Red Sox Coast to Coast

On episode 40, Matt Kory (formerly of The Athletic, FanGraphs, Vice, etc) is joined by nobody. It's just Matt talking to the wall again. This episode is a preview of the big weekend series with the Yankees. Matt talks about the Yankees, the pitching matchups and where the Sox are in their quest for a Wild Card spot. The Sox Outsider Podcast is the companion podcast to the Sox Outsider newsletter (soxoutsider.substack.com), which is written by Matt Kory. Matt has written for The Athletic, Sports On Earth, FanGraphs, Vice, Baseball Prospectus, and a bunch of other reputable websites during his time covering baseball and the Red Sox. The Sox Outsider newsletter is his newest venture, and it covers the Red Sox in depth, with analytics, analysis, and humor. It's free to read and subscribe at soxoutsider.substack.com, so please check it out! If you enjoy this podcast, give it a rating and/or a review! Thanks for listening everybody!

On episode 40, Matt Kory (formerly of The Athletic, FanGraphs, Vice, etc) is joined by Matt Collins of Over The Monster to discuss all things Red Sox. They hit on Chris Sale, The Garretts (Whitlock and Richards), the defense, Chaim, Cora, and just about anything of interest or note around the Red Sox. The Sox Outsider Podcast is the companion podcast to the Sox Outsider newsletter (soxoutsider.substack.com), which is written by Matt Kory. Matt has written for The Athletic, Sports On Earth, FanGraphs, Vice, Baseball Prospectus, and a bunch of other reputable websites during his time covering baseball and the Red Sox. The Sox Outsider newsletter is his newest venture, and it covers the Red Sox in depth, with analytics, analysis, and humor. It's free to read and subscribe at soxoutsider.substack.com, so please check it out! If you enjoy this podcast, give it a rating and/or a review! Thanks for listening everybody!

The Pod is back! Matt Kory (formerly of The Athletic, FanGraphs, Vice, etc) talks about where the Sox are now, how to fix their defense, evaluates Chris Sale after five starts, and hits on other topics of interest and note around the Red Sox. The Sox Outsider Podcast is the companion podcast to the Sox Outsider newsletter (soxoutsider.substack.com), which is written by Matt Kory. Matt has written for The Athletic, Sports On Earth, FanGraphs, Vice, Baseball Prospectus, and a bunch of other reputable websites during his time covering baseball and the Red Sox. The Sox Outsider newsletter is his newest venture, and it covers the Red Sox in depth, with analytics, analysis, and humor. It's free to read and subscribe at soxoutsider.substack.com, so please check it out! If you enjoy this podcast, give it a rating and/or a review! Thanks for listening everybody!

Matt Kory (formerly of The Athletic, FanGraphs, Vice, etc) is joined once again by Chris Hatfield, the Executive Editor of Sox Prospects. Chris and Matt talk about the draft that just happened, how Marcelo Mayer fell to Boston at four, the promise of Jud Fabian, and some other names to look out for in Boston's draft haul. They hit on some names in the Sox system who are popping, and examine the two prospects just called up to Boston, in Jarren Duran and Tanner Houck. There's other stuff too! You can and should follow Chris at @SPChrisHatfield on Twitter, and listen to his podcast on the Red Sox minor league system called, appropriately, the Sox Prospects Podcast.  The Sox Outsider Podcast is the companion podcast to the Sox Outsider newsletter (soxoutsider.substack.com), which is written by Matt Kory. Matt has written for The Athletic, Sports On Earth, FanGraphs, Vice, Baseball Prospectus, and a bunch of other reputable websites during his time covering baseball and the Red Sox. The Sox Outsider newsletter is his newest venture, and it covers the Red Sox in depth, with analytics, analysis, and humor. It's free to read and subscribe at soxoutsider.substack.com, so please check it out! If you enjoy this podcast, give it a rating and/or a review! Thanks for listening everybody!

Matt Kory (formerly of The Athletic, FanGraphs, Vice, etc) discusses the selection of high school shortstop Marcelo Mayer with the fourth overall pick by the Boston Red Sox in the first round of the MLB draft. The Sox Outsider Podcast is the companion podcast to the Sox Outsider newsletter (soxoutsider.substack.com), which is written by Matt Kory. Matt has written for The Athletic, Sports On Earth, FanGraphs, Vice, Baseball Prospectus, and a bunch of other reputable websites during his time covering baseball and the Red Sox. The Sox Outsider newsletter is his newest venture, and it covers the Red Sox in depth, with analytics, analysis, and humor. It's free to read and subscribe at soxoutsider.substack.com, so please check it out! If you enjoy this podcast, give it a rating and/or a review! Thanks for listening everybody!

Matt Kory (formerly of The Athletic, FanGraphs, Vice, etc) is joined once again by Chris Smith who covers the Red Sox for Mass Live. Chris and Matt talk about the latest sweep of the Yankees by the Red Sox, the upcoming series with Kansas City, the trade deadline, the draft, and discuss where the Red Sox rank in the AL East. It's a fun and comprehensive look at the 2021 Red Sox!  The Sox Outsider Podcast is the companion podcast to the Sox Outsider newsletter (soxoutsider.substack.com), which is written by Matt Kory. Matt has written for The Athletic, Sports On Earth, FanGraphs, Vice, Baseball Prospectus, and a bunch of other reputable websites during his time covering baseball and the Red Sox. The Sox Outsider newsletter is his newest venture, and it covers the Red Sox in depth, with analytics, analysis, and humor. It's free to read and subscribe at soxoutsider.substack.com, so please check it out! If you enjoy this podcast, give it a rating and/or a review! Thanks for listening everybody!

Matt Kory (formerly of The Athletic, FanGraphs, Vice, etc) is once again joined by Bryan Joiner of Over The Monster. Bryan and Matt discuss the Red Sox recent series loss to Tampa, the conundrum of the leadoff hitter, the incoming trade deadline, and what to do about Garrett Richards. It's an informative and action-packed podcast! The Sox Outsider Podcast is the companion podcast to the Sox Outsider newsletter (soxoutsider.substack.com), which is written by Matt Kory. Matt has written for The Athletic, Sports On Earth, FanGraphs, Vice, Baseball Prospectus, and a bunch of other reputable websites during his time covering baseball and the Red Sox. The Sox Outsider newsletter is his newest venture, and it covers the Red Sox in depth, with analytics, analysis, and humor. It's free to read and subscribe at soxoutsider.substack.com, so please check it out! If you enjoy this podcast, give it a rating and/or a review! Thanks for listening everybody!

It's Episode 34, the David Ortiz episode, and Matt Kory (formerly of The Athletic, FanGraphs, Vice, etc) is joined by Jake Devereaux of Over The Monster. Matt and Jake discuss the pitching staff, the trade deadline with particular attention to where the Red Sox fit in, and then finish up with a short discussion of the upcoming draft. It's an exciting and forward-looking conversation. Enjoy! The Sox Outsider Podcast is the companion podcast to the Sox Outsider newsletter (soxoutsider.substack.com), which is written by Matt Kory. Matt has written for The Athletic, Sports On Earth, FanGraphs, Vice, Baseball Prospectus, and a bunch of other reputable websites during his time covering baseball and the Red Sox. The Sox Outsider newsletter is his newest venture, and it covers the Red Sox in depth, with analytics, analysis, and humor. It's free to read and subscribe at soxoutsider.substack.com, so please check it out!

For Episode 33 Matt Kory (formerly of The Athletic, FanGraphs, Vice, etc) is once again joined by Jonah Birenbaum to discuss the state of the AL East, with special attention paid to the Red Sox and Blue Jays. The Yankees are lamentably also mentioned and then Jonah and Matt play the game that's sweeping the nation(s), Can You Name A Player On The Tampa Rays? It's an informative and action-packed podcast and just a generally wonderful conversation.  The Sox Outsider Podcast is the companion podcast to the Sox Outsider newsletter (soxoutsider.substack.com), which is written by Matt Kory. Matt has written for The Athletic, Sports On Earth, FanGraphs, Vice, Baseball Prospectus, and a bunch of other reputable websites during his time covering baseball and the Red Sox. The Sox Outsider newsletter is his newest venture, and it covers the Red Sox in depth, with analytics, analysis, and humor. It's free to read and subscribe at soxoutsider.substack.com, so please check it out! If you enjoy this podcast, give it a rating and/or a review! Thanks for listening everybody!

On this newest episode of the Sox Outsider Podcast, Matt Kory goes it alone! Yikes! Matt discusses the series with the Astros, what it means, and analyzes how the Red Sox performed. He also gets into Bobby Dalbec's struggles, the lineup, Hunter Renfroe, Brandon Workman's return to the Red Sox, and the upcoming series with the Yankees. The Sox Outsider Podcast is the companion podcast to the Sox Outsider newsletter (soxoutsider.substack.com), which is written by Matt Kory. Matt has written for The Athletic, Sports On Earth, FanGraphs, Baseball Prospectus, and a bunch of other reputable websites during his time covering baseball and the Red Sox. The Sox Outsider newsletter is his newest venture, and it covers the Red Sox in depth, with analytics, analysis, and humor. It's free to read and subscribe at soxoutsider.substack.com, so please check it out! If you enjoy this podcast, give it a rating and/or a review! Thanks for listening everybody!

On this, the newest Sox Outsider Podcast, Matt Kory (formerly of The Athletic, Baseball Prospectus, Sports on Earth, FanGraphs, and others) talks about the Red Sox series win over the Blue Jays, how the Red Sox can overcome their own flaws, and then brings on Will Leitch to discuss his new book, How Lucky, which is out now. Matt and Will talk about the book and then transition to baseball generally. It's a great conversation that you will enjoy. Also, definitely check out Will's new book, How Lucky.  The Sox Outsider Podcast is the companion podcast to the Sox Outsider newsletter (soxoutsider.substack.com), which is written by Matt Kory. Matt has written for The Athletic, Sports On Earth, FanGraphs, Baseball Prospectus, and a bunch of other reputable websites during his time covering baseball and the Red Sox. The Sox Outsider newsletter is his newest venture, and it covers the Red Sox in depth, with analytics, analysis, and humor. It's free to read and subscribe at soxoutsider.substack.com, so please check it out! If you enjoy this podcast, give it a rating and/or a review! Thanks for listening everybody!

Matt Kory (formerly of The Athletic, Baseball Prospectus, Sports on Earth, FanGraphs, and others) discusses the Red Sox surprising pitching, what he expects of it in the future, and some tweaks he expects will come about shortly. Then, as the Red Sox prepare to face the Blue Jays for three games, Matt welcomes Andrew Stoeten to the pod! Andrew writes The Batflip, his Blue Jays newsletter, and co-hosts Blue Jays Happy Hour, a Jays podcast. Matt and Andrew get into all things Blue Jays, including their surprising starting pitching, some incoming Jays prospects, the fun that is Vlad Jr, and assorted other topics. A great conversation, to be sure! The Sox Outsider Podcast is the companion podcast to the Sox Outsider newsletter (soxoutsider.substack.com), which is written by Matt Kory. Matt has written for The Athletic, Sports On Earth, FanGraphs, Baseball Prospectus, and a bunch of other reputable websites during his time covering baseball and the Red Sox. The Sox Outsider newsletter is his newest venture, and it covers the Red Sox in depth, with analytics, analysis, and humor. It's free to read and subscribe at soxoutsider.substack.com, so please check it out! If you enjoy this podcast, give it a rating and/or a review! Thanks for listening everybody!

Matt Kory (formerly of The Athletic, Baseball Prospectus, Sports on Earth, FanGraphs, and others) welcomes back Chad Finn of the Boston Globe! Matt asks Chad about the state of the Red Sox, what does believing in this team mean, the rotation, the back of the lineup, and other pertinent topics. You can and should follow Chad @GlobeChadFinn and read his work in The Boston Globe. The Sox Outsider Podcast is the companion podcast to the Sox Outsider newsletter (soxoutsider.substack.com), which is written by Matt Kory. Matt has written for The Athletic, Sports On Earth, FanGraphs, Baseball Prospectus, and a bunch of other reputable websites during his time covering baseball and the Red Sox. The Sox Outsider newsletter is his newest venture, and it covers the Red Sox in depth, with analytics, analysis, and humor. It's free to read and subscribe at soxoutsider.substack.com, so please check it out! If you enjoy this podcast, give it a rating and/or a review! Thanks for listening everybody!

It's the 28th episode and Matt Kory takes the opportunity to welcome Alex Speier of the Boston Globe! Alex and Matt discuss the Red Sox strong April, the team's lack of walks, how the team compares to the 2013 club, and many other topics. It's an enlightening and enjoyable conversation! Before that, Matt discusses some topics related to the Red Sox April performance, as well as their series loss to Texas.  The Sox Outsider Podcast is the companion podcast to the Sox Outsider newsletter (soxoutsider.substack.com), which is written by Matt Kory. Matt has written for The Athletic, Sports On Earth, FanGraphs, Baseball Prospectus, and a bunch of other reputable websites during his time covering baseball and the Red Sox. The Sox Outsider newsletter is his newest venture, and it covers the Red Sox in depth, with analytics, analysis, and humor. It's free to read and subscribe at soxoutsider.substack.com, so please check it out! If you enjoy this podcast, give it a rating and/or a review! Thanks for listening everybody!

It's the 27th episode and with the Red Sox about to face the Texas Rangers for four games, Matt Kory takes the opportunity to talk to Rangers beat writer for the Athletic Levi Weaver. Levi is one of the most creative and fun beat writers out there and this conversation follows that trendline. Matt and Levi discuss the Rangers surprising pitching, where they are in the success cycle, and explore new podcast ideas. It's a great conversation that I'm sure you'll enjoy. Before that, Matt also discusses the Red Sox surprising win over Jacob deGrom and the Mets.  The Sox Outsider Podcast is the companion podcast to the Sox Outsider newsletter (soxoutsider.substack.com), which is written by Matt Kory. Matt has written for The Athletic, Sports On Earth, FanGraphs, Baseball Prospectus, and a bunch of other reputable websites during his time covering baseball and the Red Sox. The Sox Outsider newsletter is his newest venture, and it covers the Red Sox in depth, with analytics, analysis, and humor. It's free to read and subscribe at soxoutsider.substack.com, so please check it out! If you enjoy this podcast, give it a rating and/or a review! Thanks for listening everybody!

It's the 26th episode and Matt Kory brings on David Roth, Co-Owner and Co-Editor of Defector Media, to talk Mets. What follows is a discussion of getting sucked into a jet engine, the 1989 Jeff Ballard-ization of baseball, and many other fun topics, some maybe including the Mets and Red Sox. David is really one of the great minds in sports writing and one of the best people and it was a pleasure speaking with him. I'm sure you'll enjoy the conversation. The Sox Outsider Podcast is the companion podcast to the Sox Outsider newsletter (soxoutsider.substack.com), which is written by Matt Kory. Matt has written for The Athletic, Sports On Earth, FanGraphs, Baseball Prospectus, and a bunch of other reputable websites during his time covering baseball and the Red Sox. The Sox Outsider newsletter is his newest venture, and it covers the Red Sox in depth, with analytics, analysis, and humor. It's free to read and subscribe at soxoutsider.substack.com, so please check it out! If you enjoy this podcast, give it a rating and/or a review! Thanks for listening everybody!

It's the 25th episode and to celebrate, Matt Kory is joined by Cliff Corcoran of The Cycle Newsletter! Topics include the Yankees rough start, the Red Sox pitching, and, really, a whole bunch of other fun stuff! You'll find Cliff Corcoran on twitter @CliffCorcoran and you'll find The Cycle Newsletter at cyclenewsletter.substack.com. The Sox Outsider Podcast is the companion podcast to the Sox Outsider newsletter (soxoutsider.substack.com), which is written by Matt Kory. Matt has written for The Athletic, Sports On Earth, FanGraphs, Baseball Prospectus, and a bunch of other reputable websites during his time covering baseball and the Red Sox. The Sox Outsider newsletter is his newest venture, and it covers the Red Sox in depth, with analytics, analysis, and humor. It's free to read and subscribe at soxoutsider.substack.com, so please check it out! If you enjoy this podcast, give it a rating and/or a review! Thanks for listening everybody!

For this 24th episode, Matt Kory is joined by Corey Brock of The Athletic to discuss the Mariners and the upcoming series between Boston and Seattle! Before that, Matt discusses some of the happenings in Red Sox Nation, the starting pitching, Garrett Richards in particular, and a few other Red Sox-related items. You can find Corey Brock at The Athletic and follow him on twitter @CoreyBrockMLB.  The Sox Outsider Podcast is the companion podcast to the Sox Outsider newsletter (soxoutsider.substack.com), which is written by Matt Kory. Matt has written for The Athletic, Sports On Earth, FanGraphs, Baseball Prospectus, and a bunch of other reputable websites during his time covering baseball and the Red Sox. The Sox Outsider newsletter is his newest venture, and it covers the Red Sox in depth, with analytics, analysis, and humor. It's free to read and subscribe at soxoutsider.substack.com. If you enjoy this podcast, give it a rating and/or a review! Thanks for listening everybody!

Happy Patriots Day, everyone! For this 23rd episode, Matt Kory is joined by Jonah Birenbaum! The discuss the happenings in the AL East so far this season, the Jays slow start, the Yankees slower start, and how the Red Sox are going to win the World Series. Lots of great information and a really fun conversation with Jonah. Follow Jonah on Twitter @birenball. The Sox Outsider Podcast is the companion podcast to the Sox Outsider newsletter (soxoutsider.substack.com), which is written by Matt Kory. Matt has written for The Athletic, Sports On Earth, FanGraphs, Baseball Prospectus, and a bunch of other reputable websites during his time covering baseball and the Red Sox. The Sox Outsider newsletter covers the Red Sox in depth, with analytics, analysis, and humor. Read and subscribe at soxoutsider.substack.com. If you enjoy this podcast, give it some stars! A rating and/or a review would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for listening everybody!

Matt Kory is joined by Bryan Joiner of Over The Monster! They just talk Sox, from the lineup, to the off-season, to the division... just... all of it. It's a fun conversation!  The Sox Outsider Podcast is the companion podcast to the Sox Outsider newsletter (soxoutsider.substack.com), which is written by Matt Kory. Matt has written for The Athletic, Sports On Earth, FanGraphs, Baseball Prospectus, and a bunch of other reputable websites during his time covering baseball and the Red Sox. The Sox Outsider newsletter covers the Red Sox in depth, with analytics, analysis, and humor. Read and subscribe at soxoutsider.substack.com. If you enjoy this podcast, give it some stars! A rating and/or a review would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for listening everybody!

This episode Matt Kory is joined by Gabrielle Starr of Girl At The Game and Locked On Red Sox. Gabrielle and Matt discuss the first place Red Sox, the team's seven game win streak, and some of the bigger decisions facing the team. The Sox Outsider Podcast is the companion podcast to the Sox Outsider newsletter (soxoutsider.substack.com), which is written by Matt Kory. Matt has written for The Athletic, Sports On Earth, FanGraphs, Baseball Prospectus, and a bunch of other reputable websites during his time covering baseball and the Red Sox. The Sox Outsider newsletter covers the Red Sox in depth, with analytics, analysis, and humor. Read and subscribe at soxoutsider.substack.com. If you enjoy this podcast, give it some stars! A rating and/or a review would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for listening everybody!

It's amazing how one week in baseball can make you completely change your opinion on a team. The Red Sox are on a winning streak, and Matt Kory of Sox Outsider is here to discuss it. Matt discusses what's going right for the Red Sox, who is hot, and what the team might still need to improve on in the coming weeks and months.  Then Matt brings on Brandon Warne of Access Twins (accesstwins.substack.com) to discuss the Twins and their upcoming series with Boston. Brandon gives insight into what's going well with the Twins, who to watch out for, and the devastating 1-2 punch they have atop their rotation.  The Sox Outsider Podcast is the companion podcast to the Sox Outsider newsletter (soxoutsider.substack.com), which is written by Matt Kory. Matt has written for The Athletic, Sports On Earth, FanGraphs, Baseball Prospectus, and a bunch of other reputable websites during his time covering baseball and the Red Sox. The Sox Outsider newsletter covers the Red Sox in depth, with analytics, analysis, and humor. Read and subscribe at soxoutsider.substack.com. If you enjoy this podcast, give it some stars! A rating and/or a review would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for listening everybody!  

Welcome to the 19th Sox Outsider Podcast, hosted by Matt Kory, formerly of The Athletic, Sports On Earth, FanGraphs, Baseball Prospectus, etc. For this episode, Matt is joined by Bob Harkins of FOX Sports. Bob and Matt discuss the current baseball season, then draft things they missed about baseball. It's a ton of fun and at one point Matt forgets what he is going to say for a full minute and then has to go and cut it out in editing which he never does. See if you can find where it is!  Thanks to Bob Harkins for coming on the show. You can find him at FOXSports.com and on Twitter @BHarks.  If you like this podcast, please check out the Sox Outsider newsletter, at soxoutsider.substack.com! It's there you will find all of Matt Kory's writing on the Red Sox, including in-depth analysis of the team throughout the season. You can subscribe and everything will be delivered to your inbox, free of charge! It's really quite a bargain. If you like this podcast, thanks! Be sure to subscribe and, a rating and/or a review are really helpful as well. Many thanks for listening!

Matt Kory joins you solo to discuss the Red Sox season-opening series loss to Baltimore and their first win on Monday over the Rays. He goes into depth on the starting pitching, some of the hot hitters to open the season, and some of the potential problem areas that have started to show up.  The Sox Outsider Podcast is the companion podcast to the Sox Outsider newsletter, which is written by Matt Kory. Matt has written for The Athletic, Sports On Earth, FanGraphs, Baseball Prospectus, and a bunch of other reputable websites during his time covering baseball and the Red Sox. The Sox Outsider newsletter covers the Red Sox in depth, with analytics, analysis, and humor. Read and subscribe at soxoutsider.substack.com.  If you enjoy this podcast, give it some stars! A rating and/or a review would be greatly appreciated. Regardless, thank you for listening. 

This episode, Matt is joined by Red from Surviving Grady, the funniest Red Sox blog there is. Red and Matt chat about the 2004 team, what life was like as a Red Sox fan before '04 and how things changed afterwards. Along the way they digress, digress from those digressions, and make jokes. Lots of jokes. Hey, we thought they were funny at the time! Silliness aside, it's a great conversation and I was honored to get to speak to Red.  You can follow Red on Twitter, which you should, @SurvivingGrady, and read his Red Sox stuff, which is always funny, at survivinggrady.com.  If you liked this podcast, please rate and/or review it at the podcast provider of your choice. Thank you. I really appreciate it.  As you no doubt know, this is the companion podcast to the Sox Outsider newsletter, which you should subscribe to at soxoutsider.substack.com. That's where you'll find all of Matt Kory's writing on the Red Sox. Matt has written for The Athletic, FanGraphs, Baseball Prospectus, and numerous other places, and now he's pouring himself into Sox Outsider. Check it out, read, and subscribe.  Thanks for listening, everybody!

Happy new baseball season, everybody! In this, the 16th episode of the Sox Outsider Podcast, hosted by Matt Kory, formerly of The Athletic, Sports On Earth, FanGraphs, Baseball Prospectus, etc, Matt previews the 2021 Red Sox season! Topics covered are, the bullpen, the rotation, the starting lineup, the Red Sox divisional competition, and a final 2021 Red Sox prediction!  If you like this podcast, please check out the Sox Outsider newsletter, at soxoutsider.substack.com! It's there you will find all of Matt Kory's writing on the Red Sox, including in-depth analysis of the team throughout the season. You can subscribe and have everything delivered to your inbox, free of charge! It's really quite the bargain. If you like this podcast, thanks! Be sure to subscribe and, a rating and/or a review are really helpful as well. Many thanks for listening!

For episode 15 of the Sox Outsider Podcast, I (Matt Kory) had the pleasure of speaking to Steven Goldman! Steven edits for Baseball Prospectus and performs the Infinite Inning Podcast, probably my favorite baseball podcast which you should listen to if you don't already. I feel certain you'll enjoy listening to this conversation on baseball, life, and Tony Womack.  You can and should follow Steven on Twitter @GoStevenGoldman. You can and should listen to the Infinite Inning Podcast.  While you're doing things, please go to soxoutsider.substack.com and read and subscribe to the Sox Outsider newsletter. It's there you'll find all of my (Matt Kory!) writing on the Red Sox, from analysis to silliness. Matt (me!) has written for The Athletic, Sports on Earth, FanGraphs, Baseball Prospectus, and numerous other notable sites too numerous to be noted here.  If you enjoy the podcast, please don't be shy about giving it a rating and/or a review. Those kind of things are always appreciated and help the podcast gain the ears and eyes of new listeners. Thanks for listening everybody!

There's not much going on in baseball right now. Mostly it's just dudes getting ready for the regular season, and we know from years of experience that the results of that are utterly meaningless. So instead of talking about baseball teams and baseball and numbers are ARG (though Michael did give me some Red Sox hot takes and they are SCORCHING!) I was privileged to be joined by Michael Clair of MLB.com for a draft! That's the podcast thing to do, right? Michael and I drafted the things we like from individual franchises, and it was fun! We laughed a lot and I hope you will too.  Thanks so much to Michael Clair for coming on. You can and should follow him on Twitter @MichaelSClair, and read his work at MLB.com.  This is the 14th Sox Outsider Podcast which is still the companion to the Sox Outsider newsletter that you should totally go and subscribe to at soxoutsider.substack.com. You get all of Matt Kory's writing (ex The Athletic, Sports on Earth, FanGraphs, BP, etc) on the Red Sox delivered to your inbox for free. Couldn't be easier! Also, if you like the podcast, please throw a rating or a review up on your podcast delivery site of choice and know that I thank you for it.  Thanks for listening (and reading) everybody!

I said a while back that while this podcast is about the Red Sox, and it is, it's also an excuse for me to talk to cool and fun people, and Chris Crawford is both those things. That is in addition to being really knowledgable too, a fact he demonstrated during our wide-ranging discussion of the Sox. We covered notable Red Sox minor leaguers, young major leaguers, the upcoming MLB Draft, and a bunch of other stuff. It was a great conversation and I'm sure you'll enjoy it!  You can find Chris Crawford at NBC Sports Edge and on Twitter @Crawford_MILB.  You can (and should!) subscribe to the companion newsletter to this podcast, the Sox Outsider Newsletter, which you can find at soxoutsider.substack.com. That's the place or up-to-date Red Sox analysis with maybe a sprinkle of humor to enhance the flavor. Both the podcast and the newsletter are done by Matt Kory, who has written at The Athletic, Sports on Earth, FanGraphs, Baseball Prospectus, and a bunch of other places. You can find Matt (me!) on Twitter @mattymatty2000. Thanks for listening everybody!

In between recording with this episode's guest, Matthew Trueblood of Baseball Prospectus, the Penning Bull Newsletter, and Twins Daily, I blew a 9-6 lead in foosball to my 12 year old son. So perhaps I wasn't in the most chipper mood when I recorded the intro, but I should've been because this podcast was really one of the best I've done, due entirely to my guest, Mr. Trueblood. We talked some Red Sox off-season, tried in vain to avoid the Mookie Betts trade, and then worked around the AL attempting to get a handle on the other divisions and, maybe with an ulterior motive, to get some more information about the potential Wild Card challengers the Red Sox will face in 2021. It really was a fun conversation and I hope you enjoy listening to it.  You can follow Matthew Trueblood @MATrueblood on Twitter, read him at Baseball Prospectus, Twins Daily, and subscribe to his newsletter, Penning Bull (penningbull.com).  And while you're at it, you can subscribe to the companion newsletter to this podcast, the Sox Outsider newsletter, at soxoutsider.substack.com, where you will find all of Matt Kory's writing about the Boston Red Sox. Matt has written at The Athletic, Vice Sports, FanGraphs, Baseball Prospectus, and been featured at MLB.com and Fox Sports, and now he writes a Red Sox newsletter. Thanks for reading and listening, everybody!

It's Episode 11, and despite Matt's cat almost de-fingering him, the Sox Outsider Podcast rolls on. In this episode Matt talks to author Larry Olmsted about his book, Fans: How watching sports makes us happier, healthier, and more understanding. We discuss that premise and how watching the Red Sox can actually make you a better person, something I was quite relieved to learn! (Larry was unable to confirm reading Red Sox-related newsletters can improve your health, but let's just assume that's true.) Before that, Matt gets into what the projections are saying about the 2021 Red Sox, Jackie Bradley's departure to Milwaukee, and some of the prospects in Red Sox camp who we can finally get eyes on.  Follow Larry Olmsted @TravelFoodGuy on Twitter, and check out his book where ever fine books are sold.  If you enjoyed this podcast, check out the Sox Outsider newsletter at soxoutsider.substack.com. Sox Outsider covers the Red Sox from analytics to whimsy and all stops in between. Matt Kory has written for The Athletic, FanGraphs, Baseball Prospectus, Vice, Forbes, and been featured at Fox Sports and MLB.com. Thanks for reading and listening everybody!

For Episode 10, Matt is joined by Rob Neyer to talk about the state of baseball, the Red Sox, the Dodgers (?), what it's like having your autograph printed on a baseball, and, of course, who has the best uniforms in the AL East. It's a really fun discussion and one that should help you get ready for the baseball season! Follow Rob on the twitters @RobNeyer, and check out his podcast, the SABRCast, at sabr.org/sabrcast.  If you enjoy this podcast (or even if you didn't!), check out Sox Outsider, Matt Kory's Red Sox newsletter, at soxoutsider.substack.com. Sox Outsider covers the Red Sox, with analysis, whimsy, discussion, and lots of other great words that may or may not contain numerous syllables. Matt Kory has written for The Athletic, Vice, FanGraphs, Baseball Prospects, and numerous other sites. Thanks for reading and listening everybody!

Matt is joined by Chris Smith of MassLive.com to preview the Red Sox season. They discuss the forming of the team, the Sox off-season, Jackie Bradley's free agency, how the Sox stack up against the AL East, and who the team might be talking to about a contract extension. It's a great and wide-ranging discussion and should help you get in the mood for what looks to be a fun season of Red Sox baseball. You can follow Chris Smith on twitter @SmittyonMLB and read him at MassLive.com.  If you enjoy this podcast, check out Sox Outsider, Matt Kory's Red Sox newsletter which covers the Red Sox from an outsider's perspective. Matt has written for The Athletic, FanGraphs, Vice, and Baseball Prospectus, among other places. You can find Sox Outsider at soxoutsider.substack.com.

Matt is joined by Michael Baumann of The Ringer to discuss the state of the Red Sox under Chaim Bloom, the state of baseball under Rob Manfred, and to look ahead to some of the players who the Red Sox could take with the 4th overall pick in the draft. You can follow Michael on twitter @MichaelBaumann, and read him at theringer.com. Thanks so much to Michael for coming on. Check out Sox Outsider at soxoutsider.substack.com, where you can read and subscribe to get everything I write on the Red Sox delivered to your in-box. Thanks for reading and thanks for listening!

For Episode 7, Matt is joined by Craig Goldstein, Editor-in-Chief of Baseball Prospectus. Craig and Matt discuss Chaim Bloom's time in Boston, the Alex Verdugo/Trevor Bauer problem, PECOTA's Red Sox projection, and whether the Dodgers are emulate-able. It's a truly informative and thought-provoking conversation. You can and should find his work at Baseball Prospectus! You can and should find the Sox Outsider Newsletter at soxoutsider.substack.com, where you can subscribe to read all of Matt Kory's writing on the Boston Red Sox. Thanks for listening, everybody!

The sixth episode of the Sox Outsider Podcast features Chris Hatfield of Sox Prospects. Matt and Chris chat about the Red Sox off-season, the prevailing idea that the Red Sox are being cheap, the Andrew Benintendi trade, and check in on the Red Sox farm system. It's a great conversation!  Please check out Sox Outsider at soxoutsider.substack.com, where you can read and subscribe to Matt's coverage of the Boston Red Sox. Hope everyone enjoys the podcast and thanks so much for listening!

Episode 5 finds Matt talking about the trade of Andrew Benintendi with Mike Petriello of MLB and Craig Brown of Into The Fountains. Matt talks to Mike about the deal, what "stan" means, and about the dazzling potential of new Red Sox outfielder Franchy Cordero. Then Matt talks to Craig about Andrew Benintendi, how he fits in with Kansas City, and what Craig saw from Franchy during his time in KC.  Please check out Sox Outsider at SoxOutsider.substack.com, where you can read and subscribe to all of Matt's writing on the Red Sox. Hope everyone enjoys the podcast and thanks for listening!

Drew Fairservice of The Athletic and Vlad Religion (fairservice.substack.com) joins Matt to discuss the current state of the Red Sox AL East rival Toronto Blue Jays. Topics include great expectations, youth, George Springer, and of course Vlad Guerrero, Jr. It's a heck of a fun conversation. You can follow Drew on Twitter @DrewGrof and look for his new podcast at The Athletic coming soon! This is the companion podcast to the Sox Outsider Newsletter (soxoutsider.substack.com). Check out the Sox Outsider newsletter for fun and engaging articles on all things Boston Red Sox. Thanks for listening! 

For Episode three, Matt talks with Joon Lee of ESPN! They discuss Joon's career, how he got to ESPN, his time in the Red Sox clubhouse, his feelings on Dustin Pedroia's retirement and place in Red Sox history, and a bunch of other stuff. You can follow Joon @JoonLee and read his work at ESPN. Oh, and read his piece on Adam Ottavino's COVID photography right here. Don't forget to subscribe to the Sox Outsider newsletter at soxoutsider.substack.com and subscribe to this podcast where ever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening everybody!

Chad Finn from The Boston Globe stops by to chat about Dustin Pedroia's retirement, his career, his Hall of Fame case, and some of our favorite Pedroia stories. We also talk about the 2021 Red Sox, how they're shaping up, and what we think can be expected of them. You can follow Chad Finn on Twitter @GlobeChadFinn and read his work in The Boston Globe and at Boston.com. Special thanks to Chad for his time and insight. It's always a pleasure to speak with him.  Check out Sox Outsider at soxoutsider.substack.com where I have a piece up on Dustin Pedroia. Thanks for listening!

The first episode of the new Sox Outsider Podcast is here! Like, it's literally right here! In it, Matt Kory introduces himself as your host, talks about Sox Outsider, the Red Sox newsletter you should subscribe to. Then he discusses the Red Sox team defense and how things look right now, and some potential additions the team could make before the season starts. Then Matt talks Red Sox with Eno Sarris, National Baseball Writer for The Athletic. Happy first episode! 

It's been a week, friends. The world is upside down. We hope you are well and safe. In the meantime, we humbly offer this podcast. In it, Brendan and Matt discuss what could happen to the baseball season and if it returns, in what form it might come back. Then, in a continuation of our AL East Preview Series, we are privileged to be joined by Jay Jaffe of FanGraphs, to discuss the Yankees. It's a fun and informative discussion! Then Brendan and Matt discuss the latest Red Sox news, namely that the team has announced that star pitcher Chris Sale will be getting Tommy John surgery.  Thanks for listening, everyone. Stay safe.

Right before hitting record on this episode, Brendan's cat, Dot, stepped on his computer's off button and shut the whole thing down. Kinda like Chris Sale and the Red Sox season. In this, the 39th episode of Red Sox Coast to Coast, Brendan and Matt (and Dot) discuss what potentially losing Sale could mean to the Red Sox in 2020. They discuss the state of the rotation, and what adding Collin McHugh means to it. Then Matt gets on the horn with Andrew Stoeten of The Athletic and the Birds All Day Podcast to discuss the Toronto Blue Jays, their off-season, and how things look for them headed into the season. It was a fun conversation!  If you enjoy the episode, that's fantastic! Thanks! 

Now freed of the burden of paying Mookie Betts and David Price [tongue firmly planted in cheek] the Red Sox have money to spend and, this being spring training, very little place to spend it. On this, the 38th episode of the Red Sox Coast to Coast Podcast, Brendan and Matt discuss a few of the available outlets for that money, namely contract extensions to Rafael Devers and Eduardo Rodriguez, and the proposed and much-speculated-on trade with the Padres. They also comment on Chris Sale's illness and how the time he will miss could impact the Red Sox post-season chances. Then they start their AL East Preview Series with the Baltimore Orioles! Don't worry, that part is pretty short.  If you enjoy the podcast, please give us five stars on Apple Podcasts. Thanks for listening and we'll be back with another episode next week or soon after.

Brendan and Matt are joined by Chris Hatfield of Sox Prospects for a reexamination of the Mookie Betts trade (the second one, not the first one). They discuss the reasons why trading Betts makes sense, and why it doesn't. There's some give and take in this one, and I think it's one of our best episodes yet. Chris makes some great points about the deal, and it's absolutely worth listening to for that alone. A few other points are discussed as well, but mostly this is a Mookie Trade podcast. We'll get back to your regularly scheduled podcasting next week.  If you dig this episode, consider subscribing to the show. You can do that on iTunes or your podcast listening device of choice. Special thanks to Chris Hatfield for his valuable time and invaluable insight. We'll be back next week or thereabouts. Thanks for listening, everybody!

Wow. This really sucks. Brendan and Matt discuss the Red Sox trade of Mookie Betts and David Price to the Dodgers for Alex Verdugo and Brusdar Graterol.  Thanks for listening, everyone. We appreciate it. 

The 35th episode of the Red Sox Coast to Coast Podcast starts off with good news: Mitch Moreland returns! We discuss his new deal and why he fits well on the roster. Then we get into the latest on Mookie Betts, at least a little bit, and do our best to not let this one topic sideline our whole podcast, which for the most part we manage to do. Brendan and Matt also discuss the latest Dustin Pedroia news, and Boston's managerial opening and some of the names that have been discussed publicly.  If you want to support the podcast, give us some stars on the ol' iTunes machine. Better yet, tell a friend about us. Thanks, as always, for listening!

Last episode Matt said we'd podcast if there was anything to podcast about and so, if on cue, the Red Sox fired Alex Cora. Cora was fired in response to his role in the Astros' sign stealing scheme, and so Brendan and Matt discuss that and the millions of other aspects of this. This includes Cora, Dombrowski, the scheme itself and the Astros' penalty, and other stuff. Then they get into the Red Sox sign stealing scheme, and, oh yeah, the Red Sox need a new manager and where are they going to get one in mid-January? This is a complicated situation with a reach across lots of different aspects, but we try to make sense of it as best we can.  We hope you enjoy this episode. If you do, please subscribe to the podcast and, if you feel so inclined, give us five stars and/or a review on iTunes. There will be more to this story, so expect another podcast soon enough. Thanks for listening!

Early on in Episode 33 of The Coast to Coast Red Sox Podcast, Brendan hits upon the true and completely unreported guiding principle of this Red Sox off-season: sign players with silly names to slip Jerry Remy up during Red Sox broadcasts. This is truly the way and the light and the standard by which all other Red Sox roster moves will be judged.  During this, the 33rd episode of this podcast, Brendan and Matt discuss that and much much more. The switching of backup catchers, the self-imposed jettisoning of Sam Travis, the Mookie-to-L.A. rumors, and finally, we step back and take a look at how this team stacks up right now. It's a fun episode and we hope you enjoy listening! Speaking of listening, thanks for doing that! If you like the podcast, feel free to subscribe on your favorite podcast-listening service. You could even go to Apple Podcasts and give us a 5-star rating and/or a review. We thank those who already have done so. That said, you don't have to! Listening to the podcast is thanks enough for us. We appreciate you and we'll be back next week or soon thereafter. Happy new year, everyone!

This Red Sox off-season is an exercise in waiting for bad news. The talk about trading Mookie Betts, and now the talk about trading David Price has more than one Red Sox fan questioning the direction of the franchise. We here at Red Sox Coast to Coast aren't immune to that, but we strive for intellectual discourse, and to that end, for this, the 32nd episode of the show, we bring on Matthew Trueblood of Baseball Prospectus. Matthew wrote an insightful article about what the Red Sox might bring back in a Mookie Betts trade (with examples!) and we discuss the heck out of it. Also discussed are David Price, Theo Epstein, Jose Peraza, and, the similarities between Theo's Red Sox and Theo's Cubs. It was truly a fun episode to record and we hope you enjoy listening. A special thanks to Matt Trueblood for coming on and spending his free time with us. Check out his writing at BaseballProspectus.com and subscribe to his newsletter (I'm a happy subscriber!) at penningbull.com. Also, since you're doing things, head over to Apple Podcasts and give us a five star review! Or, instead, just do nothing but enjoy the podcast. Either way, we do sincerely thank you for listening. 

In this, the 31st episode of the Red Sox Coast to Coast Podcast, Brendan O'Toole and Matt Kory discuss the trade of backup catcher Sandy Leon to Cleveland, the tendering of a contract to centerfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. and what that means to Bradley's status on the team, and the reported return to health of ace starter Chris Sale. Further, because this is the Winter of Mookie, they discuss what Sale's health means to the speculative 2020 Red Sox and why that is another data point against any potential trade of Mookie Betts. It should be noted that all data points are data points against any potential trade of Mookie Betts.  If you like the podcast, consider giving us five stars on Apple Podcasts or even writing a short review of the podcast. We appreciate and thank everyone who has done that already. But don't feel obligated. We appreciate everyone who listens. Thanks for that. We'll be back next week or shortly thereafter.