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The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Edgar Quero: ”We’re going to be a really good team in the big leagues”

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.4612 Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Chuck Garfien speaks with White Sox prospect Edgar Quero about his Birmingham Barons who won the first half title in the Southern League on Sunday. He talks about catching top pitching prospects Noah Schultz, Mason Adam and Ky Bush. They discuss his journey from Cuba to the United States, how he learned English on his own, if he thinks he's ready for the major leagues right now, what makes him excited about the future and more.

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:05.6

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0:12.6

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0:18.1

What makes you excited about the future with the White Sox?

0:25.6

I'm going to try to be dressed because we have a lot of good players in the money. So I think maybe next year, maybe in 2026, we're going to be a really good thing to be a big league.

0:33.6

When do you think you'll be ready for the major?

0:35.6

I think I'm ready, but, you know, it's just starting to play baseball right now.

0:44.6

Edgar Caro, one of many White Sox prospects who are knocking on the door for the majors.

0:52.6

Edgar thinks he's ready, and he believes that much better days are ahead for the White Sox.

0:59.2

Hey, everybody, it's Chuck Garfin.

1:01.4

Welcome to the latest edition of the White Sox Talk podcast.

1:05.3

And, you know, Caro is batting 408 in June.

1:09.2

He leads the Southern League with 49 RBIs and at 21 he's one of the youngest

1:16.0

players in the league. He and the Birmingham Barron's won the first half title on Sunday.

1:22.9

This will be the Barron's first trip to the playoffs in AA in 11 years. I spoke with Edgar a couple of days

1:31.4

before they clinched a playoff berth and also Class A Canapolis won its first half title last week.

1:40.6

Team success in the minors doesn't always equate to team success in the majors, but at the very

1:46.2

least, they're getting a taste of winning.

1:49.6

Nothing wrong with that.

1:51.2

On the podcast, Edgar talks about what it took to leave Cuba and immigrate to the United

1:59.0

States, how he learned English on his own

2:03.0

without taking any classes or having a teacher.

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