The most under the radar prospect from the rebuild

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

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4.7 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Today's White Sox stars got a lot of attention when they were minor leaguers, and they earned every bit of it. But there was a prospect who was not as highly touted that you should definitely be paying attention to now. Chuck Garfien is joined by White Sox relief pitcher Matt Foster, who is quietly putting together a great season. The two discuss Foster flying under the radar in the White Sox organization, his journey to the big leagues and his performance so far in 2020.(2:10) - Flying under the radar with so many big-name prospects around him(7:50) - Things finally clicking in the big leagues(10:20) - How the birth of his son changed his life(15:22) - Having success in his first season in the majors(20:50) - Does this season feel like a rookie season?

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, it's Chuck Garfine, and this is the White Sox Talk Podcasts brought to you, as always, by WinTrust.
0:15.4	So during the rebuild, you heard about, and we talked about, a ton of White Sox prospects.
0:23.0	Everyone from Yohan Moncada and Lucas Gialito,
0:26.4	to Alec Hansen and Michael Adolfo, and so many names in between.
0:31.0	But during that whole time, in all those podcasts,
0:34.5	we never once mentioned the name Matt Foster. He was a 20th round pick in 2016.
0:41.6	It was very quietly doing his thing out of the bullpen in every stop in the White Sox-Mire
0:46.5	League system. And now, look at him. He's not only been one of the best relievers on the
0:52.2	White Sox, he's been one of the best relievers in baseball in 2020. He's 4-0 with an ERA in the Ones. And as I tape this, he's got more wins than Scherzer, Giolyto, Bowers, Snell, and Granky, and the same amount of wins as Garrett Cole and Clayton Kirschaw. Now, I know wins don't tell the whole story, but he keeps coming into close games,
1:12.9	pitching in high-leverage situations, he's mowing down guys, collecting Ws, and he's a rookie.
1:19.4	So who was Matt Foster?
1:21.0	How's he doing this?
1:22.9	Well, let's talk to Matt Foster on the White Sox Talk podcast.
1:26.9	White Sox, White Sox, go, go, White Sox.
1:30.3	The ball hit deep way back. Deep time, Bill!
1:34.8	Holy cow! Carlton Fiss!
1:37.8	Let's put the White Sox ahead.
1:39.7	Jimenez leaves the ballpark.
1:42.6	You can't put it on the board.
1:45.4	Yes.
1:46.5	We've got to change to something real special.
1:48.7	All right.
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