BoSox Talk- A Red Sox Podcast

Red Sox reliever Brennan Bernadino has come up clutch for the Red Sox out of the bullpen and recently as an opener. Iggy talks to Bernadino about his time with the Red Sox and the biggest lessons he's learned from pitching in the majors. Bernadino also talks about his favorite NFL and NBA teams.

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Red Sox minor league catcher Jorge Alfaro has been lighting it up offensively for the Worcester Red Sox, Red Sox Triple-A affiliate, but he has an opt-out clause on Thursday 5/31 to look for other MLB opportunities. Jake Ignaszewski talks about the possibility of Alfaro being called up to majors and breaks down how he's performed in Worcester so far this season. Iggy is then joined by Alfaro to talk about what he brings to a clubhouse and what he loves about the game. Alfaro was once a top prospect himself so he speaks on what he learned as a top prospect. Alfaro then talks about his fandom of the Red Sox as a kid and what it was like learning from one of his favorite players growing up, Jason Varitek.

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BoSox Talk is BACK! Jake "Iggy" Ignaszewski is joined by Beyond The Monster contributors Chris Henrique, Ed Hand and Andrew Parker to talk about the Red Sox calling up relievers Ryan Sherriff and Justin Garza and what both pitchers will bring to the bullpen.

Iggy is then joined by Ryan Sherriff to talk about his experience thus far with the Boston Red Sox organization, what the team has wanted him to work on and more.

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After the Yellow Sox (Red Sox in Yellow jerseys) won 7 games straight, the team cools down their hot streak and gets swept by the Yankees to lose the top Wild Card spot. Iggy breaks down the Mets and Yankees series as well as explains the awful call by umpire Joe West in Sunday's game. Tyler Milliken explains how the Red Sox completely fell apart in the Yankees series and why there's still hope for this team with 6 games remaining in the regular season.

Iggy breaks down how close the AL Wild Card currently is as well as how the Red Sox performed during the Rays and White Sox series. Jason Mastrodonato gives his reaction to the Red Sox losing Chris Sale to COVID and explain how they need to pick things up during this final stretch of the season.

**DISCLAIMER** This week's episode was recorded before the walk-off win against the Rangers on 8/23

In this week's episode, Iggy breaks down the disappointing series against the Yankees and what losing that series means for the Red Sox's current playoff standing. He also explains the disappointing loss on Saturday against the Rangers and looks into the numbers of how bad the Red Sox have really been during this past week. Jordan Haddock also joins the show to share his thoughts on the Red Sox recent struggles. 

Iggy talks about the Red Sox are back to their winning ways and breaks down how the reinforcements of Chris Sale and Kyle Schwarber have performed in the first week back from injury. Iggy also explains how much the offense and pitching has improved compared to last week and how the Red Sox schedule could shake up the current AL East standings.

This past week has been the worst slump of the season for the Red Sox in 2021. Iggy breaks down some stats of how bad the Red Sox have been over this span and highlights a few players that have been helping the team stay afloat. Sarah Griffin, who's the Co-Host of Saturdays and Seltzers shares her thoughts on this Red Sox slump and how they can improve.

Iggy breaks down the moves that the Red Sox made at this year's trade deadline and how they compared to other teams in the AL East and American League. Iggy was joined by MassLive writer Chris Cotillo who shares his thoughts on their moves.

Iggy breaks down how the Red Sox found ways to bolster their bullpen over the offseason. Jahmai Webster give his thoughts on how the Red Sox bullpen will perform in 2021 compared to last season.

In this episode, Iggy explains how the outfield looks drastically different than it did back in 2018 and breaks down the current alignment going into the 2021 season. Special Guest Jen McCaffrey from The Athletic explains how Alex Cora will determine the outfield alignment throughout the season and where we could see newly signed outfielder Danny Santana will be slotted in.

IGGY BREAKS DOWN THE TRADE THAT SENT DIE-HARD RED SOX FAN FROM THE CUB TO BOSTON AND HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK ZACH ABOUT HIS REACTION OF BEING TRADED.

IN THIS EPISODE, IGGY BREAKS DOWN THE RED SOX STARTING PITCHING GOING INTO THE 2021 SEASON AND PREDICTS HOW THEY'LL PERFORM WITH SPECIAL GUEST SARAH GRIFFIN.

On this episode, Iggy breaks down the Red Sox's latest moves in just 90 SECONDS with insight from MassLive's writer Chris Cotillo.

TOPICS:

PRESSURES OF BEING A PROSPECT, EXPERIENCE AS A RED SOX PLAYER, DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PLAYING FOR YANKEES AND RED SOX

TOPICS:

- BREAKING DOWN PUNISHMENT

- ANALYZING IF THE RED SOX KNEW THIS WAS HAPPENING

- WHO WILL MANAGE IN 2021?

- HOW CAN MLB CHANGE THE SIGN RELYING PROCESS?

TOPICS:

- MLB'S DIFFERENT PLANS TO PLAY IN 2020

- RED SOX SIGN STEALING PUNISHMENT

- STARTING PITCHING OUTLOOK WITH DELAY

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IN THIS EPISODE, I HAD THE PLEASURE TO INTERVIEW RYAN WESTMORELAND, WHO WAS A FORMER RED SOX PROSPECT THAT WAS RANKED #1 IN THE RED SOX FARM SYSTEM AFTER HIS FIRST SEASON IN 2009. AFTER HIS FIRST SEASON, HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THIS CONDITION CALLED CAVERNOUS MALFORMATION  THAT WOULD CHANGE HIS LIFE AND BASEBALL CAREER FOREVER. 

IN THIS INTERVIEW, YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT RYAN'S STORY AND HIS INCREDIBLE FIGHT OF COMING BACK FROM THIS TERRIBLE CONDITION.

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TOPICS:

- DELAYED MLB SEASON

- CHRIS SALE TOMMY JOHN SURGERY

- SECOND BASEMAN BATTLE

SPECIAL GUEST: MARK CHEKARES

WRITER FOR BOSOX INJECTION & CHOWDER AND CHAMPIONS

PODCAST: BALLS DEEP

TOPICS:

- CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS THROUGHOUT SPORTS

- CHRIS SALE'S GETTING TOMMY JOHN

- ADVANTAGES OF MLB DELAYED START

TOPICS:

- COLLIN MCHUGH SIGNING

- RED SOX INVESTIGATION

- BULLPEN OVERVIEW

TOPICS:

- RED SOX SCANDAL PUNISHMENT UPDATE

- OUTFIELD OVERVIEW

SPECIAL GUEST: CHRIS COTILLO

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TOPICS:

-  BENCH COACH HIRING

- CATCHING OVERVIEW

- PITCHING OVERVIEW

- FIFTH STARTER EXPLANATION

Topics: Recent Moves, Mookie Trade Breakdown, Roenicke Hiring, Holt Signs with Brewers and Season Predictions

Special Guest:

Gio Rivera: Founder BostonSportReport

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TOPICS:

- Most Recent Moves

- Managerial Search

- Mookie Betts Trade Breakdown

- What should the Sox do next?

This episode I covered the signings of Mitch Moreland and Jose Centeno and analyzed how these signings will change the positioning at catcher and 1st base. I touched on a few updates that have come out about the managerial search and took a deep dive with Terry Cushman from BoSox Injection into if Mookie Betts would be traded or not and who could they receive in return. I hope you enjoy!

I talk about the recent trade by the Red Sox, the Astros Punishment Ramifications, Alex Cora and Red Sox parting ways. With Red Sox Dugout from instagram, we talked about the potential managerial replacements for Cora and about Dustin Pedroia's recent setback in his injury.

TOPICS:

- Arbitration Hearings of Mookie Betts, Brandon Workman and Jackie Bradley Jr

- Recent Trade with Miami Marlins

- Deep Dive into 2018 Red Sox Scandal with Special Guest Sam Minton

Topics:

- High Salaries and Ways to Cut Payroll

-  Price and Betts Trade Scenarios

- Positional Need Predictions

In this first episode, I outline the moves and rumors that have been surrounding the Red Sox so far during the 2020 offseason. I also start my first segment of "Position Needs over the Decade" starting with first base.