Brian discusses whether the Celtics should offer Jaylen Brown a supermax contract and does a Metric Man breakdown of some of Brown’s stats before laying out a couple of potential trades involving Brown (0:45). Then, Brian chats with the director of scouting for SoxProspects.com, Ian Cundall, about the Sox’s defensive struggles, the bout of injuries the team is dealing with, an update on Marcelo Mayer’s journey in the minors, and more (33:00). Brian ends with a few listener calls (1:13:40).

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Host: Brian Barrett

Guest: Ian Cundall

Producer: Jamie McClellan

Additional Production Supervision: Steve Ceruti

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