In the third hour, Dan Bernstein, Laurence Holmes and Leila Rahimi were joined by Sox Machine Podcast co-host Josh Nelson to discuss outfielder AJ Pollock's decision to decline his $13-million player option with White Sox for 2023, the team hiring Royals bench coach Pedro Grifol as its new manager and more. Nelson also discussed whether he believes the White Sox should promote 24-year-old power-hitting outfield prospect Oscar Colás to the big league roster in 2023. Later, Bernstein, Holmes and Rahimi discussed who should guard New Orleans big man Zion Williamson when the Bulls host the Pelicans on Wednesday evening.