Baseball Isn’t Boring

With the dismissal of Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom, the Red Sox front office has been thrust into a mode it experienced four years ago when Dave Dombrowski was let go. All hands on deck. Assistant general manager Eddie Romero - a candidate for the vacant chief decision-maker role with the Sox - sits down with Bradfo to offer some insight into how things are being done heading into the offseason.

With Cleveland manager Terry Francona spending his final couple of days in the dugout, one of his favorite players, Dustin Pedroia, talked with Bradfo about the pair's relationship and why Tito is so special to him. There are also some classic Pedroia/Francona stories along the way.

Alex Cora addresses Nick Pivetta's late season surge, important stats when approaching the postseason, and what has surprised him about the pitch clock

There have been few seasons in baseball history with as many rule changes/adjustments as 2023, so it only makes sense to ask an MLB manager with experience managing under the old rules and new rules in Gabe Kapler to give his perspective on just how much different it truly was this year

There are only a few people on this planet who know the feeling of being on the mound for the final out of a major league season. Daniel Hudson is one of them, having secured the world championship for the 2019 Washington Nationals. Bradfo not only talks to Hudson about the experience, but also current Dodgers late-inning reliever Evan Phillips and Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen about their drive and dream to experience what the former Nationals' relief pitcher did. You are going to hear some powerful emotions talking about one of baseball's most powerful moments.

The craziest weekend of the regular season deserves to be broken down and analyzed by the Betting Isn't Boring guru, former Red Sox, Phillies and Nationals closer Jonathan Papelbon. Pap joins Bradfo to take a deep dive into who they think will be coming out of the next few days as postseason participants, while putting their picks out there regarding the initial wave of postseason series. It's a FanDuel spectacular! Join the fun at fanduel.com/boring.

In the 2022 Playoffs, no team made a more surprising and impactful run than the Philadelphia Phillies, which was due in large part to the contributions out of the bullpen from Zach Eflin, now, a year later, as we approach the beginning of the 2023 Playoffs, Zach Eflin hopes to make just as big of an impact, except with a new team, the Tampa Bay Rays, and a new role, the ace of the starting rotation.

This will be the third time James Paxton will be eligible for free agency, and maybe the most unique of all the previous situations. Paxton is coming off an injury-riddled season, making 19 starts for the Red Sox. But all the ailments were to his legs, with his arm (and stuff) holding up throughout the 2023 campaign. So now, with Paxton having been shut down due to a knee injury, how does he view this coming offseason? Bradfo sits down with the 34-year-old lefty for an honest look at this season and what awaits.

Zach Eflin had some quality moments during the Phillies postseason run a year ago, but it came out of the bullpen. This time around he will be entering the playoffs as a No. 1 starter, being counted on by the Rays to be their workhorse. Can he do it? Listening to Tampa Bay pitching coach Kyle Snyder's conversation with Bradfo, it certainly seems the timing is right. Not only does Bradfo sit down with Bradfo, but he also catches up with Eflin to dissect his mindset after learning those lessons from 2022.

Bradfo catches up with Red Sox Closer Kenley Jansen to discuss what makes Mookie Betts so special...