Baseball Isn’t Boring

There is the excitement of watching your team make bold Trade Deadline moves in an attempt for a postseason run, and then there is ... being linked to the sellers. Courtney Finnicum - the voice of the White Sox fans - jumps back in on the podcast to offer valuable perspective of what life is like for those fans having to hang their hats on minor-leaguers and thoughts of 2024. Let's just say this: The evolution of margarita popsicles and the like will never be more important than thy will at the ballparks of these teams for the next few months. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You know all the names coming back to the contenders. Lucas Giolito. David Robertson. Lance Lynn. Aroldis Chapman. Max Scherzer. Jordan Hicks. But do you know the minor-leaguers who are being exchanged for these guys? Well, Sam Dykstra of MLB Pipeline is here to tell you who is who when it comes to the future of these franchises, and which teams got the best prospects in this flurry of trades. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As part of the recent podcast where Bradfo sits down with current Dodgers reliever Ryan Brasier, the pitcher goes into detail how he found his recent success after his new team simply said he needed to start throwing a pitch he had never thrown - a cutter. To listen to the entire podcast, click here. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shohei Ohtani. Ronald Acuna Jr. Corbin Carroll. Gerrit Cole. They are all seemingly running away with their respective end-of-the-year awards. But one category that is very much up for grabs is the American League Rookie of the Year. It's made even more interesting by the sudden presence of Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas, who is coming on strong despite still living life at +3000. Bradfo sits down for an interview on the topic with the always-entertaining Casas. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There was Lucas Giolito. There was David Robertson. Now there is Max Scherzer. The big deals are coming fast and furious, and Bradfo is reacting. We dissect exactly what happened with Scherzer going from the Mets to the Rangers, what it means for both teams and what it says about the market. Sometimes - as last year's Deadline showed - the prospects coming back who you never heard of can be pretty big deal. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There are plenty of examples of reclamation projects throughout baseball, with the Rays and Dodgers oftentimes being the teams finding the secret sauce to fix players - particularly pitchers. The latest example is former Red Sox and current Dodger Ryan Brasier, who has been absolutely dominant for Los Angeles after being released by Boston. How? Why? Well, Brasier joined Bradfo to explain exactly how his turnaround happened. As a bonus, Brasier finds out in the middle of the podcast that he is being reunited with his former Red Sox teammate Joe Kelly, who calls in briefly during the chaos that came with the deal sending him to the Dodgers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The player who helped launch the Baseball Isn't Boring campaign, Joe Kelly, has been traded to the Dodgers. It seemed only fitting that Bradfo would offer an instant reaction to the deal, including sound from another podcast he was taping with Dodgers reliever Ryan Brasier while both were finding out in real-time that the trade was going down. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was one of the bigger moves of the 2022 Trade Deadline, with longtime Royal Whit Merrifield finally moving on from Kansas City in a trade that sent him to Toronto, where he has had an All-Star season in 2023. Bradfo catches up with Merrifield for a quick reflection on everything he learned goes into being part of a Deadline deal. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Trade Deadline action kept churning along with the Mets dealing reliever David Robertson to the Marlins for two teenagers. Robertson just happened to be one of the picks in the Baseball Isn't Boring Trade Deadline Draft, with Bradfo, Producer Evan, Sammy, Gordo and Pat predicting where all these rumored players are going to end up. It's the best way to prepare for one of the baseball's season's biggest moments. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Newest Atlanta Brave acquired via trade from the Colorado Rockies, Relief Pitcher Pierce Johnson sits down with Bradfo to give a behind-the-scenes look at what it is like to be dealt at the Trade Deadline and the sudden switch from pitching for a team that has no chance at the postseason to pitching for a team that is right in the thick of playoff contention and of course, forgetting your toothbrush charger... To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There haven't been many bigger Trade Deadline deals in recent years than Justin Verlander going to Houston in 2017. It's why getting the perspective of someone who was in that clubhouse at that time is so fascinating. Fortunately, Bradfo can draw on the experiences of a player who was in the middle of the chaos - Braves reliever Collin McHugh - to talk about that deal, along with all the intrigue that comes with any Trade Deadline. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Trade Deadline is officially in full swing, with the Angels defining their intention on keeping Shohei Ohtani and going for a postseason berth with the late-night trade for Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez. Bradfo not only picks through that huge deal, continues the Deadline conversation with four more Trade Deadline Confessions - Collin McHugh, Pierce Johnson, Kenley Jansen and Richard Bleier. It's where the players tell us all what it's like to live through a Trade Deadline. It's the best way to keep the Deadline adrenaline pumping. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As we inch closer and closer to the MLB Trade Deadline, smaller scale trades are starting to occur across the league, with the latest being the Los Angeles Dodgers acquiring Kike Hernandez from the Boston Red Sox for two minor league pitchers, Nick Robertson and Justin Hagenman. After this trade was officially announced, the Boston Media caught up with Chaim Bloom to discuss how the trade came about and what made him pull the trigger, along with what Kike meant to the Red Sox during his close to three-year tenure. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We have a trade! The Red Sox sent Kiké Hernandez to the Dodgers for a pair of minor-league pitchers. Here comes the Trade Deadlne! Bradfo offers up a bit of reaction from Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom after his deal just to keep the trade convo going. But the true meat and potatoes of today's podcast is Bradfo's conversation with one the voices of America's Team, the Cincinnati Reds, John Sadak. If there was an MVP for baseball broadcasters, Sadak would be one of the favorites. John jumps aboard to give his unique perspective of the Elly De La Cruz Effect while also examining what's what when it comes to the team everybody is rooting for. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Trade Deadline is heating up and Baseball Isn't Boring isn't slowing down, with another couple of Trade Deadline Confessions from players who have lived that Deadline life. This time Bradfo catches up with Adam Ottavino and Tommy Pham. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brennan Bernardino has become one of the best feel-good stories of the season - both with the Red Sox and in Major League Baseball. It's why the reliever's appearance on the podcast with Bradfo, Gordo and Sammy is so well-timed. In his very first podcast appearance, the 31-year-old reliever offers details of his unbelievable journey - which includes some of the most disgusting jobs anyone could imagine. He also explains how and why he has been able to land with this current success. It's a fascinating story about a fascinating guy who just executed a fascinating podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Mets might be seven games out of a postseason spot, but Brandon Nimmo is always in first-place when it comes to living the life of a Baseball Isn't Boring podcast guest. Making his third appearance on the podcast, Nimmo joins Bradfo to talk about the greatness of the game, how it looks and feels different from what he thought in spring training, how Wally Backman told him he was headed to the majors, and reliving one of the best Trade Deadline stories of all-time. As always, it's a good time with the Mets outfielder. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Can a team be both buyers and sellers at the Trade Deadline? It didn't work out well for the Brewers and Red Sox last season, but Seattle President of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto offered an example of the Mariners doing exactly that a couple of years ago. To listen to the entire Dipoto on the podcast, click here. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Usually the chaos for the MLB Power Rankings involves the second tier of team in the Top 10. But this week, Producer Evan (O'Brien) and Skiff (Liam Skiffington) threw us a curveball. Not only did the guys have very different teams in the final few spots, but they also shockingly disagreed which team was the best in all of baseball. Listen as they try and explain themselves to Bradfo. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There is no better time for Jerry Dipoto to make his return to the Baseball Isn't Boring podcast, with the Mariners' President of Baseball Operations joining Bradfo to talk about the what's what when it comes to the upcoming Major League Baseball Trade Deadline. Dipoto offers insight into the current landscape of the Deadline, while reflecting on some of moves he made that made a big difference for his team coming down the home stretch. If you want perspective as to what decision-makers are looking at in these days heading toward Aug. 1, this is the podcast for you. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the latest in the series of 'Trade Deadline Confessions', Mets slugger Daniel Vogelbach reflects on being dealt a year ago just 11 days out of the Trade Deadline, going from the Pirates to New York. Vogelbach also offers perspective on what the dynamic is like from the players' viewpoint. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale was afforded the opportunity to take a trip to the National Baseball Hall of Fame last week, offering the pitcher a new perspective on both the iconic museum and his current lot in life. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As always, Matt Strahm brought the insight and opinions to his latest Baseball Isn't Boring appearance. (To listen to the entire episode, click here.) This time one of the most noteworthy takes from the Phillies' reliever was how inconsistent the baseballs have been. It's the kind of topic that opened eyes, as is evident in the reaction from Andy Gresh and Christian Fauria of WEEI, who broke down Strahm's comments on their show. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's getting to be about that time, when the feel-good stories hit the fork in the road and start defining themselves as either contending postseason teams, or clubs that are simply going to drift off. Bradfo is joined by actor Ellen Adair - a regular on MLB Network along with her own podcast 'Take Me In To The Ballgame' - to take a deep dive into figuring out which teams are actually going to find themselves playing beyond Oct. 1. It's the best primer to figure out exactly which teams are worthy of making plans for the postseason. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Red Sox pitcher Chris Martin has lived the Trade Deadline in many ways, not only being dealt twice at the Deadline but living on teams that either did or didn't get reinforcements heading into the final months of the season. Martin sits down with Bradfo to reflect on the deals he has been in, along with explaining how a little can go a long way in regards to teams getting Deadline help. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

So, the Astros reportedly really want White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease. Well, we do our best to find a path for him to land in Houston. Gordo (@BosSportsGordo) joins Bradfo to offer two blockbuster trade proposals, one of which is a multi-player deal that involves major names going back and forth from the White Sox and Astros. Another proposal involves three teams - the Red Sox, Brewers and Pirates - that would result in Rich Hill making another return to Boston. So, who says no? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As part of his most recent conversation with Bradfo, Phillies pitcher Matt Strahm discussed how the Phillies clubhouse is viewing the upcoming MLB Trade Deadline, particularly with Dave Dombrowski pulling the strings. Strahm also offers insight into how the Phillies turned things around to find themselves firmly in the postseason hunt. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A future wife's tears. A movie unseen. It was all part of Anthony Kay's experience during the 2019 MLB Trade Deadline when he was dealt from the team that drafted him in the first round, the Mets, to the Blue Jays. It is another episode of Trade Deadline Confessions. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Matt Strahm never disappoints when appearing on the Baseball Isn't Boring podcast, with this episode being no exception. Strahm - who made national news the last time he appeared on the show - joins Bradfo once again to discuss some of the issues with baseball nobody else is talking about, specifically the problem with the baseballs. The reliever also offers valuable insight into the Phillies' resurgence, which has put them firmly in the postseason conversation after going 27-10 since June 3. It's always a good time with Matt. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The MLB Power Rankings are once again the topic of conversation, with Producer Evan once again leaning on his time-tested formula of picking the Top 10 teams in Major League Baseball. This time, however, we throw in another voice, and approach, with Liam Skiffington jumping aboard to spice things up even more with a very controversial Top 10. Discuss. Debate. Enjoy. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's not every day you can talk with the author of the definitive book about the definitive Major League Baseball player, but that's exactly what Bradfo does in sitting down with author/Angels beat writer Jeff Fletcher, who penned 'Sho-Time: The Inside Story of Shohei Ohtani and the Greatest Baseball Season Ever Played'. Fletcher offers insight into the evolution of Ohtani, his current existence with Los Angeles and how he views the superstar's future in Anaheim and at the Trade Deadline. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's time for another episode of 'Relatively Speaking' where we have relatives of big league players, coaches and former stars to offer unique perspective of what baseball looks like from that side the world. In today's podcast, Bradfo is joined by our 'Betting Isn't Boring' star, Jonathan Papelbon, his son, Gunner, and another young Baseball Isn't Boring superfan, Angus. It is an interesting view on things from the next wave of baseball players/fans. We are doing our part in lowering the demographic of baseball's fan base! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There are the rumors. There are the actual trades. There is the family chaos. And there is living life with a whole new bunch of teammates out of nowhere. Bradfo sits down with five players who have lived the life of a Trade Deadline participant - Trey Mancini, Chris Martin, Michael Fulmer, Anthony Kay and Jake Faria - to get their unique perspective and stories when it comes to being involved in franchise-altering, midseason deals. It's the best way to dive into Trade Deadline Season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Minnesota Twins pitcher Sonny Gray is having one of the best years of his career. It's a career that has seen stops in four different organizations, a ton of trade rumors and one Trade Deadline deal. Gray visits with Bradfo to talk about what it's like to live the life of a player seemingly always in trade conversations. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meeting with the media in the Cubs' first game back from the All-Star break, President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer explained how he is viewing his approach to the end-of-the-month Trade Deadline. Bradfo was there. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the Trade Deadline inching closer by the day and Rangers GM Chris Young already pulling the trigger on the biggest move so far by acquiring Hard-Throwing Reliever Aroldis Chapman from the Royals, the Rangers will most definitely be a team that fans, players, and GMs across the league keep an eye on. Therefore, we felt as though it was as good a time as ever to catch up with Rangers Starting Pitcher Nathan Eovaldi and Second Baseman Marcus Semien to gauge their temperature on what it's like to playing for a buying team and how a big acquisition this year could give them the boost they need to catapult them over the top. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Who Says No crew has never been needed more than this time of year, with just a couple of weeks to go before the MLB Trade Deadline. It's why this podcast with Bradfo, Coop, Gordo, Sammy and Pat is a must-listen, with the guys offering some of the best trade proposals in the business. This time around there are deals that gives the Yankees a subtle yet important piece, the return of an old friend to the Orioles, and a very logical and sensible deal involving Shohei Ohtani. So, who says no? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bradfo joined Dukes & Bell on 92.9 The Game in Atlanta to give a what's what when it comes the Major League Baseball landscape heading into the second half. Can anyone beat the Braves? Which of the surprise teams are in it for the long haul? Ronald Acuna Jr. is the best in baseball, agreed? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

He threw just three pitches at the All-Star Game - striking out Lourdes Gurriel Jr. - but Kenley Jansen's impact at the All-Star festivities were notable. For starters, he managed to make sure A's first-time All-Star Brent Rooker got to Seattle after some travel mishaps, and then Jansen put on his recruiting hat in getting to know Shohei Ohtani a little bit better. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a perfect time for Producer Evan to come back with another round of MLB Power Rankings, rating the Top 10 teams in baseball. With the All-Star Game in the rearview mirror, and the Trade Deadline just more than two weeks away, the contenders are separating themselves from the pretenders. Some teams are making their return to the Top 10 after a long hiatus (the Red Sox), while others continue to cement themselves as the best of the best (Braves, Orioles, Rays). Spoiler: The only team that didn't bring a mascot the All-Star festivities, the A's, didn't make the cut. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Friend of the program and Pirates Pitcher Rich Hill told us before the season that Luis Arraez was the best hitter that he had ever seen. At that time, we simply took it as a personal opinion and moved on, but now, Rich Hill looks wiser and wiser by the day as Luis Arraez, the reigning AL batting champion, is hitting .383 on the season and just went 2-for-2 in the MLB All Star Game. So it was only right if we pulled Luis Arraez aside and posed that same question, Who Is The Best Hitter You've Ever Seen?... And this was his answer... To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the All-Star Game - and all those Seattle Shohei Ohtani chants - in the rearview mirror, it's time to zero in on the what's what when it comes to the end-of-month Trade Deadline. Bradfo gets perspective on the Major League Baseball fork in the road from those who have lived the life. Kenley Jansen. Raul Ibanez. Marcus Semien. Nathan Eovaldi. Sonny Gray. Sean Murphy. Josh Hader. Whit Merrifield. J.D. Martinez. They all weigh in on their unique perspectives when it comes to the MLB Trade Deadline. It's the best way to launch baseball fans into the most anticipated part of the regular season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bradfo asks the simple question of a collection of All-Stars: When did you realize you were famous? J.D. Martinez, Mookie Betts, David Bednar, Josiah Gray, Austin Hays, Marcus Semien, Devin Williams and Jordan Romano. They all give their examples, offering insight into that moment big league players' lives take a turn in the road. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was quite a day of talking baseball Monday in Seattle, with Bradfo catching up with a flurry of All-Stars to ask them a very important question: When did they realize they were famous. There was also a pretty memorable Home Run Derby, which Bradfo gives a fairly complimentary grade for. And, of course, the day was thick with great stories of how these players landed as All-Stars, with J.D. Martinez describing his very up and down journey over the past year on the podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While Mookie Betts might not have the physical stature of his Home Run Derby competitors, it's hard to discount him. He does enter the contest with 26 home runs and the National League's best slugging percentage. Bradfo sits down with Mookie's former teammate Justin Turner, who makes a case for Betts hanging in there against the big boys. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the latest opportunity to do some real-time mentoring, Baseball Isn't Boring arranges for first-time All-Star Brent Rooker to get advice and education from six-time All-Star - and fellow Mississippi State alum - Jonathan Papelbon. Pap's first hosting duties are followed by a conversation between Bradfo and Rooker about the A's star's sudden stardom. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What a weekend of baseball! What an All-Star extravaganza in Seattle it is going to be! And we have you have everything you need to enjoy it all right here. To kick things off this week, we have prospects telling bizarre signing stories, actors offering outstanding baseball takes and a boots-on-the-ground look at the Paul Skenes-led MLB Draft. And highlighting it all is a sit-down with our Betting Isn't Boring buy Jonathan Papelbon, who not only tells us some outrageous stories from his six All-Star appearances, but also gives us the winners for the Home Run Derby. What a way to kick off the week! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Red Sox are one of a few teams that could see their fate shift either way in the weeks leading up to the Major League Baseball Trade Deadline. But one player who desperately wants to see the Sox become buyers at the Deadline is closer Kenley Jansen. Jansen sits down with Bradfo to make his case for adding to the Red Sox roster, while also revealing his thoughts on becoming an All-Star for the fourth time. He also picks a Home Run Derby winner. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bradfo and Producer Evan present to you a compilation of Draft advice from Grayson Rodriguez, Mickey Moniak, Matt McLain, Clint Frazier, Brandon Guyer, Charlie Blackmon, Andrew Benintendi, Chris Sale, and Triston Casas that should be invaluable for soon-to-be draftees. If you have aspirations of being in the pros, you don't want to miss this and be sure to get out your notebook and jot some of these wise words down. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you are a high school shortstop who is drafted in the first round, there are a boatload of expectations immediately placed on you. Just ask Corey Seager. The Dodgers' first-round pick in 2012 made it to the majors in 2015 and never looked back, but it wasn't without plenty of lessons along the way. Seager joins Bradfo to offer perspective for the next crop of shortstops, many of whom are being on to carry their franchises for years to come. Bradfo and Producer Evan also give you a compilation of Draft advice from Grayson Rodriguez, Brandon Guyer, Charlie Blackmon and Triston Casas that should be invaluable for soon-to-be draftees. The podcast finishes off with a conversation with All-Star catcher Jonah Heim on what it's like to be traded, with the 28 year old having been already dealt THREE times. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices