The Pesky Report (Red Sox Podcast)🎙

Derrik and Hunter are here for MiLB Talk. Hunter starts it off with his thoughts on a few miscellaneous categories. They dive into the week in MiLB with Enddy Azocar and quickly get sidetracked. Brooks Brannon brings them back with another massive week. There were some big pitching performances in Double-A. Meanwhile, Jack Winnay and Justin Gonzales went bananas in High-A and were joined by a few...

Jordan and Brian recap another Boston Red Sox series loss. Make sure to follow us on Twitter and Instagram, @ThePeskyReport. We are officially a part of Beyond The MonsterTwitter: @BeyondtheMnstrSubstack: https://beyondthemonster.substack.com/ This episode is brought to you by TJStats — advanced MLB stats and tools including pitcher summaries, prospect rankings, and live pitch data. Head over to t...

Matt and Jordan discuss the series loss to the Phillies, they do some deep diving into some of the worst teams in recent Red Sox memory, including one title defense team. After talking about the WOATs of 2014, they talk about Phillip Rivers and which retired Red Sox since 2017 they’d add to fix this team. Later, they discuss the report from The Sports Hub’s Mike Felger that the Red Sox are interes...

Hunter is joined by Jordan for MiLB Talk this week. They talk about prospects past, TikTok, and who could help the Red Sox soon this year. Anthony Eyanson made his Double-A debut and Franklin Arias continues to dominate. Home runs were everywhere, including walk-offs from Allan Castro and Starlyn Nunez. Brooks Brannon and Luke Heyman had star-making weeks, while Yophery Rodriguez took over the org...

The weekend crew gets after it with another Red Sox series loss, this time at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rays. Jordan and Jack start out by avoiding the elephant in the room, instead talking about Dwight Evans being a Baltimore Orioles. This team isn't serious right now, though. And they're running out of time to figure it out before the rest of the American League does it first. Make sure...

Matt, Jason and Isiah break down the first series sweep of the season for the Boston Chad Sox vs the Tigers. Defense showed out for the Red Sox in this series, especially the finale. Tolle looked every bit of the #8 prospect in all baseball that he is, the bats came alive in two straight games, and Framber Valdez is a little B…..it soft. Is bullpen Bello a thing now? Tyler Samaniego is awesome, an...

Hunter interviews THREE Boston Red Sox prospects down in Double-A Portland. Brooks Brannon, Nelly Taylor, and Miguel Bleis. Make sure to follow us on Twitter and Instagram, @ThePeskyReport.  We are officially a part of Beyond The Monster Twitter: @BeyondtheMnstr Substack: https://beyondthemonster.substack.com/

Jake and Hunter are here to talk about the week for Portland, Anthony Eyanson’s promotion, and the organization’s pitching. Baseball is supposed to be fun and they try to remind you of that. Jake discusses his recent article for Beyond the Monster talking about Craig Breslow and the issues with the power dynamic in the organization. Then, Derrik and Hunter are here to talk about Worcester’s roster...

The weekend crew recaps yet another Red Sox series loss, as they drop two of three to the Houston Astros at home. This weekend brought another saga, as Ceddanne Rafaela threw his arms up at Trevor Story after a play at second base. The circus music continues. Is there any hope for this group? Make sure to follow us on Twitter and Instagram, @ThePeskyReport. We are officially a part of Beyond The M...

Jordan, Matt and Isiah break down the first series loss for the Boston Chad Sox vs the Blue Jays. Ranger looked dominant again, and Cease’s hair and mustache went crazy. Duran’s Batting stances keep changing and they need him to lock in. They crew talks about Breslow’s type of player and some of the hit pieces coming out about the fired coaches. They also talk about the state of the rotation now t...

Derrik and Hunter are joined by Boston Red Sox prospect Andrews Opata. They ask the Salem star about his start to the season, and his introduction to the organization and professional baseball in general. Opata tells us about growing up in Georgia and his family background in Ghana. He tells us about his relationships, his teammates, and what his pregame rituals. Derrik and Hunter finish off the s...

The weekend crew recaps an eventful series in Baltimore for the Red Sox. They won two of three, but Brayan Bello got smoked in Game 1, then they scored 17 in an authoritative win in Game 2. Then, they fired longtime manager Alex Cora along with several key members of the coaching staff. It’s a new era, but the first impression of life under interim manager Chad Tracy looked pretty good. The gang g...

Derrik, Jason, and Jordan jump on an emergency podcast to breakdown the firing of longtime Red Sox manager Alex Cora. Cora headlines a departing staff of six dugout members losing their jobs as the Red Sox are an AL East-worst 10-17 to start the season. The trio also talks Chad Tracy, who got the call to be interim manager for the rest of the 2026 campaign. Make sure to follow us on Twitter and In...

Matt rocks a solo pod breaking down the Yankees 3 game sweep of the Red Sox at home. He breaks down the pitching performances from Early, Suarez and Tolle, as well as how the offense faired with RISP. He talked about Roman’s back injury, as well as the MLB debut of 22yr old P Eduardo Rivera. He previewed the pitching matchups for the upcoming series and peeked at where the offense ranks in the MLB...

Jake is back! Derrik, Jake, and Hunter are joined by Worcester Red Sox star Braiden Ward to discuss the Triple-A fight at the top of the show. He tells us how the season has gone so far, and what the last few months have been like in a new organization. Jake gets his first point in the farm system frenzy. He also gives his thoughts on the pitching throughout the organization. Derrik and Hunter go...

Jordan rocks a solo episode as the Boston Red Sox split a four-gamer with the Detroit Tigers. Ranger Suarez dazzled in Game 1, with Masataka Yoshida the hero in the 10th. Garrett Crochet and Brayan Bello each struggled to get deep into the game, costing the Sox the middle two before a bullpen masterclass carried them to a series split after Sonny Gray departed with injury. Jordan recaps the series...

Jordan and Isiah recap another series loss for the Boston Red Sox, who fall to 7-11 on the season. It was a historically bad start for Garrett Crochet, with Sonny Gray following up with a not-so impressive outing as well. Connelly Early salvaged the weekday series with six strong innings, as Trevor Story plates five runs. The story, however, was Jarren Duran's antics again. Jordan and Isiah re...

Derrik and Hunter are here for their first tag team MiLB Talk episode of the year. There’s plenty to talk about with an eventful week in Worcester, ridiculous pitching throughout the minor leagues, and more. They discuss the discourse surrounding Kristian Campbell and Jake Bennett, talk about potential breakouts, and gush over Franklin Arias and Greenville’s pitching. Let’s make sure to highlight...

The weekend crew gets after it following another Boston Red Sox series win. Ranger got back on track, as did Bello. Also... offense? The lineup, despite a dud in Game 1 and nothing from Roman Anthony in the final two games, scored 16 runs across the final two games. They set a new season-high in runs twice. Willson Contreras is a beast. Are we happy with how the offseason played out if it was Breg...

Matt, Isiah, and Bayleigh recap briefly the Boston Red Sox’s first series victory against the Milwaukee Brewers. They talk about Story being moved down to the 5 spot in the lineup, which has yielded some results but his defense is still questionable. They talk about how Marcelo at SS would make more sense. They break down the rest of the offense, look at Roman’s arm issues, highlight a MLB debut,...

Derrik and Hunter are back for another episode of MiLB Talk, this week with Nate Wollenhaupt joining the show. They start with the dominance of Worcester’s offense, the big bounce back start of Payton Tolle, and Jake Bennett’s dominance. John Holobetz was a lone bright spot in Portland. Justin Gonzales might be the best player of all-time, and Greenville’s pitching is ridiculously exciting. Salem...

Marathon episode for the weekday crew despite the Boston Red Sox losing their third series in a row to open the 2026 season. Sonny Gray was great in Game 1, Connelly Early less so in Game 2, Ranger Suarez even less so in Game 3. The offense showed some signs of life, but not good enough to win the series against an equally slow-starting San Diego Padres team. The trio talk about local food spots,...

Matt, Isiah, and Jordan recap briefly the Boston Red Sox series against the Houston Astros. There wasn’t a whole lot to discuss, as it was more of the same of what went wrong against the Reds. Pitching wasn’t good enough, the offense sputtered, but Wilyer Abreu and Connor Wong hit really well. The trio talks road trip snacks, lobster poutine, and the 9 and 9 in 9 challenge before previewing the in...

Derrik and Hunter are here for another episode the MiLB Talk. The duo breaks down Worcester’s opening series, and preview the seasons for the other three levels of the minors. They touch on the season debuts of Jake Bennett and Payton Tolle. How did the offense do with Mikey Romero leading the way? They try to do a quick breakdown of the other three levels ahead of their season openers this upcomi...

Matt, Jack and Brian discuss the first series of the year for the Red Sox, Opening Day stats, Roman's Historic day, Should Mayer start at 2B, What's the deal with the lineups? Marcelos’ commercial and the new NESN Scorebug. The group discusses it being too early to react to Sonny Gray’s time in Boston like hes the next Corey Kluber. They look at the historically bad CB Bucknor game, as well as dif...