Baseball Isn’t Boring

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

What is it like to be traded heading into the Trade Deadline? Bradfo wanted to get to the bottom of such a question and that's why he caught up with Nathan Eovaldi, who was dealt on July 25, 2018 from the Rays to the Red Sox in exchange for Jalen Beeks. Eovaldi offers us all valuable insight.

There is always at least one player who is taken in the MLB Draft that observers believe have a chance to help a big league team almost immediately. The one example most everyone turn to is Chris Sale, who made his major league debut less than two months after being selected 13th overall in the 2010 Draft by the White Sox. Sale joins Bradfo to offer his perspective when it comes to being drafted while also offering his opinion on whether or not potential No. 1 overall pick Paul Skenes should get a chance at the majors this season. Bradfo also catches up with Nathan Eovaldi to reflect on what it's like to be dealt in the days leading up to the Trade Deadline.

Whatever team is going to try and pry Dylan Cease from the White Sox will have to play a steep price, but he might just be worth it. Bradfo, Gordo and Sammy get their heads together to present a bold move the Red Sox might be able to make in order to secure the services of Cease.

It's that time of year again ... the MLB Draft. This year not only does the Draft promise to be bigger and better than ever when it comes to presentation - getting it's own day and event in Seattle - but the players involved represent more promise than any Draft in years. It's why you are going to want to listen to ESPN Draft expert Kiley McDaniel's conversation with Bradfo, with the pair giving you absolutely all the information needed to get pumped and jacked for the picks.