Jim Margalus

The apology is one of the things I love about curling.

White Sox prospect Tanner McDougal has been waiting on this for a while - Sox Machine A high school arm taken the year the White Sox last won the AL Central, Tanner McDougal has spent much of his professional career unknown to the fan base, mired in a stage of development where stridin...

Over the years, @jrfegan.soxmachine.com has followed Tanner McDougal's ups and downs, and now McDougal is one more "up" from a call-up. He seems to be handling it well.

Our man killed it.

Podcast: New Tech in Baseball with Brian Page of Rapsodo - Sox Machine Brian Page of Rapsodo joins the show to share how technology continues to evolve capturing key data points in baseball. What are the metrics that MLB teams are focused on to help pitchers and hitters ...

Good morning, White Sox fans.

NEW @SoxMachine.com Podcast presented by Ankin Law

I'm always fascinated by the new tech in helping with baseball player development. Grateful to have Brian Page of Rapsodo join the show.

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2026 MLB Draft Report: Will Gasparino and other prospects to watch after College Baseball Series tournament - Sox Machine Plenty of college players had great weekends in the Amergy Bank College Baseball Series including UCLA outfielder Will Gasparino.

The last of my @soxmachine.com 2026 MLB Draft features from Texas. Other college prospects to follow:

- UCLA's CF Will Gasparino, RHP Logan Reddemann, 1B Mulivai Levu
- Texas A&M LHP Shane Sdao
- Tennessee RHP Tegan Kuhns
- Arizona State LHP Cole Carlon

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Holy Toledo.

He's the best in the biz.

P.O. Sox: Who gets priority on the shortstop depth chart? - Sox Machine Plus: Digging into the White Sox's efforts overseas, an early outfield forecast, and more.

It's a #POSox mailbag in which @jrfegan.soxmachine.com and I bat around questions like:
-- What's the future shortstop pecking order?
-- What are the greater ambitions for scouting overseas?
-- Who are the corner outfielders of today and the center fielder of the future?
-- And more!

Weekend recap of Roch Cholowsky's College Baseball Series performance - Sox Machine Recap of UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky's performance against three SEC schools, and why he's still the favorite be selected first overall in July's MLB Draft.

I rely on @josh.soxmachine.com to be my eyes and ears for draft coverage between now and July, and he brought those eyes and ears to Texas to watch Roch Cholowsky. Here's his firsthand report, free for all: soxmachine.com/2026/03/week...

No paywall on this one.

I know an endorsement when I hear it.

White Sox are using video to take a second look at their first steps - Sox Machine Your Sox Machine subscription dollars allowed me to attend last November’s general manager meetings held in Las Vegas, and good gracious are there a lot of people walking the strip just making social ...

Thanks to @jrfegan.soxmachine.com's lede on his post about the White Sox using video of all forms to work on first steps, I'm now picturing Will Venable as an Instagram partner who is dead inside.

can't say I anticipated how big a differentiator "we don't partner with sportsbooks or prediction markets" would end up being in the (sports)media space

2026 MLB Draft: Firsthand look at the impressive Grady Emerson - Sox Machine FRISCO, Texas — When the Chicago White Sox won the draft lottery for their first No. 1 overall pick since 1977, it put a lot of pressure on my work covering the MLB draft. In a typical year, I’ve had ...

Looking forward to @josh.soxmachine.com's anguish as he tries to settle on which No. 1 pick suggestion will age better. Here's his account of watching Texas prep shortstop Grady Emerson. soxmachine.com/2026/03/2026...

What is Chris Getz's vision for the White Sox? - Sox Machine In the wake of his hire, leaving the Mets to become a special assistant tasked with overhauling and leading White Sox international scouting operations, David Keller explained his choice in a manner t...

New hires drawn to the White Sox often say they believe in Chris Getz's vision.

Well, what is his vision? I asked them, and eventually him.

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Spare Parts: A tool for making tracking challenges less challenging - Sox Machine As we track trends and tendencies to suss out a potential philosophy behind the White Sox’s approach to the automated ball-strike challenge system, Baseball Savant has rolled out a new dashboard that ...

Today on @soxmachine.com :

Latest Spare Parts as Jim Margalus shares his thoughts about the new ABS tracking system. Plus, Eloy Jimenez almost retired, Salt Lake City a MLB expansion target, and the Atlanta Braves finances.

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Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas

Welcome to Globe Life Field for Day 1 of the College Baseball Series.

Game 1:
#5 Mississippi State vs. Arizona State

Game 2:
#2 UCLA vs. #20 Tennessee

Game 3:
#18 Texas A&M vs. Virginia Tech

2026 MLB Draft Report: Roch Cholowsky cements No. 1 prospect status - Sox Machine After a big weekend against TCU, UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky is the clear top choice to be selected first overall by the Chicago White Sox.

I'm #52 out of 56 people for a first class upgrade to Dallas. Not liking my chances!

But I'm on my way to see Roch Cholowsky this weekend in the College Baseball Classic vs. Tenn, A&M, and Miss. State.

Read my latest MLB Draft Report on @SoxMachine.com

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2026 MLB Draft Report: Roch Cholowsky cements No. 1 prospect status - Sox Machine After a big weekend against TCU, UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky is the clear top choice to be selected first overall by the Chicago White Sox.

New @soxmachine.com 2026 MLB Draft Report

⚾ I'm heading to Texas tomorrow to see Roch Cholowsky
⚾ Injury News
⚾ 2027 Draft #1 Frontrunner
⚾ 2nd Round Target: Joseph Contreras, Jose's kid.

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If White Sox rotation remains stable, how does Charlotte's shake out after spring? - Sox Machine For better or worse during his White Sox spring debut on Tuesday, Anthony Kay came in hot. He averaged 95.3 mph with both his four-seamer and sinker, and his fastest pitch was clocked at 96.8 mph, a v...

Some might say it's jumping the gun to pencil in a White Sox rotation during the first week of Cactus League games. Well, how about trying to figure out Charlotte's rotation? As Pedro Grifol said when he doubled down on a bad idea, "I'm doubling down."

Pregame notes: Anthony Kay Cactus League debut - Sox Machine PEORIA, Ariz. — Last year in this ballpark, Shane Smith hit 99 mph repeatedly on the gun and overwhelmed Mariners hitters with a low-90s changeup so hard and sharp that Statcast read it as a sinker. I...

White Sox baseball is viewable somewhere on the internet, so we have a gamethread

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A full automated strike zone sounds nice, but robot umps won't sweep off the plate or walk a fresh baseball to the pitcher to let a catcher recover from taking a foul tip to the junk.

It'll be tough for him to crack the roster.

Pregame notes: Anthony Kay Cactus League debut - Sox Machine PEORIA, Ariz. — Last year in this ballpark, Shane Smith hit 99 mph repeatedly on the gun and overwhelmed Mariners hitters with a low-90s changeup so hard and sharp that Statcast read it as a sinker. I...

Might as well face it, @jrfegan.soxmachine.com is addicted to notes.

White Sox notes: Kyle Teel chasing a higher ceiling on both sides of the ball - Sox Machine PHOENIX — The White Sox catching situation is kind of like any spring training position battle. There’s no benefit for management to call the race when the guy in second place might very well still en...

The White Sox think Kyle Teel has all the necessary athleticism for excellence on both sides of the ball. From here, it's about adding strength and gaining experience.

Chicago White Sox Ready To Roch [Cholowsky] YouTube video by Sox Machine

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After a huge weekend against ranked TCU, Roch Cholowsky has the White Sox and their fans looking ahead to July's MLB Draft.

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Phone videos taken from the moon of Murakami doubles in spring are what will make @soxmachine.com huge in Japan

White Sox notes: Chase Meidroth wants to stay grounded, but not his contact - Sox Machine PHOENIX — Second-year infielder Chase Meidroth never cuts the figure of someone fully satisfied, even with his progress in learning Japanese words, so it’s unsurprising that he had something he spent ...

"Mr. Bergolla? Please, that's my father's name. Call me William Bergolla. Wait, same problem. How about Aspiring, Contact-Oriented, Defensively Capable Middle Infielder? Dammit, fine, I'm my father, I give up." soxmachine.com/2026/02/whit...

William Bergolla Jr. is starting in Montgomery’s place.

BAM! Native advertising for the Bergolla section of this notes piece.

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