Phil Nevin’s Under-the-Radar Effect on the White Sox

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

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4.7 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Chuck Garfien is joined by former #1 pick and current White Sox Special Assistant of Player Development Phil Nevin for a wide-ranging conversation on his baseball career and his role with the White Sox. Nevin looks back on his playing days, reflects on what it was like sharing a clubhouse with Tony Gwynn, and offers his perspective on Shohei Ohtani. He also discusses being in the mix for the White Sox managerial job before the team hired Will Venable and explains his current focus on player development within the organization. The conversation then turns to the White Sox pipeline and the people shaping it. Nevin shares his thoughts on top prospect Roch Cholowsky and his relationship with UCLA head coach John Savage, along with the type of people the White Sox are prioritizing as they build the organization. Plus, he breaks down what Sam Antonacci brings to the system, how close Braden Montgomery is to the big leagues, and his take on Chad Pinder joining the organization in 2025.

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0:23.0	Hey, everyone, it's Chuck Garfine.
0:27.0	Welcome to the latest edition of the White Sox podcast.
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0:47.8	White Sox for the past year. Someone with the most Major League playing, managing, and coaching experience, I believe in the entire organization.
1:00.2	I'm talking about Phil Nevin, who was a finalist for the White Sox managing job that went to Will Venable,
1:06.5	but was then hired by Chris Gatz and Josh Barfield as a special assistant in player development.
1:13.5	So Phil played 12 seasons in the major leagues.
1:16.8	He hit 41 home runs in 2001, made the All-Star team.
1:20.8	He managed Mike Trout and Shohei Otani with the Angels.
1:25.1	He has played with, managed, or coached a who's who of baseball
1:30.4	names over the last 30 years. And he's been a jack of all trades behind the scenes with the
1:37.3	White Sox working with the minor leaguers, talking players, coaches, managers. He's been on the road scouting for the draft, doing anything and everything for the White
1:50.1	Sox, and he's here on the podcast to talk about it.
1:54.3	Oh, and by the way, he was the first overall pick in the 1992 draft, so he can talk very
2:00.6	specifically about that experience and a whole lot more as we get
2:05.7	into the wheeze about what Phil Nevin is bringing to the White Sox.
2:10.0	We talk about Rock Chalowsky, Braden Montgomery, Colson Montgomery, Sam Antanachi, Billy Carlson,
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