Picking the White Sox biggest X-factor for the 2021 season

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

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4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

As the White Sox prepare for the 2021 season, which player is going to be the difference between the team making it to the playoffs and making it to the World Series? In other words: Who's the biggest X-factor? Chuck Garfien, Vinnie Duber, and Ryan McGuffey discuss a host of candidates, plus hear Liam Hendriks and Yasmani Grandal talk about a couple of them before the crew comes up with its pick for the biggest X-factor on the White Sox roster.(3:00) - What does it mean to be an X-factor?(7:12) - Can Luis Robert be the X-Factor that will propel the White Sox this year?(11:20) - Yasmani Grandal thinks Dylan Cease can be a Cy Young finalist(20:50) - Does the uncertainty of where or when Michael Kopech will play stop him from being an X-factor for the White Sox?(23:55) - Liam Hendriks thinks the addition of Adam Eaton was one of the more important on the White Sox and Eaton can be the X-factor the team needs(31:10) - Yasmani Grandal's ability to be consistent can be the X-factor the White Sox need in 2021(39:13) - The final decision, who is the biggest X-Factor for the White Sox in 2021

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, it's Chuck Arfine.
0:08.7	Welcome to the White Sox Talk Podcast.
0:12.2	Coming to you, as always, by our friends at WinTrust.
0:17.3	Okay, we know this White Sox team has a lot of talent, but for them to have the kind of season that they and we are hoping for, who's going to be the difference between the White Sox making it to the playoffs and making it to the World Series?
0:35.6	In other words, who's going to be the biggest X-Factor?
0:40.6	Ryan McGuffie and Vinnie Duber are going to join me. We're going to hear from Liam Hendricks
0:44.6	and Yasmani Grandal, who spoke here in Arizona at spring training about two of the candidates.
0:50.1	I came up with 10 of them, but in the end, who's going to be the biggest X factor?
0:56.1	That is coming your way on the White Sox. Talk podcast.
1:00.9	White Sox. White Sox. Go, go, white Sox.
1:04.5	The ball hit deep way back. Deep to the NFL.
1:08.7	Holy cow. Carlton Fess has put the White Sox ahead.
1:13.7	Jimenez leaves the ballpark.
1:16.5	You can put it on the board.
1:19.4	Yes.
1:20.4	We've got to change to do something real special.
1:22.6	All right, sit back, relax, and strap it down.
1:25.1	It's time for the White Sox Talk podcast.
1:29.7	Ryan McGuffie, Vinnie Dober. I've got the White Sox roster right here in Farmy. And, I mean,
1:36.2	you could make the case for about 10 players to be the White Sox X factor in 2021. But here in the podcast, let's see if we can come up with the ultimate X factor,
1:49.7	the biggest X factor, like if this guy has a big season,
1:52.5	that could be the difference between the White Sox being a playoff team
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