Baseball Isn’t Boring

Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer joined Bradfo and soon-to-be Hall of Famer Joe Castiglione in the broadcast booth to talk about how he views the free agent market after new surfaced that Cody Bellinger was signing with the Cubs. Breslow also reflects on his new job, some of the Red Sox top prospects and how he views his current roster.

Cody Bellinger is returning to the Cubs on a three-year, $80 million deal. So, when news breaks we get to the bottom of what's what when it comes to the player and the person. Bradfo does exactly that in talking to Bellinger's former teammate in Chicago, Michael Fulmer, and Kenley Jansen, who played with the outfielder in Los Angeles. It's a great perspective of why the Cubs have committed to Bell...

Bradfo sits down with Orioles Catcher James McCann to get his thoughts when it comes to reaching 10 years of service time, a highly prestigious and humbling honor that fewer than 10% of players in MLB reach in their careers

Red Sox manager Alex Cora meets with the media for his second pregame session of the spring training schedule, touching on how important Ceddanne Rafaela is to the Red Sox plans, the rotation competition, and how the center field decision is crucial to how the roster is constructed

Bradfo catches up with the undeniable MVP of 2023 Spring Training, Braves first baseman Matt Olson. Olson led the majors last year with eight Spring Training homers while possessing a mammoth OPS of 1.500. In the conversation, he explains what translates and what doesn't when it comes to dominating the month of March heading into the real games. Also part of the podcast is a similar talk with Romy...

Red Sox manager Alex Cora meets with the media for his first pregame session of the spring training schedule, touching on his team's plans in the coming days, prospect Nick Yorke's lot in life, the presence of former White Sox Romy Gonzalez, and who will be seeing time at first base. All of it leads into the spring training opener against Northeastern University.

Chris Sale returns to the podcast, but this time he is wearing Atlanta Braves gear. The starter sits down with Bradfo to reflect and reveal when it comes to how the offseason trade that sent him to the Braves went down. The surprise. The intrigue. The emotions. All of it is on display in another great conversation with the veteran lefty.

With Major League Baseball having initially tried out its new uniforms with last year's All-Stars, it made sense to talk to one of those who participated in the initial fitting in Seattle last July - Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen. Jansen explained to Bradfo what the differences are when it comes to the uniforms he sampled as an All-Star and what is being presented this spring training.

Bradfo sits down with WEEI/NESN Red Sox Rant Master Supreme Lou Merloni to discuss how to view a subpar offseason/trade deadline from a player's perspective along with how a player feels when 'trusting your agent' ends up having you sitting without a deal in the middle of February

Tyler Heineman has had a good career to date, serving as one of the best defensive catchers in the game while seeing time in 104 major league games, including stints with the Blue Jays and Pirates in 2023. But there is another thing that separates Tyler: He is now the official magician of Baseball Isn't Boring. As he put on display for his new teammates with the Red Sox Wednesday, Heineman has lea...

Bradfo sits down with the always insightful and entertaining Red Sox Shortshop Trevor Story to get his fascinating take on leadership within an MLB clubhouse

The first season of his three-year, $30 million contract didn't turn out exactly as Christian Vazquez had planned, having been relegated to a backup by season's end. But the catcher has faced some honest realities of that first year with the Twins and where his mindset went wrong, and now he is ready to turn things around. Bradfo sits down with Vazquez to discuss lessons learned, his thoughts on g...

Red Sox Third Baseman Rafael Devers and Red Sox Translator Carlos Villoria meet with the Boston Media to discuss his displeasure with the lack of additions this offseason, the work he's put in this offseason, and much more

Bradfo sits down with Red Sox Starter Lucas Giolito who offers some perspective when it comes to being a first-time free agent, why it was important for him to make a decision, and what he did at the end of December

For all those big-name free agents who still haven't signed with a team this offseason, understand the challenges that await. With every day that passes, the discomfort of not getting in a full spring training with your new team becomes more and more of an issue. Trevor Story knows that, having been dropped into his new club on March 20 two years ago. And Lucas Giolito can certainly offer perspect...

Yankees Outfielder Juan Soto meets with the New York Media to discuss his expectations for the Yankees lineup, the Yankees chances to make the World Series, playing in the Bronx, and much more

Five months after their last sit-down, Bradfo and Kenley Jansen get together to talk about the closer's lot in life and the state of the Red Sox. As always, Jansen offers an honest assessment of his situation, which in this case includes swirling trade rumors. The Red Sox' change in "vision" is discussed by Jansen, who has seen the direction of the organization change dramatically since he signed...

Red Sox First Baseman Triston Casas meets with the Boston media to discuss the beginning of Spring Training, the Netflix doctumentary, and if any extension talks have arose so far

Back in 2022, Trevor Story switched positions to play second base in order to keep Xander Bogaerts at shortstop. Now, Bogaerts finds himself in Story's spot from a couple of years ago, with news that he is the one moving to second. Bradfo caught up with Story to get his reaction and perspective of not only the challenges that come with such a position change, but the psychology that is also part o...

Bradfo catches up with Justin Slaten, a 26-year-old pitcher who was selected by the Mets in this offseason's Rule 5 Draft before being traded to the Red Sox. Living the life of someone who has six weeks to make a major league roster or get sent back to his previous team (in this case, the Rangers) is an odd one, which is why the conversation with Slaten is an important and intriguing one. Besides...

Bradfo is joined by now former Red Sox pitcher John Schreiber moments news came down that he had been traded to Kansas City minor leaguer David Sandlin. Schreiber takes us through the craziness of his day, while reflecting on a memorable stint in Boston. The pitcher also offers a message to the Fenway fans he has pitched in front of the last few years.

Mets First Baseman Pete Alonso meets with the New York Media to discuss his decision to hire Scott Boras as his agent, whether he has spoken to the Mets regarding an extension, how it feels seeing his name in trade rumors, and much more as the Spring Training is upon us

Our BIB College Baseball Insider Isabella Geskos is joined by Perfect Game USA VP of Scouting Operations Jered Goodwin to discuss the Perfect Game Alumni who will headline this year's draft, his experiences coaching teams full of future major leaguers, and he builds his dream team made up of the top players in college baseball this year as College Baseball Opening Day has arrived!

The talk of spring training so far has been the new uniforms given to Major League Baseball players. So it made all the sense in the world to have Rich Hill on the podcast once again, giving his own very informed and unique perspective when it comes to all things MLB uniforms. Hill is fired up, as he joins Bradfo to give his opinion on why these new threads are sending a terrible message and how e...

In his daily meeting with the media, Red Sox manager Alex Cora touched on a variety of topics, including how important rookie Ceddanne Rafaela might be to the construction of the Sox' roster. Cora also offers updates on pitcher Bryan Mata (who is out of options) and first impressions made by newcomer Vaughn Grissom.