How Andrew Vaughn is approaching White Sox spring DH competition

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

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🗓️ 26 February 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Will Andrew Vaughn start the season as the White Sox everyday DH? The 2019 first-round pick joins Chuck Garfien to talk about his opportunity to win the job out of spring training, how the pandemic affected his 2020 season, getting hitting tips from Hall of Famer Jim Thome, being “a pain in the rear” in the batter’s box against Lucas Giolito, the respect the players have for new manager Tony La Russa and more.(2:30) - Preparing for baseball during a pandemic, Vaughn's time training in the White Sox facility in Schaumburg.(9:20) - Learning how to DH and getting hitting tips from Jim Thome(12:42) - What Tony La Russa told him before spring training about earning the DH job(16:00) - Wanting to play like Dustin Pedroia and being compared to a young Billy Butler(24:20) - Rooming and competing for a job with Gavin Sheets (27:30) - His excitement about playing in the majors after a year without games

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0:00.0	So then I spoke to Lucas Gialito about you.
0:06.0	And you may have, you may have seen this over the summer, but you've faced him.
0:12.3	And do you know what he said about what it was like to face you in intra-squad games with the White Sox?
0:18.6	Calls me at every once in a while, pain in his rear end.
0:26.6	You know, Andrew Vaughn's going to be a pain in their rear end for a lot of major league pitchers and coming soon.
0:35.0	Hey, everyone, it's Chuck Arfine.
0:36.5	Welcome to the White Sox talk podcast brought to you by WinTrust.
0:42.2	All-off season, I wondered.
0:44.8	Will Andrew Vaughn be ready for the majors at the start of the season?
0:49.1	Just because last year, he didn't have a season.
0:53.1	There was no minor leagues for him to play in, so he was relegated to the White
0:58.2	Sox alternate site in Schaumburg.
1:01.0	So on the podcast, we're going to talk about that experience he had last year and where
1:06.4	he's at right now as a hitter, how he's learning to be a DH and how he's getting some pointers
1:13.9	from one of the greatest DHS of all time here in camp, and that is Jim Toney. He talks about what
1:21.4	Toya Lerusa told him before spring training about fighting for a job, how Larusa is running
1:27.3	spring training, and for a job, how LaRouca is running spring training, and how
1:30.7	Tony LaRosa is commanding the clubhouse every time he speaks.
1:36.2	So we got that and a whole lot more.
1:39.0	With Andrew Vaughn, I can't wait to see him mash in the majors.
1:45.0	It's coming your way.
1:47.9	White Sox! White Sox!
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