James Fegan

There are always plenty of Dodgers at the All-Star Game, and getting Dodgers to rhapsodize about Miguel Vargas ain't hard. "Now you can see the player he is, and we all thought he was going to be." soxmachine.com/2026/07/amid-t…

It seems that everybody who's known Miguel Vargas over the course of his professional career is thrilled for his newfound level of professional success. soxmachine.com/2026/07/amid-t…

Miguel Vargas thinks Munetaka Murakami will win the HR Derby, but he's giving himself a lot of responsibilities for it. "I need to make sure his water temperature and Gatorade temperature is fine, and that the towels are dry enough for him." soxmachine.com/2026/07/pregam…

White Sox All-Star Miguel Vargas has a themed bat for the occasion

New @SoxMachine Video Short presented by @ankinlaw Chicago White Sox outfielder Tristan Peters shares what it was like playing for the @TheSavBananas youtube.com/shorts/NUrEHnM…

What a fit

The All-Star Game auxiliary press box is lowkey a great angle for the HR Derby, but also those grainy faraway color coordinated dots are Munetaka Murakami and Kenzo Yagi

And just like that, the draft is over. Here's a review of what the White Sox did with the last 16 picks, even if they're only likely to sign 15 of them. soxmachine.com/2026/07/white-…

New @SoxMachine Podcast presented by @ankinlaw What a weekend for the Chicago White Sox as they sweep the Athletics, 3 All-Stars, Tristan Peters hits for the cycle, and the 2026 MLB Draft. Listen or watch: soxmachine.com/2026/07/podcas…

Whether you're judging him more by his Statcast data or the force of his butt-slaps, Shane Smith appears to be feeling better. soxmachine.com/2026/07/white-…

What one of my favorite old White Sox commercials can tell you about top prospect Caleb Bonemer soxmachine.com/2026/07/a-futu…

We have @JRFegan in Philadelphia for All-Star festivities, and here he is, talking to Caleb Bonemer about the Futures Game some, but more about his swing. soxmachine.com/2026/07/a-futu…

An ideal first inning. An ideal form of Noah Schultz. An ideal way for the White Sox to end the first half. soxmachine.com/2026/07/white-…

Rough weekend of last name pronunciations continues for White Sox

Only one tried to reference an old Carlos Quentin commercial to him

If you love stories about successful White Sox player development, maybe you’ll buy into what they’re doing with this year’s draft soxmachine.com/2026/07/what-i…

Hello from Philadelphia, where I’ve already talked Caleb Bonemer’s ear off about his contact point.

Why is this man smiling? @JRFegan investigates. soxmachine.com/2026/07/what-i…

New @SoxMachine Video Feature presented by @ankinlaw General manager Chris Getz spoke about how the team decided that Roch Cholowsky was the right choice to draft first overall. Cholowsky shares why after visiting Chicago, he felt at home. Video: youtu.be/WsYA1NYdzV8?is…

New @SoxMachine Video Short presented by @ankinlaw After visiting Chicago, Roch Cholowsky knew he wanted to be drafted by the White Sox. youtube.com/shorts/g6Xb_5X…