Edgar Quero believes the Sox will push for the playoffs

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.7 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Chuck Garfien’s Spring Training Podcast-pa-looza continues with White Sox catcher Edgar Quero as he heads into his sophomore season. He breaks down his work on framing, what he’s learning from bench coach Walker McKinven, and why he supports the ABS challenge system from a catcher’s point of view, while also sharing how he felt at the plate and the kind of hitter he believes he can become. Quero discusses his offseason training at Driveline Baseball and how it’s shaping his growth. He highlights pitchers who stand out to him, explains how he fooled runners with pickoffs last season, weighs in on Munetaka Murakami, and shares why he believes the 2026 Sox can push for a postseason spot.

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0:00.0	Are you ready for your winning moment?
0:02.6	Find it at Wind Creek, Chicago, Southland, where the action never stops.
0:07.6	Play the hottest table games.
0:09.3	Enjoy the newest slots and celebrate big jackpots.
0:12.9	At Win Creek, there's a win waiting for you around every corner.
0:17.7	...women. around every corner.
0:26.3	Hey everybody, it's Chuck Arfine.
0:33.1	Welcome to the White Sox podcast, brought you by Wind Creek, Chicago, Southland, here at Camelback Ranch, Glendale, Arizona, for our podcast Palooza, which is continuing here at White Sox Spring Training.
0:39.9	And today we have Edgar Caro on the podcast. We get into a whole lot of stuff, how he wants to improve as a hitter.
0:48.8	And as a catcher, specifically a framer. He's going to get into that. Also ahead, the ABS system. You're going to be hearing a lot about this. This is a framer. He's going to get into that also ahead. The ABS system, you're going to be hearing a lot about this.
0:56.5	This is a new system now where players, and I'm talking catchers and hitters,
1:03.0	will be able to appeal balls and strikes during games.
1:07.5	And Edgar as a catcher is going to be right in the middle of it.
1:09.8	He's going to explain how that's going to work and what they're talking about here at camp already about the ABS system as they prepare for the season. He's going to tell you the pictures that he sees who are standing out the most here at camp so far. And finally, I'm going to say it because he said it.
1:30.2	Playoffs.
1:31.3	How about the White Sox making the playoffs?
1:34.4	Edgar has thoughts on that and more on the White Sox podcast.
1:39.0	Here we go.
1:43.1	A ball hit deep way back. There a blast deep to left oh holy cow
1:50.8	has put the white track ahead montgomery deep to right field back it goes his first big league home run.
2:01.5	You can't put it on board.
2:04.2	Yes.
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