Baseball is in the air and it's time to make some early predictions!

NESN's Lauren Willand takes a look at Alex Cora and his comments from Tuesday -- specifically about the lineup and splitting up Masatkaka Yoshida and Rafael Devers, while being non-committal to a five-man rotation. Lauren predicts what the Red Sox lineup will be come Opening Day (but notes it likely will change as spring training goes on).

Later Lauren looks at an awkward exchange Chaim Bloom had with a reporter about whether Kiké Hernández has the résumé to be a leader in the Red Sox clubhouse because he's "not Xander Bogaerts." Lauren goes into why Hernández has the credentials to be a leader for 2023. She also takes a look at some James Paxton comments and other notes from Tuesday!

The show ends with the mental health minute!

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