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Caleb Bonemer closed his AFL run at .286/.364/.633 with three homers, tying for the league lead in extra-base hits (nine). Colby Shelton went 3-for-4 with four RBIs and a homer in a 13-12 loss. Not bad for fall ball. 🌵

Arizona Fall League Update: October 20-26, 2026

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Amtrak's Bridgeport railyard will get a federal environmental review after neighborhood pushback. The yard is tied to potential White Sox owner Justin Ishbia's Canal Edge, which would buy the old rail site for a proposed Sox stadium. Review is due by year's end, with public comment. 🚂

Amtrak's Bridgeport railyard to get environmental review after community pressure: 'Let's keep up the fight'

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A Sox Machine reader's offseason plan, not a done deal: it tenders Vargas, Doyle and Brazobán, non-tenders Bart, Leasure and Murphy, and adds Itoh and Taira. It also floats Tristan Peters to the Yankees for Will Warren. Pitching gets the overhaul. 🧩

JayRoh's Offseason Plan - Sox Machine

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Chase Meidroth and Pete Crow-Armstrong posed together at the Bears game, a crosstown photo op fans see as a sign of unity. Both teams made the 2026 postseason, and Meidroth is a Gold Glove and Silver Slugger candidate. Rivalry, paused. 🤝

White Sox, Cubs fans uniting over Meidroth, PCA Bears linkup is exactly what Chicago baseball needed

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White Sox told lead TV play-by-play voice John Schriffen his contract won't be extended after three seasons. A national search for his replacement starts immediately, the club's second hunt for a voice since Jason Benetti left for Detroit. 🎙️

White Sox inform TV play-by-play voice Schriffen that his contract won't be extended

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White Sox won't renew play-by-play voice John Schriffen's contract after three seasons, per MLB.com's Scott Merkin. A national search for his replacement starts immediately, with Brooks Boyer citing a need to evaluate the broadcasts' direction. 🎙️

White Sox play-by-play broadcaster John Schriffen will not return

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John Schriffen is out as the White Sox' TV voice. The team won't extend his contract or pick up the option year after three seasons. A national search for his replacement starts immediately, as the Sox "evaluate the direction" of their broadcasts. 📺

White Sox announce John Schriffen won't return as TV voice

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A Sox Machine fan offseason blueprint, so none of it has happened. It proposes tendering Vargas, Doyle, Bart and Brazobán, with Brazobán flipped. It also floats signing Sonny Gray and Brandon Lowe, and dumping Benintendi and Castillo. Ambitious. 📝

UpNorthSox's Let's Do This S#!t - Sox Machine

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The 2026 White Sox beat long-shot postseason odds (ZiPS 6.6%, PECOTA 1.5%) by outproducing FanGraphs' positional projections nearly everywhere. Catcher was the lone big miss: projected 26th (2.3), finished 28th (0.0). 📈

How the 2026 White Sox beat projections, position by position - Sox Machine

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Guardians hitting development coach Conner Watson is heading to Houston as the Astros' Director of Hitting Development. That nudges the AL Central a bit further open for a White Sox team that finished one game short of Cleveland in 2026. 🚪

Departure of key Guardians coach leaves AL Central door even more open for White Sox in 2027

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A Sox Machine offseason blueprint argues the White Sox should spend at least the 2026 median MLB payroll (~$174M) for 2027, and a $130M payroll would be a letdown. It proposes tendering the arbitration-eligible players, including Joey Bart, and re-signing Randal Grichuk.

Shaggy's Big Spending! (An Average MLB Payroll) - Sox Machine

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A Sox Machine offseason blueprint, not confirmed moves: it would tender Vargas, Doyle and Bart, non-tender Brazobán, and sign Suter, Milner and Taylor. It also floats Braden Montgomery, Sandlin and a PTBNL to Houston for Isaac Paredes. Castillo and Benintendi's deals are the 2027 albatross. 💸

In Loving Memory of Ursula - Sox Machine

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A Sox Machine reader's 2027 offseason blueprint is purely speculative. It proposes tendering Vargas, Doyle and Brazobán, non-tendering Bart, Leasure and Murphy, signing Suzuki, Morejón and Holmes, and floating trades involving Meidroth, Montgomery and Cholowski. None of it is confirmed. 🧩

ASU 2027 OPP - Sox Machine

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Sox Machine's Shuknasty offers a proposed 2026 offseason plan built on a hopeful, kids-first outlook. It suggests tendering Vargas and Doyle, non-tendering Bart, and chasing Trevor Rogers (3 years, $75M) and Evan Phillips (2 years, $20M). Wish list, not reality. 📝

Shuknasty's Offseason Plan - Sox Machine

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A Sox Machine fan writer's hypothetical 2027 offseason has Getz fired and a rebuilt roster. It imagines Morejon signing as closer, Arraez at DH, and trades sending Colson Montgomery to the Yankees and Teel to Milwaukee for Contreras. None of it is real. 🧪

Your 2027 World Champion Chicago White Sox (abbreviated season; 81 games) - Sox Machine

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A Sox Machine writer's offseason blueprint is a proposal, not real moves. It adds $25M to a $130M budget, tenders Vargas, Doyle and Bart, non-tenders Leasure and Murphy, and floats Kaima Taira (3 years, $42M) and Luis Arráez (1 year, $10M).

New Day Rising (Asinwreck's Offseason Plan) - Sox Machine

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A Sox Machine fan offseason plan proposes tendering Vargas, Doyle and Brazobán, re-signing Fedde and Newcomb, and pursuing Japanese free agent Kaima Taira (about 3 years, $65M). It's a hypothetical wish list, not reported moves. 🧾

kp's We Are Japanese! OP - Sox Machine

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Colson Montgomery led AL shortstops with 31 homers and 87 RBI and posted +10 OAA, worth 2.8 fWAR. But a league-worst 35.6% strikeout rate and .197 average held him to a 91 wRC+. Power and glove are real; the contact is the question. 🔍

Can Colson Montgomery Keep This Up?

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A Sox Machine offseason blueprint says last year's team ran into Cleveland's flaws-exposing arms: a shallow rotation taxed the bullpen, "damage"-only hitting fueled record strikeouts, and bat speed lagged. Proposed fixes: more contact early, then damage. ⚾

Armchair's Offseason Plan - Sox Machine

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