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The 2025-26 Sox Machine Offseason Plan Project came to a close on Nov. 15, right as Josh Naylor came off the board as the winter’s first major signing, and right as the White Sox were set to conduct their obligatory offseason contract decisions. When the dust settled, 51 Sox Machine members contributed plans, up from… The post Offseason Plan Project Recap, Part I: Coaching … [Read more...] about Offseason Plan Project Recap, Part I: Coaching staff and contract decisions

Old friends Dylan Cease and Ethan Katz find new teams, who we would travel back in time to watch, and the Pope keeps receiving White Sox gifts The post Podcast: White Sox Old Friends Finding New Homes appeared first on Sox Machine. … [Read more...] about Podcast: White Sox Old Friends Finding New Homes

Understanding that not everybody may be equally fascinated with the concept of a White Sox fan pope, we at Sox Machine try to limit dedicated posts to unique aspects that would be impossible to fathom if they happened a year earlier. So far, we’ve reserved Pope Leo XIV posts for: And even then, that last… The post Spare Parts: The pope gets a Nellie Fox bat appeared first on … [Read more...] about Spare Parts: The pope gets a Nellie Fox bat

Good morning, and a Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate! And whether you did or not, my hopes for a restful weekend for you and yours. It was on this day in 1923 that one Saturnino Orestes Armas Miñoso was born in Perico, Cuba. Miñoso, of course, was finally inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2022 and factors in as a major character in both franchise history and MLB more … [Read more...] about Sporcle Saturday: Happy birthday, Minnie Minoso

The Brewers are one of the White Sox's most prominent role models, which makes sense given both teams' budgetary restrictions in divisions that lack a financial juggernaut, but Milwaukee's top prospect list -- one that kicked off FanGraphs' 2026 lists with "one of the best and deepest farm systems in baseball" as a tagline -- shows why the White Sox will have to borrow from … [Read more...] about White Sox rebuilds remain difficult to power without international prospects