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Guest: David Brown, Baseball Prospectus What an awful way to start the season at home. The Chicago White Sox were swept by the Detroit Tigers and now have a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays.  We discuss if fans are overreacting to Yoan Moncada's slow start to 2018, and sit down with David Brown who spoke with Lucas Giolito about his early struggles.  This episode is presented by SeatGeek, Draft, and RxBar.

Original airing: 4-8-2018 Josh Nelson joins 670 the Score to discuss Lucas Giolito's first two starts of 2018, the fan outcry about Yoan Moncada, and can Tim Anderson continue to play at this high of a level.

* Recap the White Sox brutal loss to Detroit, 9-7 * The Ugly: Bullpen meltdown * The Bad: Moncada  * The Good: Yolmer Sanchez, Matt Davidson, and Tim Anderson had big days * Preview Saturday's game against the Tigers * Recap Opening Day for the White Sox minor league affliates * MLB scoreboard as the Red Sox, Mets, and Pirates start 2018 hot out of the gates.

Original airing date: 4/4/2018

Recorded: 4/4/2018 The White Sox lost two out of three against the Toronto Blue Jays but did manage to win the last game of the series thanks to a weird fifth inning. We break down what happened and preview the upcoming home opening weekend series against the Detroit Tigers.  Presented by SeatGeek and Draft.

Here's your White Sox Wake-Up Call for April 4, 2018: * Recap of the White Sox' 14-5 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays * A discussion of Tim Anderson's eventful evening * Still anticipating the rest of the minor-league roster unveilngs * MLB news: Notable homers all around the league.

Original airing date: 4/2/2018 Pnoles recaps the White Sox loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.

White Sox Wake Up Call for April 3rd, 2018 * Recap of the Chicago White Sox 4-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays * Preview of tonight's contest with Miguel Gonzalez against J.A. Happ on the mound.  * White Sox MiLB news as the Birmingham Barons announce their Opening Day roster * MLB Scoreboard as the Washington Nationals remain undefeated, and both the Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds earn their first victories of 2018.

Guest: Scott Merkin, MLB.com On this week's show, we are joined by Chicago White Sox beat reporter, Scott Merkin. He shares his insight on Lucas Giolito's first start, the hitting adjustments Matt Davidson made in the offseason, and why he thinks the White Sox could surprise the baseball world and become contenders.  We also discuss Welington Castillo's first two games behind the plate and ponder how Rick Renteria will use Nate Jones and Joakim Soria in late-inning situations.  This episode is presented by SeatGeek and Draft. Save $20 off your first ticket purchase on SeatGeek by using promo code SOXMACHINE.  Join Draft and earn a free entry into a money contest by entering promo code SOXMACHINE with your first deposit.

Recorded: 3/29/2018 Presented by SeatGeek and Draft.  What a way to start 2018! The Chicago White Sox roared back from a 4-0 defecit to win 14-7 thanks to Matt Davidson hitting three homers and Tim Anderson adding two of his own. Is this a sign of big things to come from Davidson and Anderson?  Plus, we preview this weekend's games against Kansas City as Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez make their first start of 2018.

Guest: Burke Granger, 2080 Ball This is a free preview episode of the MLB Draft Watch. If you would like future episodes of Sox Machine's MLB Draft Watch, subscribe to be a "Friend of the Podcast" on patreon.com/soxmachine.  Burke Granger of 2080 Ball recently saw Auburn's RHP Casey Mize pitch against Kentucky. He shares his insights and scouting grades on Mize, plus who some of the top high school prospects are in the Midwest.

Guest: Kevin Powell, WGN Radio With Opening Day just three days away we deliver our 2018 season predictions for the Chicago White Sox and our World Series picks. This is a big show to kick off 2018 on the right foot and the timecodes are below for the segments. [00:00] Kevin Powell - Discuss the Chicago White Sox clubhouse, why Lucas Giolito could be on the verge of a big season, and Kevin's 2018 picks. [28:00] Josh and Jim discuss the White Sox final 25-man roster and dish out their 2018 season picks. [68:00] Greg Nix makes his bold prediction that Yolmer Sanchez will receive a contract extension midseason and his World Series pick [79:00] Pnoles tries to make the case on how Adam Engel can be a 2.0+ WAR player in 2018 [93:00] P.O. Sox questions

We are just 10 days away from Opening Day when James Shields will be starting for the White Sox against Kansas City Royals starter, Danny Duffy at Kauffman Stadium. Last week we previewed the White Sox outfielders and gave our picks on the upcoming season. This week we’ll do the same for the infielders. Will Jose Abreu be traded this season? Will he make the All-Star team? How many home runs will Yoan Moncada hit? Where will Tim Anderson hit in the lineup? Who’ll back up Welington Castillo at catcher? And who is most likely to be the White Sox starting third baseman in September? We’ll address those questions and more shortly as many of you got a chance to partake in our preseason survey. Episode presented by SeatGeek. Save $20 off your first purchase by downloading their mobile app and use promo code SOXMACHINE at checkout.

First of two episodes where we preview the position players for the upcoming 2018 season.  Patrick Nolan joins the show to discuss what could be the White Sox plans with the outfield. We'll play Over/Under on preseason projections and which outfielders we think could have a breakout year.  This episode is presented by SeatGeek. Use promo code SOXMACHINE at checkout to save $20 off your first purchase.

Guest: Richard Morin, Arizona Republic This free preview of the MLB Draft Watch show focuses on the unique friendship between two of the top high school prospects. Friends since they were five years old, Matthew Liberatore and Nolan Gorman could be selected in the Top 5 of the 2018 MLB Draft.  Richard Morin of the Arizona Republic shares what he has learned about their friendship, how it has helped them on and off-the-field, the improvements they have made, and the much anticipated series when they face each other.