series Jeff Ellis is back again this season to talk all things Cleveland Guardians. The division rivals face off in Chicago after a quick road trip down south. Cleveland sits in first place at the moment, while the White Sox sit comfortably at the bottom. The previous games against Cleveland were close, so perhaps the Sox can muster up the same energy the...2024
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• Dugout Metrics Podcast 10 — A six-pack of young pitchers

Malachi Hayes breaks down the pluses and minuses of the coming White Sox pitching talent with Brett Ballantini — plus deep dives into Garrett Crochet and Michael Kopech Yes, it’s been many months for our most, er, “exclusive” Sox Populi podcast. But Dugout Metrics is back, with a couple of pitching-themed programs ahead. First, it’s a deeper dive into the six players who are arguably (unquestiona...2024
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• Sharing Sox Podcast 124 — Opening Day is on the way
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• Soxivus Week 3 companion: Feats of Strength

He hates this team. Get in line, pal. | John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Tommy Barbee, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, Dante Jones, Joe Resis, Delia Ritchie, Allie Wesel, Malachi Hayes and Brett Ballantini make their picks for who survives intact through this next purge rebuild Welcome to Soxivus 2023! For those of you actively following the White Sox, it may fee...2023
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• DISH Deluxe 5 — A look back at 2021 ALDS Game 3

Jacki Krestel and Allie Wesel sit with Brett Ballantini to reminisce about Leury Legend — and the beginning of their SSS buddy comedy It wasn’t just the last White Sox playoff victory (and, perhaps, one we’ll have to savor for many more years to come), but the ALDS Game 3 win over Houston in 2021 is important to South Side Sox for another reason: It connected Allie Wesel to Jacki Krestel, and ther...2023
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• Sox Populi Podcast 161 — That’s All, Folks!

Joe Resis, Dante Jones, Brian O’Neill and Brett Ballantini look back at the season, ahead to 2024 — and search for any positives from the summer Brett Ballantini, unsure what he is doing hosting a podcast for a 101-loss team, is joined by Joe Resis, Dante Jones and Brian O’Neill, none of them certain why they are sitting around talking about a 101-loss team. For that matter, why are you reading a...2023
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• White Sox Pride
Adrian Serrano/South Side Sox We’re bringing back Adrian Serrano’s best design — the All Sox — which takes the team’s inclusivity efforts to another level Adrian Serrano has put together some wonderful merch designs for us at South Side Sox, and he really has tripped on something magical this time. This shirt was designed last August, too late for the Pride celebrations across MLB. And fr...2023
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• Sox Populi Podcast 139 — Camelback Confidential, plus WBC talk
Our Spring Training scouts, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach and son Sage, join Brett Ballantini for their take on the White Sox — and the World Baseball Classic We’re still a day or two away from our logo being ready — and let me tell you, it’s going to be worth the wait. But for entirely “legal” reasons, our podcast is no longer associated with/owned by Vox. (I only — almost — slipped up one time while r...2023
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• A new Sox Populi podcast! The DISH Deluxe
Mark Liptak joins Brett Ballantini on our new podcast, covering White Sox history. We begin with the two biggest All-Star Games ever in Chicago While our plans for daily history podcasts are pushed back to the offseason, we are still set to unveil a new podcast at Sox Populi, the DISH Deluxe. Every couple of weeks, we’ll sit down and address events from the rich, 120+ years of Chicago White Sox hi...2023
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• Sox Populi Podcast 158 — You cannot take my fandom away

Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, Malachi Hayes, Joe Resis, Ryiin, Jacki Krestel, Brian O’Neill and Brett Ballantini reassess their Chicago White Sox fandom Joe Resis, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, Jacki Krestel, Malachi Hayes, Ryiin and Brian O’Neill sat down with Brett Ballantini to reassess our fandom in light of the pending decision to elevate Chris Getz to Chicago White Sox general manager. Put bluntly, c...2023
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• Visiting Dugout Episode 29 — Atlanta Braves
Tommy Barbee comes back to chat about our upcoming opponent The All-Star Break is over and we’re back to the unfortunate reality — the White Sox still have the second half of the season to play. The trade deadline is looming, no one seems to know who is pitching each day, and everyone is likely playing through some kind of injury. This first series should be fine though. Right? Oh, never mind. To...2023
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• Visiting Dugout Episode 28 — St. Louis Cardinals
Chrystal and Tyler chat about their respective bottom-dwelling teams There is something about those Central teams, both National and American League, that are just not good. Maybe because most teams sit in the Midwest that makes them “mid” as the kids say, but among the 10 teams, only three sit at .500 or better. The Cincinnati Reds actually hold the best record between the divisions at .547 at th...2023
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• Ladies’ Night Podcast 1 — Welcome to the party

Kristina Airdo, Jacki Krestel, Hannah LaMotta, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach and Allie Wesel debut our all-girl series In the first episode of the brand new Ladies’ Night podcast, Kristina Airdo, Jacki Krestel, Hannah LaMotta, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, and Allie Wesel discuss several topics related to our beloved — or despised, depending on the day — South Siders. Whether you’re a die-hard White Sox fan ...2024
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• Sox Populi: Live draft stream, 5:45 p.m. CT
Malachi Hayes, Tommy Barbee, Brett Ballantini and who knows who else will be on board to count down (at least) to the first White Sox pick Malachi Hayes, Tommy Barbee, Brett Ballantini and who knows who else will be on board to count down (at least) to the first White Sox pick. You can pick up the livestream on Twitter: Stay tuned here on our Twitter channel or at YouTube, at 5:45 CT we'll be ru...2023
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• Visiting Dugout Episode 34 — Milwaukee Brewers

Chrystal and Jordan break down the next White Sox opponent After a dramatic weekend and an embarrassing week, the White Sox are hopefully looking ahead to this weekend's series after taking two straight sets. Ideally, the dirty secrets are over and maybe the news will break that there are several coaching and front office jobs opening up. (It won’t happen, but a girl can dream.) Jordan White joins...2023
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• 2025 South Side Sox season predictions!
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 57: Jake Peppers
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• Gamethread: Angels at White Sox

Tonight? Could be. | Justin Casterline/Getty Images The finishing kick on a horrifying season proceeds The White Sox failed to set a new record for losses (post-1899) by rallying to win yesterday (!), so we’re back at it in quest of No. 121 tonight. Here’s how one of the worse offenses in the history of the game (NOT hyperbole, their -7.3 WAR on offense would qualify as the second-worst ML...2024
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• Visiting Dugout Podcast 47 — Cleveland Guardians
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• Visiting Dugout Podcast 46 — St. Louis Cardinals

Chrystal and Taylor chat about the upcoming series Friend of the pod Taylor Streiff of Redbird Rants joins again to chat about the Cardinals ahead of the series against the White Sox. St. Louis made a lot of moves during the offseason, especially on the pitching side, resulting in an outstanding pitching rotation and bullpen. You thought the Royals-to-White Sox pipeline was bad? Just wait! We sp...2024
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• Sox Pop on the Farm Podcast 55 — April Players of the Month!

Joe Resis joins Brett Ballantini to discuss our first round of monthly bests: Danny Mendick, Drew Thorpe, Eric Adler and Aldrin Batista April is over, so it’s time for us to award, and talk about, our South Side Sox MiLB Players of the Month at each level. Joe Resis, writer of our story and deciding vote on the awards, occupies the expert’s chair as we summarize the April notables: An overview of...2024
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• Visiting Dugout Podcast 45 — Minnesota Twins

Chrystal and Brandon chat about the upcoming series in Chicago No, you’re not experiencing déjà vu. The White Sox are again facing the Twins this soon into the season. Last week the Twins executed a four-game sweep against the White Sox, each game feeling more devastating than the last. The wonderful Brandon Warne of Locked On Twins and Access Twins joined me to chat about the bottom-dwelling Whi...2024
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 2
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• Sharing Sox Podcast 127 — Is the record within reach?
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• Sharing Sox Podcast 122 — Escaping 2023!

But having to face 2024 The White Sox didn’t get Shohei Ohtani, but they did get Chuckie Robinson, so SSS duty geezer Leigh Allan and his son and far, far, far west correspondent Will , who’s coming live and in color direct from Honolulu where he’s doing an episode of NCIS: Hawaii, have plenty of good news to talk about. Well, OK, not necessarily good ... but news, anyway. What news? Well, there’...2023
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