Talk Sox Podcast

Alex and Maddie sit down and talk through the potential causes for Garrett Crochet's lackluster start and why a phantom IL stint may make sense but couldn't happen right now. They dive into the bullpen woes while's giving Jovani Moran his much deserved flowers and speculate just where Tommy Kahnle has been. They preview the upcoming Yankees series by worrying about the team's offensive woes. Finally, they talk through the most recent Jarren Duran outburst and ponder how much longer he may be playing in Boston.

Alex and Maddie sit down and discuss the mostly positive aspects of both the Brewers and Cardinals series. They talk through why Masataka Yoshida needs to be getting more playing time, but how that's difficult to do with so many outfielders on the roster. Alex pitches an idea to get Masa more reps by moving Ceddanne Rafaela out of center field, and then the two break down just why Trevor Story could be the biggest flaw on the 26-man roster. To end, they talk through the benefits of calling up Nick Sogard and try to figure out when more help for the bullpen will arrive.

In this week's episode, Nick talks about how Anthony Eyanson, Juan Valera, Mikey Romero, and Franklin Arias, among other prospects, have gotten off to hot starts. He breaks down what's been good and what they still need to work on. He also gives a quick update regarding Kutter Crawford's first rehab start for Worcester.

Nick breaks down the first series for each affiliate while also going into detail on how top pitching prospects Juan Valera, Kyson Witherspoon and Anthony Eyanson did in their respective debuts. Justin Gonzales also receives praise for being the monster of a player that he is. It concludes with a quick breakdown of the Salem Ridgeyaks first series since their rebrand and how the pitching of Dylan Brown, Christian Foutch, and Devin Futrell makes him wonder if they would be with Greenville if it weren't for the insane depth the Sox have with pitching in the lower levels of their organization.

Alex and Maddie discuss what is continually going wrong for the Red Sox during this awful start to the season. They highlight consistent issues through the Astros and Padres series while wondering what fixes could be coming. Their focus shifts to the upcoming Brewers series and why the matchup on Tuesday featuring Garrett Crochet should be must-see viewing for any baseball fan. Finally, the talk through the bullpen woes before discussing Trevor Story's role with the organization and how it needs to change quickly.

Alex and Maddie sit down and discuss why the Red Sox have gotten off to such a sluggish start to the season. They start with the exciting win from Opening Day, carried by Garrett Crochet. Then break down both the offensive and defensive struggles of Roman Anthony and Willson Contreras. Finally, they give Wilyer Abreu his much deserved flowers and end the episode discussing what Carlos Narvaez needs to do to make the new ABS challenge system work in his favor.

In the inaugural episode of the MiLB podcast, Nick introduces the show along with the second-ever Spring Breakout game. Highlighting players who performed well in it and those who may have performed well despite what the box score showed. He also discusses the organization's great pitching depth before talking about players that he's excited about entering the 2026 season. He then concludes by looking over potential season-opening rosters for the affiliate teams.

Alex and Maddie dive into some surprising names (Mickey Gasper) that have been tearing it up in Grapefruit League action, and some not so surprising like Jarren Duran and Ceddanne Rafaela. They move on to their WBC predictions and discuss whether strong showings from Duran and Masataka Yoshida make either more tradable as the season gets underway. They both make their fifth starter predictions and give Payton Tolle and Connelly Early their flowers for strong starts to camp, before making strong cases for why the Red Sox shouldn't trade for Issac Paredes now that Caleb Durbin and Marcelo Mayer are settling into positions.

Alex and Maddie sit down with Corbin from Red Seat Radio to discuss the start of spring training, whether they are already worried about the lockout, and their predictions for where the Red Sox will finish in the AL East. They talk through the logjam at DH and what an eventual Triston Casas return could mean for the position.