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2013 Podcasts |
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June 17, 2013 |
EPISODE 39.1: MELLEN'S EXCELLENT SALEM/GREENVILLE ADVENTURE. With Chris Mellen
back from his yearly southern swing, the two unofficial members of SoxProspects
South, Chris Hatfield and Jon Meoli, hit him with some questions about the
players he saw at the two full-season A-ball affiliates. The guys also talked
about Xander Bogaerts's promotion to Pawtucket, Jon Denney signing for way less
than we thought he would, and the rest of the news.
This week's opening
music is "Stuttering" by
Young London. Check out their new EP, Instincts, which dropped last week, on
iTunes, and see them on this summer's Warped Tour. |
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June 10, 2013 |
DRAFT
POST-MORTEM: After another big week for the Red Sox, Chris Hatfield, Matt
Huegel, and Ian Cundall reviewed the results from the club's 2013 draft. They
speculate on which of the highly-ranked high school players might sign,
discuss their new draft binkies, and answer reader questions. Plus, the guys
got to some news on the farm, including Xander Bogaerts's recent hot streak
and potential to be promoted soon, Brandon Workman's actual promotion to
Pawtucket, Jose Iglesias's official graduation to Boston, and the start of the
Dominican Summer League. And, of course, Chris makes a bunch of references
that nobody gets.
This week's opening music is "Lionheart" by the band
Sirsy. Check 'em out at www.sirsy.com. |
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June 6, 2013 |
DRAFT DAY 1 RECAP: With the Sox's selections of Trey Ball and Teddy Stankiewicz
in the books, Chris Hatfield, Jon Meoli, and Ian Cundall evaluated the
selections and speculated about the organization's potential strategy in its
remaining picks. |
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June 3, 2013 |
DRAFT
PREVIEW EDITION! Chris Hatfield, Ian Cundall, and Jon Meoli preview this
week's draft. With the Sox picking at number 7 overall, excitement is high for
the highest pick the club has had in years. The guys talk about the draft as a
whole (not good), the Sox' recent draft history and strategy, and look at the
players who may be the pick at number 7. Also, Chris chases a fly around his
apartment and Ian watches a shaving commercial. |
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May 27, 2013 |
Back on schedule, Chris Hatfield, Matt Huegel, and Ian Cundall discussed the
news of the week, including what depth there is at third base in Pawtucket given
Jose Iglesias's move over there in the majors and why Greenville's lineup is
lacking a bit in prospect power. Listener questions included inquiries on Garin
Cecchini, Brandon Workman, and Brandon Jacobs. Finally, we hit on what Jackie
Bradley, Jr. has been up to since going back to Pawtucket, and discuss whether
he'll be back soon. |
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May 21, 2013 |
After a
short haitus, the guys are back. Chris Hatfield, Matt Huegel, and Jon Meoli talk about the goings on
in Pawtucket, Portland, and Salem, discussing players like Rubby De La Rosa,
Xander Bogaerts, and Garin Cecchini, and also hit on what Mookie Betts is
doing down in Greenville. Also Jon's roommate walks in and can be heard in the
background at one point. |
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April 29, 2013 |
After a week off, Chris Hatfield, Matt Huegel, and Ian Cundall gabbed about the
players who've had the best starts to the season, and what conclusions we can
draw (hint: not many) from one month of data. |
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April 12, 2013 |
The minor
league season is just over a week old, and the SoxProspects team is already
out there reporting from the field. On this episode, Chris gets on the horn
with Jon Meoli, who was at Salem's season-opening series in Frederick, and
Chris Mellen, who caught Portland's opener and hadn't been on yet to talk
about Spring Training. Per Jon's request, we opened with some Justin
Timberlake. Forgive us. |
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April 6, 2013 |
The guys discuss what they saw down at minor league spring training last week
(which you can read up on at news.soxprospects.com!), then analyze the Opening
Day rosters at the Sox' four full-season affiliates. Also discussed: Jon Meoli's
hair. |
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March 15, 2013 |
Chris
Hatfield and Matt Huegel talk about the big stories from Spring Training so
far, which in a happy coincidence are almost entirely prospect-related. Jackie
Bradley, Allen Webster, Xander Bogearts and more are on the agenda. Plus the
fellas talk about battles for major league roster spots and discuss which
projected 2013 roster is most intriguing to them. |
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January 27, 2013 |
With some fresh audio from the Jimmy Fund's New Stars for Young Stars event,
the guys discuss five players and their upcoming seasons.
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2012 Podcasts |
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December 30, 2012 |
After a four-month layoff, Chris Hatfield, Chris Mellen, Matt Huegel, and,
eventually, Mike Andrews discussed the rising "new core" of homegrown Sox
players, and how that core could be factoring in to the organization's planning.
They also discussed their internal debates when ranking the system's top 10
prospects.
A special thanks to The Ludlow Thieves for providing this episode's intro
track, "All the Money."
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August 22, 2012 |
With the
dog days of the season upon us, Chris Hatfield, Chris Mellen, and Matt Huegel
chatted about Xander Bogaerts and the exodus of talent from Salem to Portland,
touching on what that says about the system on the whole, as well as who fans
can expect to see called up to Boston when rosters expand. The guys also took
questions from Twitter and discussed Mellen's burgeoning collection of Pauly
Shore movies. Intrigued? |
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July 15, 2012 |
Buckle up! We've got a long one here, as Chris Hatfield, Chris Mellen, Matt
Huegel and Ian Cundall discuss what's been going on in Pawtucket, Portland, AND
Lowell, plus touch briefly on the end of the draft signing period and blow
through a "short" 20-minute "lightning round." |
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June 24, 2012 |
We take a
break from making you listen to us talk about the players and let you hear
from the players themselves! Short interviews with Jose Iglesias, Deven
Marrero, and Pat Light from LeLacheur Park in Lowell. |
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June 17, 2012 |
Chris, Chris, and Jon talk about the goings on in
Salem and Greenville. Among the players they dished on: Matt Barnes,
Xander Bogaerts, Jackie Bradley, Henry Owens, Blake Swihart, and Garin Cecchini.
They also chatted briefly about Ryan Kalish's return to the major leagues and
the growing list of Sox draft picks to sign. |
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June 10, 2012 |
Chris,
Chris, and Matt chat about the draft, breaking down how things shook out in
the first year under the new CBA and dishing out the scouting reports on
Boston's picks. |
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May 22, 2012 |
In the re-boot of the SoxProspects.com Podcast, the guys chat about the big
stories of the spring in the Red Sox system: Will Middlebrooks, Matt Barnes, and
Jackie Bradley. |
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January 23, 2012 |
Ian,
Chris, and Chris discuss off-season transactions, projections for Will
Middlebrooks and Xander Bogaerts, and react to some player audio clips from
New Stars for Young Stars. |
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2011 Podcasts |
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November 23, 2011 |
Mike, Ian,
Chris, and Chris talk about the new CBA, the Red Sox front office promotions,
the AFL, winter leagues, the 40-man roster additions, minor league free
agency, and the holes on the major league roster. |
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October 11, 2011 |
Mike, Mellen, and Hatfield discuss the Arizona Fall League, Fall Instructional
League, and the World Cup. |
| September 13, 2011 |
Season wrap-up. Mike Andrews, Chris Mellen, Chris Hatfield, and Jon Meoli discuss the 2011 season and provide an early look at the 2012 season. |
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August 17, 2011 |
Chris Hatfield, Jon Meoli, and Matt Huegel recap the draft signing deadline. |
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August 1, 2011 |
Trade deadline
Podcast. Mike Andrews, Chris Mellen, Chris Hatfield, and Ian Cundall
break down the two trades from trade deadline weekend. |
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July 13, 2011 |
Chris, Chris, and new podcasters Ian Cundall and Jon Meoli discuss some
first-hand reports, the trade deadline, and the looming 40-man roster crunch. |
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June 2, 2011 |
Draft Preview
Podcast. In the second half of the Podcast, we also cover our recent
scouting trip to Greenville and Salem, as well as some recent observations
from Pawtucket. |
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April 20, 2011 |
In our April podcast, we discuss the early returns for the 2011 season, what
players might actually be due for an early promotion, and take some questions
from the Twitterverse. |
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March 27, 2011 |
2011 season preview
podcast. |
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February 23, 2011 |
We break our record for our longest podcast with a nine-topic spring preview and
a discussion of what prospects we're most excited to follow in 2011. |
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January 25, 2011 |
In our first podcast
of 2011, we cover the state of the system, the Adrian Gonzalez trade, and
our early projections on 2011 roster assignments. |
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2010 Podcasts |
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August 17, 2010 |
In the August
podcast, we cover the draft signing deadline and discuss some first-hand
reports from Salem and Lowell. |
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July 22, 2010 |
In our longest podcast to date, we discuss how the system stands at the halfway
point of the season, the first month of short season ball, Ryan Kalish's future,
and we also welcome guest Mike Newman from ScoutingtheSally.com |
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June
7, 2010 |
Recap of day one of
the 2010 draft. |
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June 4,
2010 |
2010 draft preview podcast. |
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May 13, 2010 |
In the second show of
the season, we discuss the early season surprises and disappointments, a
draft preview preview, and introduce Red Sox Nation to SoxProspects Triple
Play. |
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April 5, 2010 |
Recorded on April 3, 2010. The panel discusses their observations from
minor league spring training and previews the 2010 season. Panel includes
Mike Andrews, Ian Theodoridis, Chris Hatfield, and Chris Mellen, as well as a
guest appearance from Jonathan Singer. |
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2009 Podcasts |
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December 21, 2009 |
The roundtable talks about off-season transactions, the fall and winter leagues,
and prospect valuation.
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September 29, 2009 |
The panel gets
together for a post-mortem of the 2009 minor league season and what to look
forward to going ahead. |
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