Baseball Isn’t Boring

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.

Bradfo sat down with former Rangers announcer and current Braves announcer C.J. Nitkowski to get an understanding of what World Series star and one of the best free agents available, Jordan Montgomery, brings to the table as his free agency begins to overlap the beginning of Spring Training

While most everyone is baseball is looking at the 2024 season with some sense of optimism and hope, the A's find themselves in the weirdest of worlds. Is their home Oakland or Las Vegas? How will their fans view them? Can they avoid losing over 100 games? There is a lot to pick through in this most unusual of circumstances. That's why we have Jason Mastrodonato of the Bay Area-based Mercury News G...

Cubs POBO Jed Hoyer, GM Carter Hawkins, and Manager Craig Counsell meets with the Chicago Media to discuss the Cubs roster headed into Spring Training, the latest on discussions with Cody Bellinger, first impressions after seeing Shōta Imanaga throw, and much more as the Spring Training is upon us

With pitchers and catchers reporting to camp, Bradfo sits down with the always opinionated Phillies reliever Matt Strahm to hear out what has been on his mind, which this time the led to the lefty surfacing concerns over a previously unknown alteration involving how hitters are going to be allowed to get ready for pitchers during the game

There are so many reasons why the baseball world should be rooting for Mickey Jannis to get a shot in somebody's spring training, starting with the fact that he is one of the few pitchers out there who can remind us of the greatness that comes with the knuckleball. Mickey joins Bradfo to talk about his journey (which includes one major league game - striking out Yordan Alvarez), how he was inspire...

Mets Manager Carlos Mendoza meets with the New York Media to discuss the Mets roster headed into Spring Training, getting adjusted to being a manager this season, talks about the competitions for the 3B, DH, and front end of the bullpen jobs this year, and much more as the pitchers and catchers day is upon us

Red Sox Manager Alex Cora meets with the Boston Media to discuss the Red Sox roster headed into Spring Training, reports on his future beyond this season, talks about where they plan on playing Masataka Yoshida and Ceddanne Rafaela, and much more as the pitchers and catchers day is upon us

With pitchers and catchers getting going, there is no better player to help the podcast set the right tone than Phillies reliever Matt Strahm. The winner of the Baseball Isn't Boring Podcast of the Year in 2023 kicks things off in 2024 with style, talking all things Phillies, including how they should be viewed among the MLB powerhouses. And, as usual. Matt has some opinions on some of the changes...

Mets POBO David Stearns meets with the New York Media to discuss the Mets roster headed into Spring Training, reports on the health status of the roster, talks about whether the Mets plan on making any other additions, and much more as the pitchers and catchers day is upon us

Bradfo and Rich Hill discuss the feeling of heading down to Arizona/Florida for Pitchers and Catchers report day, which officially kicks off Spring Training and the new season

Spring training is about to begin, but it is doing so with plenty of players still not knowing what camp they are heading to. Bradfo is joined by Ed Hand to decipher where we have landed when it comes to MLB free agency and why this offseason has turned out to be one of the most bizarre in recent memory. The guessing game as to where some of the offseason biggest free agent names are going to end...