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The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Colson Montgomery’s quest to make it to the major leagues

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.7620 Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Chuck Garfien speaks with White Sox No. 1 prospect Colson Montgomery about his hopes of making it the majors, his mindset at the plate during spring training, what he'll say to his doppelganger Corey Seager when he finally meets him, and why Sox fans should be excited about No. 2 prospect Noah Schultz. Then, Chuck speaks with Nicky Delmonico, Montgomery's hitting coach last season, about his killer instinct on the field, what needs to happen for him to be ready for the majors, and Colson's reaction when he wasn't named the top overall prospect in baseball this spring.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I wouldn't be mad to go down to Charlotte and get some more at bats and things like that,

0:08.3

but my end goal is to be a big leaguer.

0:11.0

And my thought process is when I get up there.

0:14.3

I'm not coming back down.

0:18.1

That's the mindset of Colson Montgomery, the White Sox number one ranked prospect who will eventually make it to the major leagues.

0:26.8

But where is he at right now here at spring training?

0:31.7

Well, you're going to learn a lot about Colson as he joins me on the White Sox Talk podcast, brought to you by WinTrust.

0:39.2

Hey, everybody, it's Chuck Arfine at White Sox spring training.

0:42.0

And yeah, there's been a lot of buzz about Colson here at camp, but it's also been a quiet spring

0:49.0

training for him at the plate.

0:51.4

So we talk about him trying to find a rhythm as a part-time player. That's what he's

0:57.6

essentially been here during spring training and how he feels when the results aren't there.

1:04.0

Plus, what will he say to Corey Seeger when he finally meets his doppelganger? The player he

1:10.8

so resembles in many ways.

1:13.8

You'll definitely want to hear what he had to say about the White Sox number two ranked prospect, Noah Schultz,

1:19.8

and the prospect he thinks he's flying under the radar on the White Sox-Mire League system.

1:25.1

And then I speak with his hitting coach from last season,

1:28.3

Nikki Delmonico, who talks about Colson's killer instinct on the field.

1:33.6

What needs to happen for him to be ready for the majors?

1:37.9

And Colson's reaction when he wasn't named the top overall prospect in all of baseball this spring.

1:45.5

So it's Colson Montgomery's.

1:47.3

Quest to make it to the majors.

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