New assistant GM Josh Barfield on the changes coming for the White Sox

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

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🗓️ 19 October 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

New White Sox GM Chris Getz has already made changes in the front office and coaching staff. What kind of changes are coming to the roster? New assistant GM Josh Barfield speaks with Chuck Garfien about the kind of players they're looking to add this off-season. Josh also talks about why he left the Diamondbacks for this opportunity with the White Sox (3:10), his role in helping develop some of the Diamondbacks' young stars (7:19), what he's learned from his dad (former Yankee and Blue Jay Gold Glove outfielder Jesse Barfield) (11:00), his impressions of the White Sox farm system (17:15) and more.

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0:00.0	You look up at the end of the year, I don't think anybody pegged the devax to be
0:08.0	an 84 win team and, you know, make this a deep run into the playoffs.
0:13.0	But, again, it wasn't like these huge, huge changes.
0:16.0	And if you look at the roster, it's not, it wasn't like a huge roster overhaul.
0:20.0	I would argue that we have just as much talent, if not more, on this team. I say you definitely have more on this team, this White Sox team in 2023 than we did on the debacks in 2021. So, you know, I think that, yeah, with the places we have in place and, you know, making some of the right moves, I think there's definitely a chance to, you know, see a big jump here over the next year, too.
0:42.4	Well, if you're looking for a peek inside what Chris Gets and company are trying to build
0:49.3	with the White Sox, you're going to get that and more.
0:53.2	In this conversation with new assistant GM, Josh Barfield, right here on the White Sox, you're going to get that and more. In this conversation with new assistant GM,
0:55.7	Josh Barfield, right here on the White Sox Talk podcast, brought to you by WinTrust. Hey, everybody,
1:02.2	it's Chuck Garfine, and as the former director of player development with the Arizona
1:06.8	Diamondbacks, some of Barfield's work is on display right now in the NLCS, where many
1:13.6	young players like Corbin Carroll, Alec Thomas, and Geraldo Perdomo have come up big in the
1:20.1	postseason. So what will Barfield bring to the table for the White Sox? And what kind of team do they want to put on the field?
1:30.8	Well, if Josh's words become a reality, sign me up.
1:36.9	We also talk about Josh's background, why he left the Diamondbacks for the White Sox.
1:42.9	We'll get his thoughts on the White Sox
1:44.4	Farm System and a whole lot more. So it's new assistant GM, Josh Barfield. On the changes
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