The Pesky Report (Red Sox Podcast)🎙

Matt, Jordan and Kevin talk about the sad state of the sox considering how early in September it is. Should we call up Anthony or Campbell for the stretch. There are still some positives form this series like starting pitching performances, but something has to change. The trio takes a look back down the empty promises of this year from ownership and talks about who is to blame for this collapse....

MiLB Talk is back as Derrik, Jake, and Hunter discuss the playoff potential of multiple minor league teams. Franklin Arias was an FCL All-Star, MVP, and the top prospect. Juan Valera joined him on the All-Star roster. Mikey Romero has looked fantastic since being promoted to Double-A and people need to join the Nelly Taylor hype train. They discuss the pitching performances in Single-A, Yordanny M...

Matt fills in for Jordan, along with Sam and Brian to break down another series loss. Theres a leak in the ship and we are starting to sink. Time is slowly running out to close the gap, and the Twins and Royals haven’t even been playing well. The trio complimented Bailey and the starting pitching for improving in the last 7 starts, but the offense needs to step up. Brian and Matt talk about potent...

Matt and Jordan break down this long series against the blue jays. Lots of sox trivia talk in this one, Bello and Kutter were good, but the offense (other then Duran) is sputtering. Theres alot of other talk about the playoff chances, and the upcoming schedule. As well as guessing who has Saves this year and talking about which teams have it worse then we do. WEEI booth had an incredible call duri...

Derrik, Hunter and Jake are back for their first regular MiLB Talk episode in a few weeks. They start in an obvious place: Kristian Campbell has once again moved up to a new level and absolutely raked. What can’t this guy do? Will he be in the majors this year? Roman Anthony has gotten off to a big start in Worcester too. Luis Guerrero has been excellent of late, is he a candidate for the MLB bull...

Jordan and Brian recap a tough series for the Boston Red Sox, who fall to 29-35 at home after a sweep at the hands of the reigning NL Champion Diamondbacks. How do they feel about the team moving forward? How should they feel? In answering these questions, the two examine the season of losing more winnable games than winning losable ones. They also discuss how many wins this team needs to have aga...

Matthew, Kevin and Doink mentally prepare for the upcoming gauntlet of games, and break down the series victory vs the Astros. After a crushing Game 1 loss, the next two games were incredible and left us feeling back. The Pivetta experiment might be over, and the crew looks at the details of someone like Frankie Montas’ contract to see if that would even be realistic for Nick and the sox. The bull...

Mikey Romero joins the MiLB Talk crew of Jake, Derrik, and Hunter. The trio asks Mikey about a number of different topics. We learn about his relationship with his teammates, and how they stay so close. How did Trevor Story help during his rehab? The draft process, trades and releases, and who will be in his wedding. Romero gives insight on Kristian Campbell, Roman Anthony, Yordanny Monegro, and o...

Jordan and Brian get together to talk about a Red Sox split in Baltimore with the Orioles. In this series, the Red Sox got really solid starts from Nick Pivetta and Kutter Crawford, but Brayan Bello stole the show by taking a no-hitter into the sixth inning of a start that lowered his ERA to 4.80. Additionally, Masataka Yoshida stays hot, Triston Casas returned (So long, partner (Dom Smith)) and R...

Jordan joins Matthew and Kevin to vent about how this should have been a sweep against the Rangers. The bullpen other then 2 and 3/4s people is toast, and they discuss injury timelines that could fix some of this. The trio talks Andrew Bailey’s impact and how bad Luis Garcia has been since getting traded. August has been historically bad for the Red Sox over the last 4 years, and this summer is no...

The Pesky Report MiLB Talk crew is back with a big episode this week: the Red Sox have promoted the Big Three of Romany Anthony, Marcelo Mayer and Kyle Teel from Portland to Worcester, bringing the three best prospects in the Red Sox system to within one step of the major league roster. What do Derrik, Hunter and Jake think about the moves? What can we expect from these guys the rest of the season...

Matthew, Brian, and RedSoxSam talk about whats next for the Red Sox rotation after a disappointing sweep vs the Astros. The trio explores potential additions to the MLB roster to fill out this squad with James Paxton’s injury today. Would a Rich Hill reunion make sense to fill the 5th man? There was alot of talk about Mickey Gaspers mustache, and they talked about Andrew Bailey’s lack of change he...

Matthew, Kevin, Doink, and Jordan are ready to break down a series victory against the (allegedly) Cheating Royals. We are tired of seeing that sasquatch, Masataka has another huge series, Paxton shoved, Bello looked ok until he didn’t. Kenley was back and not hurt. Chris Martin was back and not hurt. Casas might be back sooner rather then later, DOM SMITH IS A HERO. and much more               Ma...

The Minors Talk crew of Derrik, Jake, and Hunter talk about Mikey Romero’s destruction, and a  High-A no-hitter. Jake went to a Portland game and somehow missed Kristian Campbell again. Hunter’s body hurts after a dominant wiffle ball performance. Does Derrik want the team to suck? We discuss his fandom. Nick Sogard’s MLB debut and Quinn Priester’s organizational debut get talked about. S alem’s p...

Jordan and Sam get together to recap the Boston Red Sox taking two out of three against the defending World Series Champion Texas Rangers in Arlington, maintaining momentum going into a giant series against the Kansas City Royals. The two talk about the continued ascension of outfielders Jarren Duran and Wilyer Abreu, who had monster series, and the continued regression of right-handers Tanner Hou...

Matthew, Kevin and Doink are back for the first episode of the Pesky Report week day show POST trade deadline. Finally the sox have a series win POST All Star break, and it felt great to beat up on Logan Gilbert. Masataka has arrived, and Devers continues to mash at his best clip ever. Bello seems to have turned a corner and the trade deadline acquisitions are already making an impack, Paxton wasn...

The MiLB Talk crew of Derrik, Hunter and Jake are back with their second episode this week. They waited until right after the trade deadline to record this episode so they could offer the full rundown on all the players that were traded away from the Red Sox at this deadline—and as anticipated, the deadline has resulted in a big shakeup in the Red Sox minor league system. The guys talk about the i...

The MiLB Talk crew of Derrik, Hunter and Jake are starting off this week with an interview with 2024 Red Sox draftee Alex Bouchard! Alex was drafted earlier this month by the Red Sox in the 14th round out of Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. Alex underwent Tommy John surgery in April, so we asked about his rehab and the plan the Red Sox have him on. We discussed the pre-draft process, if he was e...

Jordan, Sam and Brian get together to recap what had been a back-and-forth series between the Red Sox and Yankees entering Sunday Night Baseball -- which the Yankees won 8-2. The trio also got to recap some trades as the MLB Trade Deadline is fast approaching with a surprisingly large amount of movement. The Boston Red Sox swung two deals, re-acquiring lefty starter James Paxton and upgrading thei...

Jordan, Doink and Tim get together to recap a largely forgettable series in Colorado for the Boston Red Sox, who lost two of three to the Rockies. Cooper Criswell was the team's star of the weekend, tossing a career-high seven innings, blanking Colorado in the process. Tyler O'Neill hit two massive home runs and the Red Sox pitching staff bookended the series with two not-so-great pitching...

Jordan, Jake and Doink are joined by former Boston Red Sox infielder and current broadcaster Lou Merloni on this special bonus episode of The Pesky Report. In this episode, Lou talks about what Trade Deadline season does to a clubhouse and how the mantra that standing pat because you "believe in the roster" is a crock of garbage. Lou also gives his insight into the team's slow start...

On this week’s MiLB Talk, Derrik, Jake and Hunter start with six reported promotions in the Red Sox minor league season that came down Monday: David Sandlin and Connelly Early are headed to Portland, Noah Dean and Elmer Rodriguez are going to Greenville, and Franklin Arias are making their way to Salem from FCL. What do we make of the moves, and are there more promotions coming? The guys do a brie...

Jordan and Brian are joined by Matt to talk a little bit about the Red Sox first second-half series of the season, against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The three talk about the vibe in Dodger Stadium and how close the Red Sox were to taking each of the first two games of the series. However, they lost both. Is this a sign the team definitely should buy? Is this a slice of humble pie? A bit of both? Th...

Jordan and Jake are joined by Pod by the River and former Pesky Report alum Ed Hand (@EdHand89) to discuss Ed's latest project channeling his post-grad travels interviewing longtime minor-league standouts. In the first 15 minutes, Derrik crashes the show to tell Ed to stop calling him "Meatball," which immediately backfires. The quartet then begin conversing about Ed's project, t...

On this special episode of MiLB Talk, Derrik, Hunter and Jake are thrilled to be joined by Noah Dean, left-handed starting pitcher for the Lo-A Salem Red Sox! The guys ask Dean, drafted out of Old Dominion in the 5th round in 2022, about what have been the keys to his success in Salem so far and about his teammates in the clubhouse. Who is a leader? And who is the most unserious? They chat about h...