Ep. 224: First impressions of reported Eloy Jimenez deal

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2019

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

It’s an EMERGENCY edition of the podcast. Ryan McGuffey, Vinnie Duber and Slavko Bekovic react to the news of a reported contract to White Sox top prospect Eloy Jimenez. Why the timing is right, the hype is real and the excitement is palpable as Jimenez prepares to make his major league debut. The White Sox lineup looks a whole lot scarier with Jimenez in the middle. Plus, who is the odd man out with the Eloy Jimenez news and what does it mean for future White Sox prospects? And….the guys are put on the spot and make a wager on how many homers Eloy Jimenez will hit in 2019. Think big.0:45 - Initial reaction to Eloy Jimenez contract 3:10 - Extensions for young players a new trend 5:00 - How does Eloy deal change outlook of season? 11:45 - The White Sox lineup doesn't look bad 1-thru-5 15:00 - Terms of the reported contract 16:30 - Who are the odd men out now that Eloy is in? 19:10 - The fun part of the rebuild is here 22:45 - What message does this send other prospects? 25:40 - Why did Jimenez agree to this contract? 26:30 - Official predictions on Eloy Jimenez home runs

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0:00.0	Keep your money local.
0:01.4	Bring it home to a WinTrust Community Bank,
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0:06.5	Find out more at wintrust.com slash Sox.
0:09.3	Members FDIC.
0:10.5	White Sox, White Sox, go, go, White Sox.
0:14.4	Ball.
0:14.8	He's deep way back.
0:16.4	Deep to the back!
0:18.2	Holy cow!
0:20.0	Charlton fans has put the White Sox ahead.
0:23.2	Jimenez leaves the ballpark.
0:26.1	You can put it on board.
0:28.9	Yes.
0:30.0	We got chance to do something real special.
0:32.1	All right, sit back, relax, and strap it down.
0:34.6	It's time for the White Sox Talk podcast.
0:51.4	Yeah. and strap it down. It's time for the White Sox Talk Podcast. You are listening to the White Sox Talk podcast.
0:54.3	Brought to you by Winters Community Bank, home of White Sox checking.
0:58.2	They have a special website for you at www.wintrust.com slash socks.
1:04.8	I am Ryan McGuffey.
1:06.9	We have, Vinnie Duber, Slavkobekovich, and White Sox Breaking News, an emergency podcast.
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