Charlotte Knights Manager Chad Pinder on Noah Schultz and Sam Antonacci

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

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4.7 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Chuck Garfien sits down with White Sox Triple-A manager Chad Pinder to break down one of the organization’s biggest storylines: the rise of Noah Schultz who is about to make his MLB debut. Pinder shares his first impressions of Schultz, whether he was surprised by how quickly the left-hander reached the big leagues or if any key adjustments helped spark his early-season jump. He also takes us inside the moment Schultz got the call to the majors and the reaction from teammates. The conversation also dives into the hot start of Sam Antonacci, highlighting his baseball IQ, defensive transition to the outfield, and areas still needing development—while Pinder reflects on making a similar jump himself with the Oakland Athletics. Plus, updates on top arms Hagen Smith and Tanner McDougal; insight on managing Shane Smith after his return to Triple-A; and a look back at Pinder’s own major league debut...that included a pair of coincidences.

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0:00.0	The White Sox podcast with Chuck Garfine is brought to you by Wind Creek, Chicago, Southland.
0:05.0	Are you ready for your winning moment? Find it at Win Creek, Chicago, Southland, where the action
0:09.9	never stops.
0:18.2	Hey, everyone, it's Chuck Garfine. Welcome back.
0:21.2	It's another edition of the White Sox podcast, brought to you by Wind Creek, Chicago, Southland.
0:28.4	And with the exciting news that Noah Schultz is being called up to the major leagues,
0:33.5	we have a guest on the podcast here today who has watched Schultz dominate in AAA,
0:39.3	and that is Charlotte Knight's manager, Chad Pinder, who is going to give us all a ton of insight
0:44.9	on the White Sox top pitching prospect who was born in Naperville, went to Oswego East
0:51.6	High School, a South suburban native who will be making his
0:54.9	major league debut on Tuesday night at home against the raise on CHSN at 640 p.m. So a lot of good
1:03.7	stuff on Noah Schultz. We'll also get Pinterest thoughts on Sam Antinachi, who is still in AAA,
1:10.2	not coming to the majors just yet.
1:12.5	Sam is an infielder learning to play outfield.
1:17.0	You know who else was an infielder and learned to play outfield?
1:22.3	Chad Pinder.
1:23.3	He did it with the A's about 10 years ago, And now he's managing Sam trying to do the same thing in AAA.
1:32.8	Some great, great insight from Chad on this.
1:36.6	Also, we'll talk about Hagen Smith, Tanner McDougal, William Burgoria, Jr.
1:40.4	And Shane Smith, who's now in AAA trying to get back to the major leagues.
1:46.3	And we're also talking about Chad's major league debut, his major league debut, which is quite coincidental.
1:54.5	That and more on the White Sox podcast with Chad Pinder.
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