Locked On Red Sox - Daily Podcast On The Boston Red Sox

The 2023 Boston Red Sox rotation is set.

NESN's Lauren Willand and Jake Ignaszewski look at who Alex Cora is going with to start the season and break down why it's important for pitchers like Tanner Houck, Kutter Crawford and Nick Pivetta to start strong while others are dealing with injuries.

Later, the two discuss why it might be Houck is who has the most to lose after having a tough spring that had his ERA over 8.

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Are the Boston Red Sox underrated this year?

NESN’s Lauren Willand and Jake Ignaszewski look at the Locked On power rankings for all 30 MLB teams this year. The Red Sox came in at No. 21 and the two wonder whether that’s too low, and also look at a few teams that were ranked higher than the Red Sox that probably should have been ranked a tad lower.

Lauren and Jake then look at Masataka Yoshida’s strong World Baseball Classic after Team Japan took down Team USA in the WBC championship game, and Chris Sale's latest spring training start.

Later, ESPN’s Eduardo Perez and Karl Ravech answered Jake’s question and they bring up the Red Sox as an underrated team.

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Jake Ignaszewski and Coop Leonard, a producer at Audacity talk continue their conversation discussing the Red Sox breakout candidates for the 2023 season and react to Twitter responses. Jake and Coop also share their mindset going into the season.

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With the season coming up, Jake Ignaszewski and Coop Leonard, a producer at Audacity talk about their feelings about the team going into the season and then talk about the players that they believe are breakout candidates for the Red Sox 2023 season. This is part 1 so make sure to look out tomorrow for part 2 where we finish our last 3 candidates and discuss multiple other players.

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Despite Red Sox key players like Garrett Whitlock and Brayan Bello returning this past week, the Red Sox have another key player go down with an injury. Luckily there's more positive injury news to report about other players and outside of the injuries, other players are returning to the team from the WBC.

Jake Ignaszewski breaks down the injury that was sustained by Joely Rodriguez and shares injury updates regarding James Paxton and Justin Turner. Iggy then looks into Nick Pivetta's outing on Sunday and why there may be some areas of concern. Brayan Bello made his spring debut on Sunday and Iggy explains why his impressive outing is a great sign for the team's rotation.

With all these injuries popping up, the Red Sox will need depth pieces to fill in and Iggy looks at two players that have been impressive so far in spring that could play key roles during the season. Lastly, Jake explains why it's so vital that players are returning to the team this week and the importance of starting the season off on the right foot.

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Alex Cora gave Red Sox fans a lot of answers on Wednesday including the team's Opening Day starter and options at the lead-off spot in the lineup. Cora also shares updates on multiple players that are coming back from injury. After Cora broke the news, the Red Sox added another win in Spring Training against the Rays.

Jake Ignaszewski and NESN's Lauren Willand react to Red Sox Opening Day starter and look into what it could mean for the team's rotation down the line. Jake and Lauren then break down the team's win on Wednesday and react to the encouraging performances on the mound from Corey Kluber and Garrett Whitlock.

With the lead-off spot up for debating throughout Spring Training, Jake and Lauren look into the pros and cons of why certain players may be suited for the role over others. Lastly, they share injury updates regarding key players such as Justin Turner, Brayan Bello and more.

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It's the best time of the year with Red Sox regular season baseball creeping closer and the World Baseball Classic getting fans back in the baseball mood. NESN's Lauren Willand and Jake Ignaszewski discuss Nick Pivetta's best Spring Training performance so far and how important he'll be to the success of this Red Sox rotation. Jake and Lauren then look at how the Red Sox lineup has shown much more plate discipline this Spring Training, specifically Triston Casas, and how it could play a huge factor in the overall team's offensive production.

After an MVP performance from Yu Chang in the WBC, could he be a new fan favorite this season? Jake and Lauren talk about the impact he could have on this team and how his WBC performance helps the excitement surroduning his name going into the season.

Lastly, Jake and Lauren bring back the mental health minute and discuss the importance of showing respect to one another.

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With a lot of Boston Red Sox regulars at the World Baseball Classic, many prospects are getting an extended look in spring training.

Marcelo Mayer and Miguel Bleis are two of those prospects and they impressed Alex Cora during their recent games. NESN's Lauren Willand breaks down their plate appearances and how Bleis flashed the leather in the outfield and how he was a bright spot in the Red Sox's lopsided 16-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Lauren also goes over that, even though it's fine to get excited about prospects, they will make mistakes that likely won't happen often once they are developed and ready for MLB.

Later Lauren discusses Kiké Hernândez's walk-off single in the World Baseball Classic for Puerto Rico over Israel and why it was a rarity since it happened in the eighth inning. It also was a perfect game for Puerto Rico with two former Red Sox players helping complete it.

This episode of Locked On Red Sox ends with the mental health minute!

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Opening Day is approaching and we now have an idea of who the Boston Red Sox starter will be come their game against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on March 30.

NESN's Lauren Willand dives into Corey Kluber potentially being the Opening Day starter and why It seems to be the right move. Manager Alex Cora revealed he made the decision for it not to be Chris Sale over a month ago and revealed how the southpaw took the news.

Lauren then looks into the next step Justin Turner took over the weekend and what the plan is for him to return to baseball activities after being hit in the face with a pitch. Media heard from Turner for the first time since the scary incident and he appears to remain in good spirits.

This episode of Locked On Red Sox ends with the mental health minute!

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All good things must come to an end like the Boston Red Sox's undefeated spring training streak.

But it was bound to happen and NESN's Lauren Willand dives into some good news that came from the weekend including Chris Sale's strong start. Lauren also provides an update on Justin Turner after he got hit in the face with a pitch, Trevor Story, Garrett Whitlock and Brayan Bello.

Also in this episode is some World Baseball Classic talk including how Masataka Yoshida and Yu Chang are doing.

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