2025 Season Predictions Revisited: What We Got Right and Wrong

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.7 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Chuck Garfien, Brooke Fletcher, and Connor McKnight break down a whirlwind start to the White Sox offseason: why multiple coaching changes were announced right after the finale, what that says about the team’s new direction, and why the “real” 2025 Sox were the second-half version that showed more fight and promise. They revisit their spring predictions with receipts, spotlight surprising stat leaders like Miguel Vargas, Lenyn Sosa, and Colson Montgomery, and weigh in on the Luis Robert Jr. decision, clubhouse chemistry, and what’s next for a young core that finally looks connected.

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0:54.7	Okay, the offseason for the White Sox is here.
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1:03.3	One day after the regular season ended, the White Sox announced that four major league coaches are not returning, including pitching coach, Ethan Katz,
1:13.6	hitting coach, Marcus Tims, also Sergio Santos, not returning as manager of the Charlotte
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