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SPPod Ep. #213 - Talking Bello on the water Jun 16, 2021

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Chris and Ian are back with your weekly trip around the Red Sox farm system. We talk through Brayan Bello's promotion and how he might fare in our next rankings update. The guys also talk about another pitcher who is showing he is ready to level up. They welcome Yacksel Rios to the club, to join the ranks of hard throwing right handed relievers. They have updates on some injured prospects as well as some news from the now-renamed Florida Complex League. Chris and Ian check levels and crack open the mailbag to close the show. Thanks for writing in and make sure to send your questions to podcast@soxprospects.com

0:00 - Intros, housekeeping, email us and remember to check us out on Patreon and we're conducting our annual Donation Drive 4:00 - Brayan Bello Promotion 14:30 - Worcester openers 20:15 - Welcome Yacksel Rios 23:10 - Injury Updates 26:15 - Rookie Ball is happening 33:50 - Checking Levels 51:45 - Mailbag

Players Mentioned

Brayan Bello Thaddeus Ward Connor Seabold Tanner Houck Aldo Ramirez Darwinzon Hernandez Garrett Whitlock Stephen Gonsalves Kyle Hart Zac Grotz Kaleb Ort Austin Brice John Schreiber Phillips Valdez Brandon Brennan Ryan Weber Yacksel Rios Michael Chavis Hudson Potts Roldani Baldwin Nick Decker Tyler Dearden Jeremy Rivera Grant Gambrell Freddy Valdez Luis De La Rosa Marcus Wilson Franchy Cordero Danny Santana Pedro Castellanos Frank German Jay Groome Brandon Howlett Nick Yorke Blaze Jordan Triston Casas Christopher Acosta Johan Mieses

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SPPod Ep. #212 - Finally, the rest of the Benintendi bounty Jun 08, 2021

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It's your weekly trip from Fort Myers to Boston, with stops in Salem, Greenville, Portland and Worcester, in between. And yes, with 4 straight weeks, we can officially call ourselves a weekly podcast. This week, Chris and Ian talk about the final return for Andrew Benintendi as the players at last have been named later. After that, the news from the system include an unfortunate injury update for Thaddeus Ward along with a promotion for Johan Mieses. Ian shares updates from the Olympic Qualifier. The guys talk through the return of Brandon Workman and some interesting updates to the Baseball America Top 100 list. And before cracking open the mailbag, the guys share some thoughts on Nick Yorke and small samples. And to close the show we get to a couple of your questions. Thanks for writing in and make sure to send your questions to podcast@soxprospects.com 0:00 - Intros, housekeeping, email us and remember to check us out on Patreon and we're conducting our annual Donation Drive 3:30 - Benintendi trade finalized 26:00 - Tommy John Surgery for Thaddeus Ward 29:45 - Johan Mieses promoted 32:50 - Notes from the Olympic Qualifier 38:50 - Brandon Workman returns 42:20 - Baseball America Top 100 updates 45:50 - Mailbag Players Mentioned Andrew Benintendi Freddy Valdez Grant Gambrell Luis De La Rosa Khalil Lee Thaddeus Ward Johan Mieses Cesar Puello Pedro Castellanos Triston Casas Jarren Duran Jeter Downs Jerry Downs Emmanuel De Jesus Oddanier Mosqueda Brandon Workman Colten Brewer Jay Groome Nick Yorke We also want to thank our in-residence musical guest, The Ludlow Thieves. Check them out on YouTube and Spotify. Got something to say? We love talking about what you want to hear about. Make sure to email us. We're on Instagram. Make sure you follow us there. Podcast Twitter Links:

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SPPod Ep. # 211 - June Rankings Update Jun 01, 2021

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Welcome to summer. With Memorial Day weekend in our rear view mirror, our new rankings are out and Chris and Ian had a chance to discuss them as well as go over some of the news from the system. They talk about Franchy Cordero's demotion to Worcester--and subsequent big weekend. And they discuss what young player might also get sent back down to the minors. We are hearing rumors about the players to be named later in the Benintendi trade, and it could be this week we hear who they are. On the rankings, special attention is paid to some of the top pitching performers in the system. And to close the show we get to a couple of your questions. Thanks for writing in and make sure to send your questions to podcast@soxprospects.com

0:00 - Intros, housekeeping, email us and remember to check us out on Patreon 3:45 - Franchy Demoted 13:30 - Update on the Players to be Named Later 16:30 - June rankings 43:30 - Mailbag Players Mentioned Franchy Cordero Danny Santana Bobby Dalbec Marwin Gonzalez Jarren Duran Jeter Downs Gilberto Jimenez Thaddeus Ward Brayan Bello Triston Casas Jerry Downs Garrett Whitlock Jay Groome Josh Winckowski Cameron Cannon Cedanne Rafaela Alex Scherff Tyreque Reed Kaleb Ort Colten Brewer Ryan Brasier Brandon Workman We also want to thank our in-residence musical guest, The Ludlow Thieves. Check them out on YouTube and Spotify. Got something to say? We love talking about what you want to hear about. Make sure to email us. We're on Instagram. Make sure you follow us there. Podcast Twitter Links:

SPPod Ep. #210 - Scouting Salem May 25, 2021

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Three weeks into the minor league season, the guys took a look around the system to gauge the early returns at each level. The injury bug, while mostly having avoided the MLB club, has hit the Red Sox system as of late, with several top prospects landing on the injured list. Chris and Ian talk about the injuries, as well as how that impacts depth for the big club. The guys play another round of Checking Levels, and Chris saw a very interesting and fun Salem team. As mentioned on the show, our Patreon supporters received game reports from Chris' trip to watch Salem after he got back from the game and if you want to get on the list, visit our Patreon for details. Thanks for writing in and make sure to send your questions to podcast@soxprospects.com 0:00 - Intros, housekeeping, email us and remember to check us out on Patreon 4:10 - Injury updates 13:50 - Depth on the 40-man roster 27:50 - Prospects selected to the Olympic qualifier 33:15 - Chris scouts Salem 58:15 - Checking Levels 1:12:30 - Mailbag Players Mentioned Tanner Houck Connor Seabold Thaddeus Ward Bryan Mata Connor Wong Eduard Bazardo Devlin Granberg Nick Decker Hudson Potts Brock Bell Zach Schellenger Merfy Andrew Shane Drohan Jeremy Wu-Yelland Ryan Zeferjahn Danny Santana Jonathan Arauz Michael Chavis Austin Brice Colten Brewer Brandon Brennan Garrett Whitlock Michael Chavis Jonathan Arauz Jarren Duran Jairo Muñoz Triston Casas Jeter Downs Jerry Downs Enmanuel De Jesus Gilberto Jimenez Matthew Lugo Nick Yorke Cedanne Rafaela Wil Dalton Joe Davis Jaxx Groshans Kole Cottam Cameron Cannon Grant Williams Christian Koss Brandon Howlett Jordan DiValerio Jorge Rodriguez Alex Scherff Tyler Dearden Joey Meneses Pedro Castellanos Kyle Hart We also want to thank our in-residence musical guest, The Ludlow Thieves. Check them out on YouTube and Spotify. Got something to say? We love talking about what you want to hear about. Make sure to email us. We're on Instagram. Make sure you follow us there. Podcast Twitter Links:

SPPod Ep. #209 - Chris and Ian visit Worcester May 19, 2021

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With minor league game action resuming, Chris and Ian took a trip to Worcester. The stadium is a work in progress, but the early reviews say it's going to be a great park. In addition to scouting report from the game, the guys talk about the latest news from the Red Sox system, including the injuries to a couple of the club's top pitching prospects. A few hitters are raking to start the season. We re-ranked players at the start of the month and they talk through the biggest movers. Then the guys go level by level highlighting players who are showing something. And as always, we read through the mailbag to close the show.

As a reminder, with minor league games returning, so do our game reports for our patrons. Visit our Patreon for details. Thanks for writing in and make sure to send your questions to podcast@soxprospects.com

0:00 - Intros, housekeeping, email us and remember to check us out on Patreon 4:00 - News: Houck/Seabold injuries, Santana coming, season-opening roster analysis 29:45 - Casas, Duran hot starts 37:45 - Season opener in Worcester 51:20 - New rankings talk 1:06:30 - Levels game 1:30:00 - Mailbag

Players Mentioned

Tanner Houck Connor Seabold Hudson Potts Danny Santana Jonathan Arauz Michael Chavis Bobby Dalbec Franchy Cordero Hunter Renfroe Connor Wong Ronaldo Hernandez Kole Cottam Pedro Castellanos Frank German AJ Politi Josh Winckowski Triston Casas Jarren Duran Jeter Downs Connor Wong Marcus Wilson Raynel Espinal Kaleb Ort Brandon Workman Brandon Brennan Eduard Bazardo Michael Gettys Josh Ockimmey Garrett Whitlock Gilberto Jimenez AJ Politi Jeffrey Springs Johan Mieses Durbin Feltman Brayan Bello Jay Groome Cameron Cannon Brandon Howlett Bradley Blalock Shane Drohan Jeremy Wu-Yelland Nick Yorke Ceddanne Rafaela Stephen Scott Brainer Bonaci Bobby Dalbec

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SPPod Ep. #208 - A visit to the Alternate Site Apr 30, 2021

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The 2021 Minor League Baseball season kicks off May 4th, and after a year away, we're all glad that the games are getting started again. In advance of the resumption of minor league games, the Red Sox announced their roster assignments as well as a few cuts and retirements to trim the rosters down. Ian files a report from the Alternate Training Site where he got to see the Sox players scrimmage against players from the Mets Alternate Training Site. As a reminder, with minor league games returning, so do our game reports for our patrons. Visit our Patreon for details. Finally, we close out the show with a trip through the mailbag. Thanks for writing in and make sure to send your questions to podcast@soxprospects.com

0:00 - Intros, housekeeping, email us and remember to check us out on Patreon 4:00 - Red Sox trim minor league rosters 13:00 - Top prospects receive their season-opening assignments 24:15 - Ian's reports from the alt site 54:45 - Mailbag Players Mentioned Hector Rondon Logan Browning Nixson Munoz Mike Shawaryn Yoelvis Guedez Hunter Haworth Jagger Rusconi Kervin Suarez Everlouis Lozada Triston Casas Gilberto Jimenez Thaddeus Ward Josh Winckowski Frank German Jay Groome Nick Yorke Shane Drohan Jeremy Wu-Yelland Blaze Jordan Brainer Bonaci Jarren Duran Connor Seabold Jeter Downs Connor Wong Jonathan Arauz Raynel Espinal Eduard Bazardo Danny Santana Austin Brice Josh Taylor Daniel Gossett Kaleb Ort Michael Gettys Rafael Devers Alex Verdugo Darwinzon Hernandez Michael Chavis Christian Arroyo Marcus Wilson We also want to thank our in-residence musical guest, The Ludlow Thieves. Check them out on YouTube and Spotify. Got something to say? We love talking about what you want to hear about. Make sure to email us. Podcast Twitter Links:

SPPod Ep.# 207 - It is not a terrible take Apr 16, 2021

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The 2021 Major League Baseball season is just over two weeks old. Chris and Ian got together to discuss what they have seen with the big club, including some early takes on who is figuring things out. There's some bad news on the injury front, and some good news with Eduard Bazardo's MLB debut and the return of streaming from the Alternate Site in Worcester. Plus, there's the hot-button issue of the new rule change experiments the Atlantic League will be trying out this summer. And we close out the show taking a quick dip into the mailbag. Thanks for writing in and make sure to send your questions to podcast@soxprospects.com

0:00 - Intros, housekeeping, email us and remember to check us out on Patreon 3:15 - Early season news 23:30 - Eduard Bazardo debuts 28:30 - Streaming Sim City 36:45 - More rule change experiments 50:30 - Mailbag

Players Mentioned

Bryan Mata Jay Groome Michael Kopech Noah Song Garrett Whitlock Matt Barnes Adam Ottavino Darwinzon Hernandez Matt Andriese Christian Arroyo Danny Santana Austin Brice Josh Taylor Marcus Wilson Eduard Bazardo Colten Brewer Connor Seabold Tanner Houck JD Martinez Ty Buttrey Jarren Duran Jeter Downs Bobby Dalbec Brandon Howlett Ryan Westmoreland

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SPPod Ep. #206 - Maple Syrup is overrated Apr 01, 2021

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The season is upon us! Chris and Ian are pumped to preview the imminent MLB season (since delayed 24 hours) and hope you're ready too. The guys discussed what prospects (and graduates) are most likely to impact the MLB club this year on the mound and in the lineup. We also just updated the #SP60 coming out of MLB camp, and the guys discussed Bryan Mata's short drop, Garrett Whitlocks big rise, and more. Plus the Matt Barnes COVID scare and what it said about the team's depth this year, and as always, your terrific emails led to some great discussion about the draft, Gilberto Jimenez and... David Price? Thanks for writing in and make sure to send your questions to podcast@soxprospects.com

0:00 - Intros, housekeeping, email us and remember to check us out on Patreon 3:40 - News from camp 17:00 - #SP60 rankings update 30:50 - MLB season prospect review 1:10:15 - Mailbag

Players Mentioned

Matt Barnes Matt Andriese Garrett Whitlock Garrett Richards Eduardo Rodriguez Tanner Houck AJ Politi Josh Winckowski Bryan Mata Connor Seabold Thaddeus Ward Nick Yorke Eduard Bazardo Jonathan Arauz Stephen Gonsalves Raynel Espinal Kevin McCarthy Durbin Feltman Jarren Duran Bobby Dalbec Christian Vazquez Chris Herrmann Connor Wong Jett Bandy Ronaldo Hernandez Jeter Downs Michael Chavis Christian Arroyo Hector Rondon Tyler Olson Michael Gettys Kiké Hernández Brock Holt Gilberto Jimenez David Price

SPPod Ep. #205: I'm kinda over spring training Mar 26, 2021

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We are less than a week away from the start of the 2021 Major League Baseball season and the guys want to get going already. Chris and Ian have the latest analysis of the big league lineup. They start with the rotation, and what Tanner Houck and Connor Seabold need to do in Worcester. For hitters, the guys talk through what to do with Michael Chavis, Bobby Dalbec and Jarren Duran, as well as the surprising spring of Jonathan Arauz. They also discuss the various rule changes that will be tried out in the minors this year. And as always, we get to the mailbag and your terrific questions.Thanks for writing in and make sure to send your questions to podcast@soxprospects.com

0:00 - Intros, housekeeping, email us and remember to check us out on Patreon 4:00 - This year's pitching staff 21:00 - Explaining opt-outs 35:40 - Hitters likely to make the club 57:00 - Mailbag 1:06:00 - Minor League rule changes 1:13:00 - More mailbag

Players Mentioned

Tanner Houck Connor Seabold Matt Andriese Colton Brewer Phillips Valdez Matt Barnes Adam Ottavino Hiro Sawamura Ryan Brasier Austin Brice Marcus Walden Kevin McCarthy Chris Herrmann John Schreiber Michael Chavis Christian Arroyo Franchy Cordero Marwin Gonzalez Kike Hernandez Bobby Dalbec Hunter Renfroe Jonathan Arauz Jarren Duran Jeisson Rosario Cesar Puello Garrett Whitlock Marcus Wilson Gilberto Jimenez

SPPod Ep. #204 - And our next email is from... Mar 15, 2021

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Chris and Ian have a metric ton of emails to go through. We put out a call for questions and you all stepped it up. Awesome work. Before getting after the emails, the guys go over details from camp. In particular they break down the position players and pitchers who have shown something in camp. They go into details on how the alternate site will return due to the delay of the start of the AAA season. The guys welcome Zach Bryant to the club, who is the player who was named later for Josh Osich. And then Chris and Ian get to the mailbag and your terrific questions. Thanks for writing in and make sure to send your questions to podcast@soxprospects.com

0:00 - Intros, housekeeping, email us and remember to check us out on Patreon 5:45 - News from camp 18:00 - Quick hits on position players 30:45 - Alternate site details 37:00 - Quick hits on pitchers 50:00 - Mailbag

Players Mentioned

Tristan Casas Gilberto Jimenez Xander Bogaerts Jonathan Arauz Bobby Dalbec Jarren Duran Michael Chavis Nick Yorke Jeter Downs Bryan Mata Connor Seabold Tanner Houck Thaddeus Ward Jay Groome Durbin Feltman Eduard Bazardo Garrett Whitlock Zach Bryant Nick Pivetta Miguel Bleis Bradley Blalock Brainer Bonaci Christian Vazquez Andrew Benintendi

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