Sam Phalen, Survivor 47 contestant and White Sox expert for Southside Showdown, joins Adam Weinrib to talk about the rare optimism surrounding the White Sox rebuild. With five players in MLB Pipeline’s Top 60 and promising signs from the young core, is Chicago finally turning a corner? Plus, the guys debate Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson’s Hall of Fame cases, Paul Skenes joining Team USA, and whether Alex Bregman quietly snubbed the Tigers by choosing Boston.

- White Sox on the Rise!

- Origin of your White Sox fandom?

- White Sox Hope?

- Is Chicago a White Sox Town?

- Paul Skenes Joins Teams USA

- Alex Bregman: Signing with Red Sox Not a Diss of Detroit

- Pete Rose on the Ballot?

- Survivor Season 48

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