Soxprospects.com Podcast

Boston's season may be over, but the prospecting is still good, as Mellen talks with Mike and Hatfield about his trip to Instructs, which wrapped up this morning. The guys also discuss the Arizona Fall League and Baseball World Cup in this shorter edition of the podcast.

The season flew by and the guys get together to put a bow on it. Topics discussed include: is Ranaudo worth the hype, which 2011 pick has the most potential going forward, and where does Xander Bogaerts stack up with other previous Sox prospects.

The guys get together to discuss the Sox haul after the signing deadline.

The guys break down the Sox maneuvering at the deadline and discuss the pro's and con's of the deals made.

In this episode, two next podcasters make their debut as Ian Cundall and Jon Meoli join Chris and Chris to examine recent transactions, discuss some players who could move at the trade deadline, and look ahead to the potential logjam of players who need to be added to the 40-man roster this offseason. They also take some questions from Twitter followers, including one from a celebrity fan with a very interesting answer.

The crew regathers to discuss the upcoming Draft, the Chris' southern road trip to Greenville and Salem, and general happenings over the last months. Players discussed: Drake Britton, Miguel Celestino, Brandon Jacobs, Pete Hissey, Juan Rodriguez, and many more.

In our April podcast, we discuss the early returns for the 2011 season, what players might actually be due for an early promotion, and take some questions from the Twitterverse. Players discussed: Drake Britton, Kolbrin Vitek, Anthony Ranaudo, Will Middlebrooks, Miguel Celestino, Sean Coyle, Brandon Jacobs, and more!

In this podcast Mike, Hatfield, and Mellen discuss their Ft. Myers observations in depth. We talk about the players in Minor League camp who surprised, disappointed, and are poised for breakout seasons. We also predict the player we feel will make The Leap this season. Players discussed: Oscar Tejeda, Ryan Lavarnway, Kolbrin Vitek, Drake Britton, Jose Vinicio, Anthony Ranaudo, Brandon Workman, Kendrick Perkins, and many, many more.

The calendar wind down towards opening day and baseballs are being thrown in Ft. Myers. All is right in the world. Topics discussed:Do the Sox currently have a potential top prospect in the system? Who can step up and become the next great pitching prospect? Theo and his clever contract tricks. The physical development of prospects. How much patience is too much patience? And much more. Players discussed: Anthony Ranuado, Kolbrin Vitek, Jose Iglesias, Ryan Kalish, Lars Anderson, Drake Britton, Bryce Brentz, Brandon Workman, Stolmy Pimentel, Sean Coyle, Ryan Lavarnway, Chad Spann, and many, many more.  

In our first podcast of 2011, we cover the state of the system, the Adrian Gonzalez trade, and our early projections on 2011 roster assignments.

On our special 10th episode, we dissect the Sox 2010 draft haul piece by piece and discuss the Salem and Lowell teams. Players discussed: Anthony Ranaudo, Gain Cecchini, Sean Coyle, Kendrick Perkins, Brandon Workman, Chris Hernandez, Kolbrin Vitek, Oscar Tejeda, Will Middlebrooks.

The crew makes up for lost time by recording their longest podcast to date. Topics discussed include the first month of short-season and rookie ball, the polarizing Che-Hsuan Lin, the Sox catching logjam, and Ryan Kalish's immediate and long-term future. We also had the pleasure welcoming guest Mike Newman from ScoutingtheSally.com. He joined us to talk about Greenville's current prospects. Players discussed: Che-Hsuan Lin, Ryan Lavarnway, Jose Garcia, Madison Younginer, Roman Mendez, Ryan Kalish, Michael Almanzar, Reymond Fuentes, Derrik Gibson, Chris McGuiness, Felix Doubront, and Daniel Nava.

The four regulars get together for a podblast to recap the Sox three picks, who the Sox will target on day two, and to discuss some of the misinformation that goes along with the draft process. Players discussed: Kolbrin Vitek, Bryce Brentz, Anthony Ranaudo    

It's the most wonderful time of the year. The Draft is here and SoxProspects.com is ready to bring you all the details on the players you are soon to be hyping up, arguing about, and prematurely giving up on. In this episode, which is Part 4 of our Draft Preview, we discuss the Sox targets in the draft, players we want the Sox to draft, and we make our final draft predictions. Players discussed: Austin Wilson, Anthony Ranaudo, Kolbrin Vitek, Tyrell Jenkins, Barrett Loux, Chad Bettis, Kaleb Cowart, Matt Harvey, and more.

In the second show of the season, the gang discusses early season surprises and disappointments, a draft preview preview, and play Triple Play for the first time ever. Players discussed: Lars Anderson, Anthony Rizzo, Oscar Tejeda, Chris McGuinness, Daniel Nava, Che-Hsuan Lin, and more.

Sit down with the gang to kick off the 2010 minor league season. Mike Andrews, Chris Hatfield, Chris Mellen, and Jon Singer discuss what they saw on their trip to Fort Myers. Players discussed include Jose Iglesias, Jose Vinicio, David Renfroe, Reymond Fuentes, Madison Younginer, Will Middlebrooks, and many more. Other topics include the bad luck the minor league system can face and 2010 predictions.

The guys get together for some off-season casting of pods. Topics discussed include off-season transaction to date, potential moves down the road, and a round table discussion about whether we overrate our prospects or not.

The gang of 3 gets together for a post-mortem of the 2009 minor league season and what to look forward to going ahead.

The gang gets together for the first time in a while to discuss Futures at Fenway, the biggest surprises and disappointments of the season, and random observations from the season.Show length: 1:03:50

The guys talk about the Red Sox's first three picks in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft - Reymond Fuentes, Alex Wilson, and David Renfroe.