The Trade Deadline Special: Luis Robert Jr. Stays, Adrian Houser Goes

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

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4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

The White Sox may not have made the blockbuster many expected, but the trade deadline delivered new opportunities for the future. Chuck Garfien and Vinnie Duber break down why holding onto Luis Robert Jr. could pay off, the upside of adding versatile infielder Curtis Mead, and how Adrian Houser’s trade brought more pitching depth to the farm system. Plus, what this patient approach says about Chris Getz’s long-term plan.

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0:31.6	Hey, everybody.
0:36.4	It's the White Sox podcast, Trade Deadline Special.
0:40.8	Thanks, everyone, for watching and listening.
0:44.1	And here with me is the one and only Vinnie Dober back in my life.
0:47.3	How you doing, Vinnie?
0:48.2	I'm doing great, Chuck.
0:48.9	How are you doing?
0:49.6	Well, I'm waiting and waiting and waiting as we hit the air here that we have got a countdown 29 minutes and counting until the trade deadline.
0:59.8	And all is quiet right now on the White Sox front.
1:03.6	Not a lot of chatter.
1:05.3	No, no.
1:06.0	I mean, we aren't expecting this to be the Austin Slater trade deadline for the White Sox, but that's
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