From 'Play Tessie' (subscribe here): Welcome to the doldrums of the offseason Red Sox Nation. Do you like bargains after the holidays? Well get ready to dive head first into that bin as Craig Breslow misses out on the second biggest name of the offseason, Yoshinobu Yamamoto. It's Coop, Sammy, Pat, and Gordo reacting to the Red Sox not going full throttle for a pitcher that could have pushed the team into playoff contention before Pitchers and Catchers even reported.

But they're not here to sulk, the guys who brought you Who Says No debate the importance of the newest target of the Interest Kings, outfield Teoscar Hernandes. Does his bat complement Fenway? Where could he fit in the lineup? Is his lack of defense more of what Chaim Bloom built in 2023? All that is answered and more on the Jackie Bradley Jr. episode of Play Tessie.

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