Chris and Ian welcome Red Sox Senior VP of Baseball Operations Ben Crockett—who was promoted from VP of Player Development shortly after this episode was recorded!—to the podcast. The guys discuss the most unusual year that shall not be named. Crockett shares his thoughts on the alternate training site. He talks through what the year ahead will look like. And finally the guys talk to him about some of the more interesting player development stories. Before getting into the interview, Chris and Ian talk through the latest moves, including the Adam Ottavino trade, and read your emails.

0:00 - Intros, housekeeping, email us and remember to check us out on Patreon 4:30 - Transactions and news 28:00 - Mailbag 35:30 - Looking back on 200 episodes 42:45 - Interview with Ben Crockett     Players Mentioned   Frank German  Adam Ottavino  Enrique Hernandez  Garrett Richards  Jose Adames  Zac Grotz  Matt Carasiti  Jay Groome  Rafael Devers  Michael Chavis  Javier Guerra  Mauricio Dubon  Tanner Houck  Jeter Downs  Triston Casas  Gilberto Jimenez  Nick Yorke  Blaze Jordan  Eduard Bazardo  Brayan Bello  Bradley Blalock  Aldo Ramirez 

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