Meet new White Sox pitching coach Ethan Katz

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

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4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

The White Sox have rounded out their already solid pitching rotation by adding star Lance Lynn to the rotation and new pitching coach Ethan Katz has the opportunity to form them into a championship group. Host Chuck Garfien is joined by Katz to discuss his new role with the Sox and what he plans to bring to the team. The two discuss Kat's career, how he began working with pitchers, and what he sees in this very talented group of arms.(2:20) - Katz describes having his playing career ended at 25(5:40) - Working with Lucas Giolito in high school(13:23) - Watching Giolito struggle early in his pro career(18:41) - What was his interview like with the Sox for the pitching coach job(25:32) - Katz describes what he does with every individual pitcher and their needs(32:20) - Katz discusses his work with Garrett Crochet

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, Chuck Arfine here, and this is The White Sox Talk podcast brought to you by our friends at WinTrust.
0:17.0	Okay, today on the podcast, you're going to learn a lot about Ethan Katz, the new pitching coach for the White Sox.
0:25.8	And I also think you're going to see why the White Sox hired him.
0:31.3	He's going to talk a lot about his relationship with Lucas Gialito, how he was offered the job with the White Sox, which is a cool story.
0:39.6	Also, what he's working on with pitchers like Dylan Sees, Michael Kopeck, and Ronaldo Lopez.
0:46.9	We went into the weeds talking about pitching, teaching, how he became a pitching coach in the first place, which I didn't
0:56.1	know. Also, his fit with Tony Larusa. What Lance Lynn has already warned him when it comes
1:02.9	to being taken out of a game, I think you're going to learn a lot. And I think you're going to
1:09.5	really like Ethan Katz. The new pitching coach of the White Sox,
1:15.4	the conversation with him, that is coming up. White Sox, White Sox, go, go, White Sox.
1:23.6	And ball hit deep way back. Deep time fail.
1:28.8	Holy cow.
1:32.2	Carlton Fiss has put the White Sox ahead.
1:34.5	Jimenez leaves the ballpark.
1:37.6	You can put it on the board.
1:38.4	Yes.
1:41.0	We've got to change me something real special.
1:43.7	All right, sit back, relax, and strap it down.
1:45.7	It's time for the White Sox Talk podcast.
1:55.0	Okay, Ethan Katz, a little background on you, and I'll get into my first question.
1:56.2	So you grew up in L.A.
1:58.1	You were an all-city pitcher.
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