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From 'Play Tessie' (subscribe here): It's Coop, Gordo, Pat, and Sammy catching you up on recent Red Sox headlines after the Thanksgiving break. There's a new name emerging out of Cuba that the Red Sox have reportedly scouted and another pitcher signs helping to establish the market. Additionally, the guys are getting in the giving spirit by building a gift list for John Henry and the Red Sox Front Office. 0:30 Intro 7:45 Red Sox Trivia 16:00 Red Sox News 18:30 Yariel Rodriguez 36:50 Red Sox Gift List 1:02:14 Nuf Ced 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

From 'Baseball Isn't Boring' (subscribe here): When it comes to top of the rotation pitchers, it is definitely a sellers market. That's why Dylan Cease's name is being bandied about in trade talks. Bradfo catches up with one of the 'Who Says No' guys, Sammy of the 'Play Tessie' podcast', to offer up a couple of deals for the White Sox ace that make all kinds of sense. And, to top it off, we begin the podcast with a reminder of how motivated Cease is for 2024 with the pitcher, himself, explaining his mindset. 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

From 'Play Tessie' (subscribe here): The guys are giving thanks for what makes the Red Sox, the Red Sox. And they're figuring out what the team should shop for in the bargain bin this Black Friday. Additionally, Andrew Bailey gives Boston a reason to smile this holiday season during his introductory press conferences Tuesday evening. 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

From 'Baseball Isn't Boring' (subscribe here): Red Sox reliever John Schreiber touched on a lot of topics in his appearance on the podcast. (Listen to the entire interview with Bradfo, Gordo, Pat and Sammy by clicking here.) And one of the most intriguing topics was Schreiber's explanation of why he went to Driveline, what he learned there and the new pitch that the pitcher came away with. 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

From 'Play Tessie' (subscribe here): Chris Smith of Mass Live joins Cooper Leonard, Nat Gordon, and Sammy Hurwitz to discuss the Red Sox' recent trade with the Seatle Mariners and what it could indicate for the offseason to come. Are the Red Sox favoring their lack of pitching or will their next move supplement what they lost in Luis Urias? The guys pick Chris' brain on this exact equation in addition to some of the top pitching free agents he'd prefer to see with the team in 2024. Additionally, the matter of Ohtani's true fit with the current shape of the roster is broached leading to Chris giving his probability of the future Hall of Famer landing in Boston... His answer may happily surprise you. 0:00 - Intro 3:15 - Chris Smith 8:05 - Red Sox Trade for Isiah Campbell 11:00 - Pitchers to Keep an Eye On 19:20 - John Henry's Financial Mentality 24:25 - Analysing Yamamoto 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

WEEI's Boston Red Sox insider Lou Merloni joined Gresh and Fauria to talk about the latest from the Red Sox offseason, MLB free agency, the latest in the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes, the trade market, and the state of the Red Sox current roster. 

From 'Play Tessie' (subscribe here): A wild week of Red Sox news should have the Fenway Faithful excited for the weeks, and possibly days to come. Fresh off a second MVP, Shohei Ohtani has pinned the Red Sox as a likely landing spot and the guys are reevaluating their confidence in John Henry landing the greatest baseball player ever to live. Additionally, the guys discuss the rumors of the Red Sox hiring a former Red Sox member and Craig Breslow's teammate in the 2013 World Series, Andrew Bailey, as the team's new Pitching Coach. The ink isn't yet dry but Coop, Gordo, Pat, and Sammy are eager to see what the pitching guru can bring over from his work with the Giants. 0:00 Intro 11:15 Ohtani Confidence 34:30 Shuffling Starters 44:00 Andrew Bailey 55:00 Nuf Ced 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

From 'Play Tessie' (subscribe here): It's Gordo and Coop for a quick update on the Sox world as the Rule 5 Draft comes to close Tuesday afternoon, but that's not what is piquing the interest of these two. Brian Cashman stepped in it at the GM meetings, and now he's marching his messy shoes all around the Bronx. Listen in on how Brian Cashman made Yamamoto's landing with the Red Sox even more likely. 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

From 'Play Tessie' (subscribe here): Some might say we're fighting over scraps. New Englanders argue we're fighting for culture. Cooper Leonard, Nat Gordon, Pat Brown and Sammy Hurwitz are debating which fan base controls the 6th state to the New England Union and which Red Sox free agent - Justin Turner, James Paxton, and Adam Duvall - should be prioritized in the coming weeks by Craig Breslow. A right-handed bat or assurance in the pitching staff isn't the end-all-be-all conversation the guys thought it would be. Additionally, the guys discuss the recent report from Rob Bradford of WEEI and Baseball Isn't Boring on the potential trade between rivals that would send Alex Verdugo to the Bronx and second basemen Gleyber Torres to Boston.   0:00 State of Baseball in Connecticut 6:55 The Big Three Free Agents 9:55 The Case for Adam Duvall to Remain a Red Sox 18:44 The Case for James Paxton to Remain a Red Sox 28:40 The Case for Justin Turner to Remain a Red Sox 39:54 The Alex Verdugo/Gleyber Torres Trade 49:36 Nuf Ced     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

From 'Play Tessie' (subscribe here): Welcome to the first episode of Play Tessie, a new podcast in the sense that the Nationals were a new ballclub. Join Coop, Gordo, Pat, and Sammy as they set the scene of what will be a chaotic and exciting offseason for Red Sox Nation. The Ohtani stan of the show is making a massive declaration, while Gordo decides to start spending John Henry's money for him on a different Japanese star player. 0:00 Intro 11:00 Offseason Extravaganza 13:20 Jorge Soler 18:45 Jordon Montgomery 24:00 Yoshinobu Yamamoto 33:40 Shohei Ohtani 43:35 Blake Snell 58:45 Teoscar Hernández 1:04:50 Alex Verdugo trades 1:17:07 Nuf Ced 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

From 'Breaking Boston' (subscribe here): Unless you're parked over on Causeway, victory laps are sparse these days in Boston. That's why Fitzy is cashing in on what Yankees GM, Brian Cashman, said on the first day of GM Meetings on Tuesday. Producer Coop joins in on the convo to compare the status quo Bronx Boss to the Newest Nerd to hit Jersey street, Craig Breslow, and how the philosophical differences put the Red Sox ahead of the Yankees already this offseason. 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

From 'The Bradfo Sho' (subscribe here): It is Coop and Sammy recapping the docile start to MLB Free Agency that kicked off on Monday. They comb through MassLive's article of bold predictions before they jump into a quick catch-up with the Red Sox' own Zack Kelly. 0:00 - Show Start 4:20 - Biggest Free Agent Acquisition 9:30 - 2024 Starting Rotation 16:15 - Bold Trade 26:30 - Zack Kelly Interview     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

From 'Breaking Boston' (subscribe here): Yesterday on Jersey Street, Boston met its newest executive, Craig Breslow. Andy Hart reacts to the introductory press conference where Boston met its newest nerd. No, not like the one from before, which Coop tells you why that should make Red Sox fans optimistic. 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

New Boston Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow joined Gresh and Fauria to discuss being a combination of a baseball player and nerd, his view of the MLB trade deadline, bolstering the pitching staff, his lack of financial limitations, his interview with Red Sox ownership, his plans for sustainability, talent evaluations, the star power of the Red Sox, and his relationship with manager Alex Cora.

From 'Baseball Isn't Boring' (subscribe here): In the latest edition of 'Troye Story: Life In the Arizona Fall League', Red Sox pitching prospect Christopher Troye takes us behind the scenes of what it has been like existing just a few miles down the road from the World Series while dreaming of one day being those players in the World Series. Troye also talks Halloween costumes with Bradfo, while diving into superstitions and funky pitches. Oh, and there was that party bus the guys took to Scottsdale. 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