Wow.

A winter full of Old Friend Alerts, all in one place.

Caleb Bonemer is not fazed by the intense pressure, the immense weight, of being named Sox Machine's consensus No. 1 White Sox prospect. Also, @jrfegan.soxmachine.com gets a lot of good hitting insight from him.

But it was worth it.

Baseball media may be dead and buried in five years, but even so I will still have gotten the chance to ask a legendary Japanese slugger a question that prompted him to reply in English: "Fucking shit." soxmachine.com/2026/02/mune...

New @soxmachine.com 2026 MLB Draft Report - Roch Report - Justin Lebron didn't strikeout - Damn, Jackson Flora - Games I'm watching this weekend: TCU @ UCLA soxmachine.com/2026/02/2026...

We just wrapped up our AMA at r/whitesox, but you can read all the A's to the Q's here. www.reddit.com/r/whitesox/c...

AMA with @soxmachine.com, @jrfegan.soxmachine.com and @josh.soxmachine.com on the White Sox Subreddit at 3pm CST www.reddit.com/r/whitesox/c...

At 3 p.m. CT, @josh.soxmachine.com, @jrfegan.soxmachine.com and I will be participating in an AMA on r/whitesox. Join us! www.reddit.com/r/whitesox/c...

Today, @jrfegan.soxmachine.com wrote about his conversation with Munetaka Murakami, whose motivation can't be questioned. soxmachine.com/2026/02/mune...

The White Sox kept trading away their union reps, so now they have, like, five of them.

Even by White Sox standards, there's a lot of uncertainty in the outfield. @jrfegan.soxmachine.com investigates:

THE PANTS HAVE RETURNED NORWAY HAS BROUGHT BACK THE PANTS TO HEAL THE SPORT IN A TIME OF NEED

New @soxmachine.com Video Short presented by Ankin Law Today's Spring Training focus was how manager Will Venable will divvy up playing time at catcher. Kyle Teel shared insight in how he, Edgar Quero, and Korey Lee have been working together. youtube.com/shorts/_IZKi...

“It’s to the point where the weirder you are, the more I like you." Brian Bannister was talking about White Sox prospect Christian Oppor’s delivery when he said this, but maybe he was also talking about me and this article soxmachine.com/2026/02/talk...

Come for the White Sox, stay for the curling analysis

Courtesy of Eric Longenhagen, @bgawlowski.bsky.social, and @jrfegan.soxmachine.com, the FanGraphs 2026 Top 100.

Good morning, White Sox fans. NEW @soxmachine.com Podcast presented by Ankin Law. - Audio from Camp - Munetaka Murakami Mania - Welcome back, Erick Fedde - Roch Report - TV strike zones changing soxmachine.com/2026/02/podc...

New @soxmachine.com Video Short presented by Ankin Law LHP Ryan Borucki might be the only person I know who owned an Edwin Jackson White Sox jersey. youtube.com/shorts/vh4Ky...

Spare Parts is up, covering the "possible existential crises" subplots of both spring training and Olympic curling.

this sequence in the U.S. women’s curling match was pure cinema

Munetaka Murakami sounds like he has the right attitude for dealing with whatever wrinkles MLB and the White Sox in particular have in store. @jrfegan.soxmachine.com from Camelback Ranch:

New @soxmachine.com Video Short presented by Ankin Law White Sox manager Will Venable raves about RHP Shane Smith and what a difference a year makes. youtube.com/shorts/lbe_o...

My sense is that it's like curling's Pine Tar Game: a minor violation that an opponent waited until a big stage to call out. CC'ing @cullenoncurling.bsky.social for validation/rejection.

Good morning, and Happy College Baseball Opening Day. Today starts our weekly MLB Draft Report on @soxmachine.com - Watch Board 1.0 - Top 50 Draft Prospects - Preseason College World Series picks - Games I'm watching this weekend soxmachine.com/2026/02/2026...

Nobody covers the college baseball/draft season from a White Sox point of view like @josh.soxmachine.com, and it's especially vital when the White Sox have the No. 1 overall pick.

There's a different big left-handed dude hitting huge BP dingers at White Sox camp now as well, but Colson Montgomery is still worth writing about. soxmachine.com/2026/02/whit...

Good morning, and it is a good morning, because @keithlaw.bsky.social joins the Sox Machine Podcast to discuss White Sox prospects, Roch Cholowsky, and how we've updated our Colson Montgomery priors.

A fresh batch of spring training notes from @jrfegan.soxmachine.com, starting with the new/old kid on the block, Erick Fedde.

New @soxmachine.com Video Short presented by Ankin Law RHP Erick Fedde shares his excitement in returning to the Chicago White Sox. youtube.com/shorts/1-biK...

The @jrfegan.soxmachine.com report from the first day of White Sox spring training reflects an unusual amount of optimism even by normal spring standards, and Will Venable is trying to balance it out.

It’s possible that the White Sox roster has stopped being a complete revolving door just long enough that maybe they actually are all best friends soxmachine.com/2026/02/will...

Like 75% of the US Olympic curlers are from Minnesota. A lot of them curl out of two clubs in Saint Paul, one club is in Frogtown, a neighborhood that has been very heavily targeted by ICE. These curlers are good neighbors.

US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE: "I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."

Craig also made my shoes, so we're basically equals.

White Sox pitchers and catchers report today, but @jrfegan.soxmachine.com reported yesterday to hear what Chris Getz had to say.

A @SoxMachine.com Video short presented by Ankin Law. Chicago White Sox GM Chris Getz's opening statement at 2026 Spring Training. youtube.com/shorts/xWxgB...

Korey and Cory, going for gold.

The White Sox are opening a new spring with an old friend, as Erick Fedde is back in the fold.

It's even better to play.

Can confirm the White Sox are bringing back right-hander Erick Fedde on a one-year deal. He had a 3.11 ERA in 121.2 IP with the White Sox in 2024. What happened elsewhere, is elsewhere.

Latest on @soxmachine.com: The Chicago White Sox officially signed outfielder Austin Hays. With putting his kidney infection behind, and looking forward to working with Ryan Fuller again, Hays is excited for an every day opportunity. From @jrfegan.soxmachine.com soxmachine.com/2026/02/aust...

Prospect Week: It's a Home Run!

At SoxFest, listening to @jrfegan.soxmachine.com and Shane Smith yap about the art of pitching was a delight. You can read that conversation this morning on @soxmachine.com soxmachine.com/2026/02/thre...

Mickey Lolich dying shortly after Wilbur Wood reminds me of those couples who are married for 70 years and pass away in the same week. www.freep.com/story/sports...

It's Prospect Week at Sox Machine, where @jrfegan.soxmachine.com and I write up dozens of White Sox prospects based on where they are in their careers, starting with the guys that just got here.

Can only hope that this unnamed White Sox employee and Billy Carlson will one day forgive me for altering this image for the sake of social media promotion soxmachine.com/2026/02/wran...

That's my representative. Thanks, gerrymandering.

NEW @soxmachine.com Podcast presented by Ankin Law Chris Getz was busy this weekend. We hear from him about the trade with Boston, recap the Austin Hays signing, and what it's been like writing daily about the White Sox for 20 years. soxmachine.com/2026/02/podc...