James Fegan
@jrfegan.soxmachine.com
Covering the White Sox for Sox Machine, prospects for FanGraphs, and White Sox prospects for Baseball America for the sake of thematic cohesion.
Jarred Kelenic is a former top prospect turned NRI who has already made a myriad of swing tweaks without consistency to show for it.
That said, Kelenic explaining his mechanical issues and the adjustments he's made to address them are the type of shit I live for.
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That said, Kelenic explaining his mechanical issues and the adjustments he's made to address them are the type of shit I live for.
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Jarred Kelenic comes to the White Sox with a swing adjustment already in the works - Sox Machine
In case you missed it amid the flood of offseason activity, the White Sox signed outfielder Jarred Kelenic to a minor league deal at the beginning of the year. The agreement contains multitudes. As a ...
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January 15, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Jarred Kelenic is a former top prospect turned NRI who has already made a myriad of swing tweaks without consistency to show for it.
That said, Kelenic explaining his mechanical issues and the adjustments he's made to address them are the type of shit I live for.
soxmachine.com/2026/01/jarr...
That said, Kelenic explaining his mechanical issues and the adjustments he's made to address them are the type of shit I live for.
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A little rhyme for remembering which White Sox prospect Alexander Albert* is which...
If he's 6-foot-8 and lean, it's Alberto that you mean.
If he's not playing because his leg never properly healed, it's Albertus.
Here's @jrfegan.soxmachine.com on the former.
If he's 6-foot-8 and lean, it's Alberto that you mean.
If he's not playing because his leg never properly healed, it's Albertus.
Here's @jrfegan.soxmachine.com on the former.
Hard-throwing Alexander Alberto hopes to build upon mechanical tweaks with White Sox after Rule 5 selection - Sox Machine
A grinning Alexander Alberto answered his introductory Zoom call with media donning a MLB Players Association t-shirt, since his selection by the White Sox in last month’s Rule 5 Draft put the towerin...
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January 14, 2026 at 3:07 PM
A little rhyme for remembering which White Sox prospect Alexander Albert* is which...
If he's 6-foot-8 and lean, it's Alberto that you mean.
If he's not playing because his leg never properly healed, it's Albertus.
Here's @jrfegan.soxmachine.com on the former.
If he's 6-foot-8 and lean, it's Alberto that you mean.
If he's not playing because his leg never properly healed, it's Albertus.
Here's @jrfegan.soxmachine.com on the former.
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New @SoxMachine.com Video Short presented by Ankin Law
@jrfegan.soxmachine.com asks Chicago White Sox manager Will Venable what his early plans are for new LHP Sean Newcomb
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@jrfegan.soxmachine.com asks Chicago White Sox manager Will Venable what his early plans are for new LHP Sean Newcomb
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Sox Machine: #WhiteSox Manager Will Venable on Sean Newcomb role in pitching staff
Video presented by @HowardAnkin
Chicago White Sox manager Will Venable shares his thoughts about the team signing LHP Sean Newcomb and what his expected role will be in the rotation.
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January 13, 2026 at 7:47 PM
New @SoxMachine.com Video Short presented by Ankin Law
@jrfegan.soxmachine.com asks Chicago White Sox manager Will Venable what his early plans are for new LHP Sean Newcomb
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@jrfegan.soxmachine.com asks Chicago White Sox manager Will Venable what his early plans are for new LHP Sean Newcomb
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Good morning, White Sox fans.
NEW @soxmachine.com Podcast presented by @ankinlaw
- Audio from Will Venable and LHP Sean Newcomb
- @jrfegan.soxmachine.com joins to talk about his recent Edgar Quero feature, and how the young Sox catcher is hoping to improve in '26
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NEW @soxmachine.com Podcast presented by @ankinlaw
- Audio from Will Venable and LHP Sean Newcomb
- @jrfegan.soxmachine.com joins to talk about his recent Edgar Quero feature, and how the young Sox catcher is hoping to improve in '26
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Podcast: Meeting Sean Newcomb and Catching Up with Edgar Quero - Sox Machine
Audio from Will Venable and Sean Newcomb's press conferences. Plus, James Fegan catches up with White Sox catcher, Edgar Quero.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Good morning, White Sox fans.
NEW @soxmachine.com Podcast presented by @ankinlaw
- Audio from Will Venable and LHP Sean Newcomb
- @jrfegan.soxmachine.com joins to talk about his recent Edgar Quero feature, and how the young Sox catcher is hoping to improve in '26
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NEW @soxmachine.com Podcast presented by @ankinlaw
- Audio from Will Venable and LHP Sean Newcomb
- @jrfegan.soxmachine.com joins to talk about his recent Edgar Quero feature, and how the young Sox catcher is hoping to improve in '26
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This weekend in Chicago saw the Bears win, the Bulls win, the Blackhawks win, the Cubs sign Alex Bregman and…
I interviewed White Sox catcher Edgar Quero about his offseason?
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I interviewed White Sox catcher Edgar Quero about his offseason?
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Edgar Quero's rookie season was solid enough to drive trade interest, but 'everybody knows I can do more' - Sox Machine
White Sox catcher Edgar Quero does not easily cough up a positive self-assessment, at least not of his 2025 rookie season. “I feel pretty good for it to be my first year,” Quero said, speaking on the ...
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January 11, 2026 at 3:22 PM
This weekend in Chicago saw the Bears win, the Bulls win, the Blackhawks win, the Cubs sign Alex Bregman and…
I interviewed White Sox catcher Edgar Quero about his offseason?
soxmachine.com/2026/01/edga...
I interviewed White Sox catcher Edgar Quero about his offseason?
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Like many people who saw the 2024 film Flow, I saw a lot of myself in the lemur character, obsessing over his trinkets while the world literally melts around him.
What this article posits is the lemur also represents the new White Sox approach to the waiver wire.
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What this article posits is the lemur also represents the new White Sox approach to the waiver wire.
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White Sox are working the waiver wire harder than ever before - Sox Machine
With Ryan Rolison getting claimed by the Cubs on Wednesday, the White Sox quickly found a substitute to address their suddenly voracious hunger for former Rockies first-round picks by claiming catcher...
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January 9, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Like many people who saw the 2024 film Flow, I saw a lot of myself in the lemur character, obsessing over his trinkets while the world literally melts around him.
What this article posits is the lemur also represents the new White Sox approach to the waiver wire.
soxmachine.com/2026/01/whit...
What this article posits is the lemur also represents the new White Sox approach to the waiver wire.
soxmachine.com/2026/01/whit...
Waiver wire ships passing in the night
January 8, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Waiver wire ships passing in the night
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Today on @soxmachine.com :
@jrfegan.soxmachine.com recaps the latest Will Venable media session that includes an interesting nugget about Kyle Teel possibly playing for Team Italy in the World Baseball Classic.
Story:
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@jrfegan.soxmachine.com recaps the latest Will Venable media session that includes an interesting nugget about Kyle Teel possibly playing for Team Italy in the World Baseball Classic.
Story:
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White Sox notes: Will Venable talks WBC, Sean Newcomb addition - Sox Machine
In 1992, when his son Will would have been nine, outfielder Max Venable began a two-year stint playing for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan. Over a decade later, the experience would at partly inspire...
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January 8, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Today on @soxmachine.com :
@jrfegan.soxmachine.com recaps the latest Will Venable media session that includes an interesting nugget about Kyle Teel possibly playing for Team Italy in the World Baseball Classic.
Story:
soxmachine.com/2026/01/whit...
@jrfegan.soxmachine.com recaps the latest Will Venable media session that includes an interesting nugget about Kyle Teel possibly playing for Team Italy in the World Baseball Classic.
Story:
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This is a vetted fundraiser for the family of Renee Good, the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
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Donate to Support for Renee Good’s wife and son, organized by Mattie Weiss
Please support the wife and son of Renee Good as they grapple with the devastating … Mattie Weiss needs your support for Support for Renee Good’s wife and son
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January 8, 2026 at 2:29 AM
This is a vetted fundraiser for the family of Renee Good, the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
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Surely not the last White Sox notes piece that has a bit about an insane foreign policy decision.
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White Sox notes: Will Venable talks WBC, Sean Newcomb addition - Sox Machine
In 1992, when his son Will would have been nine, outfielder Max Venable began a two-year stint playing for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan. Over a decade later, the experience would at partly inspire...
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January 7, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Surely not the last White Sox notes piece that has a bit about an insane foreign policy decision.
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soxmachine.com/2026/01/whit...
Correction: White Sox catcher Kyle Teel is in consideration to play for Team Italy in the WBC
January 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Correction: White Sox catcher Kyle Teel is in consideration to play for Team Italy in the WBC
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Good morning, White Sox fans.
NEW @SoxMachine.com Podcast presented by Ankin Law
We review @fangraphs.com top White Sox prospects with @jrfegan.soxmachine.com and Eric Longenhagen
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NEW @SoxMachine.com Podcast presented by Ankin Law
We review @fangraphs.com top White Sox prospects with @jrfegan.soxmachine.com and Eric Longenhagen
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Podcast: 2026 FanGraphs Top Chicago White Sox Prospects - Sox Machine
Eric Longenhagen joins the Sox Machine Podcast to breakdown FanGraphs Top 37 Chicago White Sox prospects for 2026 season.
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January 7, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Good morning, White Sox fans.
NEW @SoxMachine.com Podcast presented by Ankin Law
We review @fangraphs.com top White Sox prospects with @jrfegan.soxmachine.com and Eric Longenhagen
soxmachine.com/2026/01/podc...
NEW @SoxMachine.com Podcast presented by Ankin Law
We review @fangraphs.com top White Sox prospects with @jrfegan.soxmachine.com and Eric Longenhagen
soxmachine.com/2026/01/podc...
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Let's remember some guys in the traditional sense. soxmachine.com/2026/01/in-m...
In memoriam: The White Sox's other losses in 2025 - Sox Machine
In chronological order: Jeff Torborg Born: Nov. 26, 1941Died: Jan. 19, 2025Managed White Sox: 1989-91 Jeff Torborg managed 11 seasons in the majors, and only had a winning record in two of them. It ju...
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January 4, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Let's remember some guys in the traditional sense. soxmachine.com/2026/01/in-m...
What White Sox discourse truly needed was one man pointing at items on a spreadsheet and saying "what if that number was better?"
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New year, new them: Using advanced data to suggest specific improvements for White Sox players in 2026 - Sox Machine
We’ve barely started 2026 and I’ve already listened to a New Year’s resolution from a friend that sounded less like a targeted, specific lane of self-improvement and more like altering a fundamental t...
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January 2, 2026 at 7:59 PM
What White Sox discourse truly needed was one man pointing at items on a spreadsheet and saying "what if that number was better?"
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The White Sox confirmed that they signed outfielder Jarred Kelenic to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training.
Kelenic was a former top-5 global prospect who performed quite poorly in both the majors and AAA last year. That sounds like a formula for an NRI to me.
Kelenic was a former top-5 global prospect who performed quite poorly in both the majors and AAA last year. That sounds like a formula for an NRI to me.
December 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The White Sox confirmed that they signed outfielder Jarred Kelenic to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training.
Kelenic was a former top-5 global prospect who performed quite poorly in both the majors and AAA last year. That sounds like a formula for an NRI to me.
Kelenic was a former top-5 global prospect who performed quite poorly in both the majors and AAA last year. That sounds like a formula for an NRI to me.
Briefly before The Mist ™️ descended upon the city of Chicago, I spoke to White Sox hitting coach Derek Shomon about Munetaka Murakami
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Talking to new White Sox hitting coach Derek Shomon about new first baseman Munetaka Murakami - Sox Machine
Especially privately, but often publicly as well, White Sox employees have been upfront about the swing-and-miss risk present in their marquee free-agent signing Munetaka Murakami. The story of the fo...
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December 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Briefly before The Mist ™️ descended upon the city of Chicago, I spoke to White Sox hitting coach Derek Shomon about Munetaka Murakami
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Merry Christmas. I'm currently enjoying @josh.soxmachine.com's gift of Christmas morning content.
Podcast: White Sox staying busy through the Christmas season - Sox Machine
New Sox Machine Podcast catching up on Chicago White Sox news during Christmas 2025.
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December 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Merry Christmas. I'm currently enjoying @josh.soxmachine.com's gift of Christmas morning content.
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Chris Getz keeps on saying he "can't understate" instead of "can't overstate" when it comes to his excitement level during his best month as White Sox GM, but if Munetaka Murakami somehow hits, he better learn how to properly express hopes and ambitions.
For Chris Getz and White Sox, the time for understatement is nearing its end - Sox Machine
By this point, Chris Getz has said it enough times that we have to take him at his word. I’m not talking about his emphasis of organizational infrastructure, the importance of a new Dominican Republic...
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December 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Chris Getz keeps on saying he "can't understate" instead of "can't overstate" when it comes to his excitement level during his best month as White Sox GM, but if Munetaka Murakami somehow hits, he better learn how to properly express hopes and ambitions.
A day after expressing shock that their Munetaka Murakami pursuit took so long to leak out, the White Sox broke their own signing of Sean Newcomb.
Really just getting clowned by them right now and I don’t love it.
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Really just getting clowned by them right now and I don’t love it.
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White Sox sign Sean Newcomb to one-year contract - Sox Machine
While it remains unclear whether the surprise signing of Munetaka Murakami will crimp the White Sox’s ability to spend in other areas, it didn’t stop them from making their first addition to the bullp...
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December 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
A day after expressing shock that their Munetaka Murakami pursuit took so long to leak out, the White Sox broke their own signing of Sean Newcomb.
Really just getting clowned by them right now and I don’t love it.
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Really just getting clowned by them right now and I don’t love it.
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I did the White Sox prospect list for @fangraphs.com.
I was very high on some dudes who throw real hard.
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I was very high on some dudes who throw real hard.
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Chicago White Sox Top 37 Prospects
This is quite a top-heavy system that could see most of its 50-FV players graduate in the coming season.
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December 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I did the White Sox prospect list for @fangraphs.com.
I was very high on some dudes who throw real hard.
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I was very high on some dudes who throw real hard.
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And now he's heading back from Rate Field with the story about how the White Sox pulled this all off.
Munetaka Murakami arrived on the South Side, and the White Sox are still wrapping their heads around it - Sox Machine
There’s an unavoidable dog caught a car element to the White Sox holding a press conference for landing a high-profile free agent in 2025, let alone one that exposes the oft-overlooked franchise to th...
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December 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
And now he's heading back from Rate Field with the story about how the White Sox pulled this all off.
The White Sox have done another thing
December 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The White Sox have done another thing
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As he heads to Rate Field for Munetaka Murakami's introduction, @jrfegan.soxmachine.com offers his first impressions of the White Sox's biggest signing of the Chris Getz era. soxmachine.com/2025/12/the-...
The White Sox and Munetaka Murakami have nothing to lose - Sox Machine
Two-time NPB MVP Munetaka Murakami is the largest free-agent signing in three offseasons of Chris Getz’s leadership of the White Sox, yet the announcement of his two-year, $34 million contract was lar...
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December 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
As he heads to Rate Field for Munetaka Murakami's introduction, @jrfegan.soxmachine.com offers his first impressions of the White Sox's biggest signing of the Chris Getz era. soxmachine.com/2025/12/the-...