Guest: Jim Callis, MLB.com
This episode is split into two halves. The first part is having one of our best friends of the show, Jim Callis of MLB.com, joining the show to share his predictions for Luis Robert's rookie season, the White Sox top prospects, and which players to track for the 2020 MLB Draft.
Patrick Nolan breaks down the White Sox 2020 bullpen [46:09) and what each pitcher needs to improve upon from 2019 to become a Top-10 unit in baseball. Jim Margalus answers your P.O. Sox questions [69:11].
How good do the Sox have to be to be flexed into a Sunday Night Baseball broadcast this season or scheduled for one next season?
— Dan Hayes (@NotDanHayes) February 17, 2020
What do Edwin Encarnacion and Steve Cisek need to do to have their 2021 team options picked up? #POSox
— Jace Frechette (@JaceFrechette) February 17, 2020
Questions from our Patreon supporters:
Asinwreck:
During the Andre Dawson Classic over the weekend, the announcers noted the Sox' ACE program was a particularly active pipeline of talent to HBCU teams. What makes this program so effective, and can it be replicated in other cities?
Thomas Skelton:
Is there a White Sox sleeper prospect that can have an impact on the 2020 team? I wouldn't mind seeing Bernardo Flores pitch a couple games especially with Grandal catching.
Doug Weerts:
Who is your fast rising pick for this year? My picks are Benyamin Bailey and Lenyn Sosa. Yolbert Sanchez is too old fast rising in my opinion.
Kevin Shannon:
Reynaldo Lopez has spoken about his work this off-season in being more focused on the mound. I understand not being focused is #bad but how does a pitcher losing focus manifest in his actual performance? Is it command? Confidence in his pitches? Straying from game plan?
Brennen Douglass:
How important will Dane Dunning’s role be for the bullpen in the future and can we see Michael Kopech try and establish success this season as a middle reliever/closer? Or could we expect to see both, one, or neither in the unproven starting rotation at some point?
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