Are Michael Conforto and Jeff McNeil the right fits for the White Sox?

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

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4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Mets right fielder Michael Conforto is a free agent. Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil could be on the trading block. Chuck Garfien gets the inside scoop about both players from Mets play-by-play announcer Wayne Randazzo. What are they like both on the field and in the clubhouse? What would the White Sox be getting if either of them end up on the South Side? (3:40) - Who is the real Michael Conforto?(13:30) - What kind of contract will Conforto get this offseason?(17:20) - Jeff McNeil seems like a perfect fit. But what about his fight with Francisco Lindor?(25:00) - What will the White Sox have to give up to acquire McNeil?(32:40) - What went wrong with the Mets last year?

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0:00.0	Everybody, it's Chuck Arfine.
0:08.8	Welcome to the White Sox Talk Podcast.
0:11.1	It is brought to you, as always, by our great friends at WinTrust.
0:16.5	Okay, it's January.
0:18.3	It's freezing in Chicago.
0:24.6	The hot stove is even colder because the lockout. But you know what? I don't care.
0:27.6	I need some baseball talk in my life. I imagine you do too.
0:32.6	So let's start the new year focusing on two names.
0:35.6	We've been hearing a lot, talking about a lot, in
0:39.6	connection with the White Sox. And that's Mets right fielder Michael Conforto and Met's second
0:44.9	baseman, Jeff McNeil. Conforto is a free agent. McNeil is reportedly going to be on the trading
0:51.6	block after the lockout ends. Both seem like great fits with the White Sox.
0:57.4	Or are they?
0:58.9	On the podcast, we've got Wayne Randazzo, radio voice of the Mets.
1:05.0	He used to work at the score in WBBM Radio in Chicago.
1:08.8	He also calls games for the Big Ten Network and Fox Sports.
1:12.7	I think he's watched every game.
1:14.8	Conforto and McNeil have played since 2019.
1:18.2	He knows what they're both like on the field and in the clubhouse.
1:23.1	Wayne's going to give us the inside scoop on both of these
1:26.0	to intriguing targets for the White Sox.
1:29.8	We're talking McNeil and Conforto with Randazzo.
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