Justin and Ed welcome Hunter Dobbins to the show to talk Red Sox/Yankees, recovering from a torn ACL, being traded to St. Louis, and much, much more.

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Justin and Buzz react to the trade for first baseman Willson Contrares!

Ed and Brady are joined by noted Star Wars enthusiast and Boston Red Sox righty David Sandlin, recently added to the 40-man roster. There is some baseball talk as Sandlin gives the rundown on new Red Sox lefty Jake Bennett, and talks a bit about his 2025 season. There's even a little bit of Phillip Rivers talk, but before long, the focus switches to Star Wars and that's when things get interesting.

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Ballpark Buzz makes his long-awaited debut as a fulltime cast member, joining Justin and Owen to discuss a disappointing, kind of boring Winter Meetings.

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Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald returns to talk to Ed and Owen about the state of the Boston Red Sox, the whispers and rumors making their way around winter meetings, training for the Boston Marathon, and much more.

Mac is running the Boston Marathon in support of the hospital's Miles for Miracles program. Every dollar raised will go towards supporting Boston Children's Every Child Fund, which provides care and services for families throughout the hospital that aren't covered by insurance. You can donate in the link below.

MFM - Boston Marathon 2026: Mr. Mac Anthony Cerullo - Boston Children's Hospital

Ed answers YOUR questions from twitter!

Ed, Justin, and Owen react to the Red Sox acquisition of RHP Johan Oviedo for outfield prospect Jhostynxon "the Password" Garcia. They also go over their projected current rotations, their ideal pitching acquisitions moving forward, and much, much more.

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Despite his previously tense debut last season, MassLive beat writer Chris Cotillo makes his return PBR to chat with Ed about the Sonny Gray trade, how to fix the outfield logjam, the merits of Kyle Schwarber and Luis Arraez, and much, much more.

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Justin and Owen react to the news that the Red Sox have acquired starting pitcher Sonny Gray.

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This week on Pod by the River, the crew breaks down a whirlwind stretch of roster moves as the Red Sox add Shane Drohan, Tyler Uberstine, and David Sandlin to the 40-man roster while saying goodbye to Luis Guerrero, Brennan Bernardino, and Chris Murphy in a series of rapid-fire trades at the Rule 5 protection deadline. But the real fireworks come when Brady and Justin stop being polite and get into a series of heated debate over Jordan Hicks and for some reason Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

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