The Talk Sox Podcast

Alex and Maddie dive into some surprising names (Mickey Gasper) that have been tearing it up in Grapefruit League action, and some not so surprising like Jarren Duran and Ceddanne Rafaela. They move on to their WBC predictions and discuss whether strong showings from Duran and Masataka Yoshida make either more tradable as the season gets underway. They both make their fifth starter predictions and give Payton Tolle and Connelly Early their flowers for strong starts to camp, before making strong cases for why the Red Sox shouldn't trade for Issac Paredes now that Caleb Durbin and Marcelo Mayer are settling into positions.

Alex and Maddie sit down with Corbin from Red Seat Radio to discuss the start of spring training, whether they are already worried about the lockout, and their predictions for where the Red Sox will finish in the AL East. They talk through the logjam at DH and what an eventual Triston Casas return could mean for the position.

Alex and Maddie discuss the Caleb Durbin trade and how the Red Sox may have fleeced the Brewers. Then they dive into why PECOTA hates the team for the second year in a row before diving into an early spring training news roundup and discussing what, if any, moves the team needs to make to finalize the roster.

Alex and Maddie sit down with MassLive.com's Chris Cotillo to talk through the Red Sox offseason so far, his roster projection, and get a few behind-the-scenes travel stories. They wrap up with an overview of which Red Sox players are participating in the World Baseball Classic.

Alex and Maddie say goodbye to Alex Bregman and welcome the newest member of the Boston Red Sox, Ranger Suarez, to the team. They talk through 2026 roster projections and make some predictions on how the rest of the offseason will play out by focusing on some outside-the-box trade targets to fix the hole at second base.