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Front offices are currently in the middle of heated debates regarding whether or not to trade away their top prospects in order to find cornerstone players for the 2025 season. It's one of the toughest choices a chief decision-maker can make. Seattle GM Justin Hollander - whose team executed such a deal to get Luis Castillo - joins Bradfo to explain the mindset that goes into making these sort of...

One of the first free agent signings of this offseason jumps on the podcast, with relief pitcher Justin Wilson joining Bradfo and Gordo (Play Tessie) to talk about the decision to sign with the Red Sox so early in the Hot Stove season. The veteran lefty explains the Sox' approach toward courting Wilson, why he is optimistic heading into 2025 and his take on why pitchers are getting injured. There...

Dodgers reliever Michael Kopech is the latest member of the Dodgers to offer a behind the scenes look at what transpired in that fateful Game 5 of the World Series, while also reflecting on how far he has come. To listen to the entire conversation between Bradfo and Kopech, click here.

As part of a longer conversation with Arizona manager Torey Lovullo, the subject of how this year's postseason might have differed from the run the Diamondbacks went on a year ago. Lovullo joins Bradfo and offers his analysis on what should be prioritized for teams heading through October. He also classifies a moment from Bradfo's Boston Marathon experience as a Top 10 experience during Lovullo's...

First he was traded from the worst team to the best team. Then he played a key role in winning a World Series. He proceeded to follow up a championship parade by shaving a nine-month beard and then going on a honeymoon to St. Lucia. Yes, life is good for Michael Kopech. The Dodgers reliever joined Bradfo once again, offering fascinating insight and perspective to a sometimes rocky, yet ultimately...

What is it like to be singled out on a nationally-televised NFL game just for sitting in the middle of the crowd at a Buffalo Bills' games? Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo explained when returning to the podcast. But there is more. Lovullo reflects on his team's season and how close the Diamondbacks came to accomplishing their postseason goal. There is also a reflection on what was to b...

Throwing 100 mph is the top of the mountain for many pitchers, a fact Josh Gessner is highlighting in the two-year journey he has just set out on. An Australian who has played in the minors with both the Phillies and Rangers, Gessner has started a project in which he is unlocking the key to throwing triple-digits. The 24-year-old is documenting each step of his quest on social media (IG: @JoshGess...

David Ortiz is back on the podcast, this time checking in from his annual Celebrity Golf Event that helps raise money for children in the need of heart surgery. (To donate to the cause, please click here: https://one.bidpal.net/weekendwithpapi2024/browse/all.) Bradfo is reunited with the Hall of Famer once again, this time to talk about his recruitment of Juan Soto. When did he start believing the...

Bradfo is back with the WEEI Afternoon Show, hosted by Christian Arcand and Andy Hart, this time to try and make sense of the Red Sox' perceived about-face when it comes to spending money. While the guys try and pick through the organization's current comments, and this ownership's history, most of the talk comes back to if acquiring Juan Soto is actually a reality.

What was it like in the Dodgers' dugout during that final World Series game? How did Dave Roberts juggle the chaos leading up to the season's final out? How hurt were certain guys on the world champs? Which manager does Ryan Brasier get confused for constantly? Who got hit in the head with a beer can during the championship parade? All those questions and more are answered by Dodgers reliever Ryan...

David Hess was living the life of up-and-coming major league pitcher until his life took an unfortunate turn for the worse in 2021 - a cancer diagnosis. Since then Hess has staged an up and down battle against the disease, culminating in some very good news over just the last few days. Hess joins Bradfo to talk about the inspirational story, the lessons that came with it and how he views potential...

With teams deciding which minor leaguers they are willing to expose to the Rule 5 Draft in early December, it is a good time to hear from one player who might be living that life - Mets pitching prospect Mike Vasil. Vasil spent the entire season in Triple-A in 2024 after going to the Futures Game the year before. It is a worthy exercise considering players like Vasil often ultimately made a differ...

Will Venable no doubt has his work cut out for himself as the new manager for the White Sox, but he has a plan, approach and mentality that could send Chicago back down the right road. Venable puts it all on display when sitting down with Bradfo and White Sox superfan Courtney Finnicum. There is reminiscing about Will's hoop showdown with current Lakers coach JJ Redick, key memories of growig up a...

Many thought Craig Counsell's $8 million-a-year deal with the Cubs last season was going to make managers' salaries skyrocket. Since then, however, the closest anyone has come is Alex Cora's deal that pays him just more than $7 million per season. Other than that, there isn't a manager who makes as much as $5 million. With the likes of Dave Roberts and Aaron Boone heading into the final years of t...

Longtime baseball writer Scott Miller - the author of the upcoming book 'SKIPPER: Why baseball managers matter and always will' - joins Bradfo to look at the value of the position of managers these days compared to more simpler times. It's different, but no less important, as Dave Roberts displayed throughout his World Series run. The guys reflect on how the role has changed, and how the financial...

Bradfo joins the Play Tessie podcast with Sammy, Gordo, and Pat to discuss the optimism around Red Sox nation over their chances to land Juan Soto, ranks the top free agent starters, and much more!

Courtney Finnicum and Jonny Gomes return for another episode of 'Pitch and Moan', this time letting it fly when it comes to the landscape of this year's Hot Stove season. From Juan Soto to the last middle reliever, players and teams are buzzing about what is going to transpire the next few months and there is nobody better equipped to tackle the subject than Courtney and Jonny.

Describing the talk of the offseason right now is simple: There is Juan Soto and everybody else. With the interested teams having put their best feet forward in meetings with the coveted free agent, Bradfo joins Jeff Joyce and Mike Stanton on MLB Network Radio to breakdown the pursuit of Soto. The guys take a deep dive into the Red Sox' approach to both Soto and this offseason as a whole, comparin...

Bradfo is back with the guys on 92.9 FM The Ticket in Bangor, this time giving the what's what when comes to the Red Sox' pursuit of Juan Soto. Does Boston actually have a chance at signing the superstar? What happens if they lose out on the outfielder? How should we view Soto's market? And will the Red Sox actually entertain trading Jarren Duran? It's all answered here.

With Chris Sale starting to pile up the postseason awards, it's a great time to revisit an important conversation the pitcher had with Bradfo at the beginning of spring training, looking forward to his first year with the Braves. Knowing what he know now about the pitcher's dominant 2024, the conversation is telling and insightful, offering clues as to why this season was going to be different tha...

Lance Brozdowski - the Player Development Analyst for the Marquee Network - is back on the podcast, this time offering next-level analysis of one of this offseason's most intriguing players, pitcher Roki Sasaki. Brozdowski, who first introduced us to the good and bad of last year's free agent pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shota Imanaga, dives into all things Sasaki and how teams should be viewin...

We take you back in time to a past episode of 'The Eye Test' with Julian McWilliams where he sat down with the new Yankees radio voice and host of the 'Hey Now! Podcast' - Dave Sims. The guys talk about Sims' journey, unique approach, fascinating background, and much more! It's the kind of conversation that represents the heart and soul of this great game of baseball.

Free Agency is officially underway, albeit slow moving as we wait for the likes of Juan Soto and Corbin Burnes to make their decisions, which means that there's no better time then now to have on our free agent correspondent, Ed Hand! Ed joins Play Tessie's Sammy and Gordo to discuss his Free Agent tracker, how he went about ranking these free agents, makes predictions, and much more!

The biggest name that's been popping up as the offseason has gotten underway is Garrett Crochet, Crochet is considered one of the most intriguing trade candidates, so that's why there is no better time to reflect on his conversation with Bradfo than now, where the White Sox pitcher talks about his breakout season, what the future might hold, and much more!

With the offseason talk being dominated by the pursuit of Juan Soto, we wanted to educate, inform and entertain with some of our conversations about the prized free agent. Eduardo Perez of ESPN, SNY's Andy Martino and Sam Dykstra of MLB Pipeline all join Bradfo to offer their unique perspectives when it comes to the outfielder who figures to be this year's top prize in the free agent market.