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The quiet winter is over. Spring training kicked off and so did, at last, the hot stove. Chris and Ian broke it all down on a transaction-heavy edition of the Podcast. Mookie won. Eduardo Nunez signed. JD Martinez ... was signing. The guys bode farewell to Ben Taylor and Bryce Brentz. Ian deftly responded to our mailbag question. And Chris closed out the show with a brief chat with one of our Patreon contributors, Brian Morelli from SoxSignatures.com.

SPPod #133 - Six Degrees of Ivan De Jesus

We get questions all year about who the Red Sox will protect from the Rule 5 Draft. This week, we learned who those players are, so what better time to discuss? Why did the Red Sox protect Jalen Beeks, Ty Buttrey, and Chandler Shepherd? Plus, the Arizona Fall League is over, so we recapped the fall campaigns of Michael Chavis, Henry Owens, and their compatriots on the league champion Peoria Javelinas. Finally, we mused about how Blake Swihart and Marco Hernandez might fit on the 2018 Red Sox roster.

SPPod #131.5 #Addendum

Chris and Ian are back to wrap up the 2017 season and look ahead to 2018. Though before we get into the episode, news broke and Chris hopped back into the booth to talk about it. Then, Chris and Ian talk through the state of the system, the season end rankings and awards. Lots to cover as the number one podcast source for news and information about the Red Sox farm system makes its triumphant return. Listen In!

September brings us minor league playoffs, September call-ups in both the majors and minors, and of course, a new set of rankings. Who's fueling the Greenville Drive's playoff run? Why is Chris so fired up about Bryce Brentz? Who did Ian try to rank much higher than the other brass members? Listen and find out!

Chris and Ian discussed the news and took a bunch of your questions! The Arizona Fall League rosters have been released, and the Red Sox are sending an interesting crew into the desert in October. News highlights included Jay Groome's season-ending injury, the in-game debut of a 2017 draftee and the on-mound debut of another, and a few transactions of note. And finally, you came through with an 80-grade set of mailbag questions.

SPPod #128: I Read the Spark Notes and it was Pretty Interesting

It's the trade deadline. Chris and Ian broke down the trades to acquire Addison Reed and Eduardo Nunez. They bid farewell to Luis Ysla, who was dealt the Dodgers in a move to clear room for Nunez on the roster. They celebrated the promotion of wunderkind Rafael Devers, now hitting sixth in your Red Sox lineup. Devers wasn't the only promotion in the system and the guys tackled all the news and notes surrounding a very busy trade deadline. Plus, we opened the mailbag with your questions.

Podcast Ep. 126: It's What We Do When Skype Is Working, At Least

SPPod Ep. #125: International signings with Baseball America's Ben Badler

SPPod Ep. #124: Would make for worse radio than we give people

SPPod #123: 2017 Draft Review with Jim Callis of MLB.com

SPPod #122: Draft night 1 reaction

SPPod #121 - Draft Preview with JJ Cooper of Baseball America.