On this week’s MiLB Talk, Derrik, Jake and Hunter start with six reported promotions in the Red Sox minor league season that came down Monday: David Sandlin and Connelly Early are headed to Portland, Noah Dean and Elmer Rodriguez are going to Greenville, and Franklin Arias are making their way to Salem from FCL. What do we make of the moves, and are there more promotions coming? The guys do a brief rundown of the performances at each level of the minors during the abbreviated weekend series after the All Star break, including Hunter’s rundown of seeing the WooSox in person. They also give their Position Player and Pitcher of the Mid-Year for each level. Among the players discussed include Chase Meidroth, Jason Alexander, Kyle Teel, Kristian Campbell, Hunter Dobbins, Isaac Coffey, Mikey Romero, Bryan Gonzalez, Allan Castro, Stanley Tucker and more. Finally they wrap up with Guess the Prospect!

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Jordan and Brian are joined by Matt to talk a little bit about the Red Sox first second-half series of the season, against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The three talk about the vibe in Dodger Stadium and how close the Red Sox were to taking each of the first two games of the series.

However, they lost both. Is this a sign the team definitely should buy? Is this a slice of humble pie? A bit of both? The crew talks about all possibilities.

Jordan and Brian later talk "Contender or Pretender?" for the National League before wrapping up ahead of Sunday Night Baseball.

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Jordan and Jake are joined by Pod by the River and former Pesky Report alum Ed Hand (@EdHand89) to discuss Ed's latest project channeling his post-grad travels interviewing longtime minor-league standouts.

In the first 15 minutes, Derrik crashes the show to tell Ed to stop calling him "Meatball," which immediately backfires.

The quartet then begin conversing about Ed's project, the post-degree struggles of finding work in journalism and other things in this hour-and-45-minute episode!

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On this special episode of MiLB Talk, Derrik, Hunter and Jake are thrilled to be joined by Noah Dean, left-handed starting pitcher for the Lo-A Salem Red Sox! The guys ask Dean, drafted out of Old Dominion in the 5th round in 2022, about what have been the keys to his success in Salem so far and about his teammates in the clubhouse. Who is a leader? And who is the most unserious? They chat about his time pitching in college, and when he fell in love with the game. Dean talks about if things have changed under the new front office regime for the Red Sox this year, and what the transition was like from college bullpen arm to professional starter. We also ask about his advice for new Red Sox draftees and what they can expect as pros.

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On this week’s MiLB Talk, Derrik, Hunter and Jake start off by reacting to the picks on the first two days of the MLB Draft by the Red Sox. Did they get the steal of the draft with stud OF Braden Montgomery falling to them at 12? Plus the guys give their takes on Payton Tolle, Brandon Neely and tough sign Conrad Cason—plus Derrik takes a well-earned victory lap on connecting the Sox to 4th-round pick Zach Ehrhard in our preview. Speaking of victory laps for Derrik…Allan Castro had a huge week and he’s beaming about it. What has been the key to his season turnaround? Later the guys discuss the incredible performance by Roman Anthony in the Future Game Skills Showcase and how much Marcelo Mayer and Kyle Teel were having while it happened, plus how the latter two did in the game itself. Kristian Campbell is still ridiculous, when will he be challenged? In Worcester the crew discusses what to do with Bryan Mata as well as the season Luis Guerrero has had to date. In Salem there’s talk about Andy Lugo as well as the hopes for a Nazzan Zanetello turnaround. In the FCL/DSL Minute the guys bring up the pro debuts of Chansol Lee and Justin Riemer in FCL. Then it’s time for Guess the Prospect.

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Jordan, Sam and Brian recap the Red Sox' first-half finale against the Kansas City Royals in a series defined by the changing times for the Boston Red Sox.

The three also live react to the Red Sox selecting outfielder Braden Montgomery 12th overall in the first round of the MLB Draft, which Sam was especially hyped up about.

Lastly, they talk about the biggest surprises for the Red Sox and MLB during the first half before wrapping up with a quick hit on what would make for a great deadline for the Boston Red Sox.

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Matthew Crory, Kevin Baver and Doink are joined by Corbin from Red Seat Radio to discuss the series win against the A’s and the upcoming trade deadline. Weird is the best word to describe the starting pitching in the first two games, a lot of Ks from the Sox pitchers but not the strongest outings. They talked about the incredible swing-and-miss that Bello generated, and what does this start mean for his outlook coming into the Royals series. Masa and Abreu are cooking and li it up this entire series, and Casas is begging NESN to employ him. The Offense struggled in game two other then Duran. But in game 3 Houck showed why he is making a case to start the all star game, Abreu and Masa and Connor Wong carried the team to victory. The group breaks down the comments this week from Breslow and Sam Kennedy about the direction the team might go this deadline, and they talk about which targets might or might not be a fit on this Red Sox Team. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook @ThePeskyReport. 

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Derrik, Hunter and Jake are back with a special MiLB Talk edition where they preview the 2024 MLB draft for the Red Sox. The draft starts on July 14 with the first two rounds, where the Red Sox will pick 12th and 50th overall. How will the Red Sox utilize their picks and the $10.5 million bonus pool for their 20 picks? The guys break down possible strategies for the picks and who they might select with the 12th pick. Will someone unexpectedly fall out of the Top 10 like last year? Or will they already have a deal with someone? We explore possible picks such as Nick Kurtz, Vance Honeycutt, Christian Moore, Trey Yesavage, James Tibbs, Cam Smith, Cam Caminiti and more. Plus, will the team’s draft strategy be different under Craig Breslow? In the regular portion of the show there’s chatter about Mickey Gasper and his awesome mustache, Jake’s trip to see a bit of an odd Sea Dogs game in Manchester, a huge week for Allan Castro, the first High-A homer for Miguel Bleis, and a great week for both Salem pitchers and the great Albert “Big Al” Feliz. Plus the guys talk about Marcelo Mayer and Kyle Teel getting selected to the Futures Game, as well as Roman Anthony playing in the new Skills Showcase. Following some brief Dalvinson Reyes praise in the FCL/DSL Minute, it’s onto a special draft edition of Guess the Prospect.

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Jordan, Sam and Brian were planning to recap the first two games of the Red Sox weekend series with the Yankees when All-Star news rang in and Tanner Houck and Jarren Duran, along with Rafael Devers, were named to the American League All-Star Team. So, the trio gives their live, raw reactions.

Then, they talk about the first two games of the Red Sox series with the Yankees before shifting to an American League edition of Contender or Pretender!

Matthew Crory, Kevin Baver and Doink are back as a trio for the first time in 3 weeks, and the Red Sox are coming out of another series victory against the Marlins. Fangraphs has them at the highest playoff odds since June 28th 2022, and vibes are good. The gang talks about the Grateful dead’s latest concert experience at the Sphere in Vegas. They break down the Loan Depot Park location and modifications in the last few years. The trio talks about the latest Blue Jay news, and the crazy story about Bo Bichette’s “wife”. The Yankees lineup is currently awful as well, so it should be a good time to face them this weekend. Devers is closing in on 1000 hits, and Wong was carrying a 17 game hit streak going into July 4th. Masa Yoshida is heating up, singles machine, and Casas is not looking like hes going to be back until post all star game at this point. Bello brought back his fastball and instantly saw success against a struggling lineup. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook @PeskyReport. 

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