Locked On Red Sox

The offseason is heating as the Red Sox have done a lot over these past few days to prepare for the 2023 season. Massachusetts Pirates Team Insider Jake Ignaszewski breaks down everything that you need to know touching on multiple different subjects. Iggy starts off by sharing the players the team extended qualifying offers to and gives his thoughts on if he believes the players will pick them up or test free agency. Iggy then looks into the James Paxton news and it means for the Red Sox that he's opted into his player option for $4 million. Iggy then gives into a 40-man roster move the Red Sox made with Enmanuel Valdez and gives his thoughts on the team avoiding arbitration with Rob Refsnyder.Iggy then gives his thoughts on the report of Garrett Whitlock being moved to the rotation for the 2023 season and explains why he thinks it will work out much better this time around. Lastly, he gives an update from Jon Heyman regarding the extensions of Bogaerts and Devers.Follow us on Twitter! @LO_RedSox & @jakei

Kole Cottam is one of the top catching prospects in the Red Sox farm system and opened many eyes this past season with his impressive performance in Portland which led to his call-up to Worcester mid-season. Kole joined Massachusetts Pirates Team Insider Jake Ignaszewski to reflect on this past season and some of the biggest lessons he learned. Kole talked about his experience at the beginning of the season with Portland and his experiences playing with players like Ceddanne Rafaela and Christian Koss.Kole then goes into how he found out about the call-up to the WooSox and how he adapted to the new level. Kole then went into his first impression of Polar Park and explained the strong chemistry in Worcester and Portland. Lastly, Kole shared what he's planning to work on during this offseason to prepare for 2023 and his plan non-baseball related for the remainder of the offseason.Follow us on Twitter! @LO_RedSox & @jakeiggy & @lalalalaurrrrenSupport us by supporting our sponsors!SimpliSafeWith Fast Prot

The dominoes continue to fall in the first week of the offseason for the Red Sox as the team and players begin making decisions on their options for the 2023 season. Eric Hosmer gives the Red Sox more clarity of his future as he opts into his 3 year, $39 million deal. Pitcher James Paxton also had his club option declined but has the ability to pick up a $4 million player option to stay with the team. Since the future of Xander Bogaerts is up in the air, Mark Feinsand reported that the Red Sox are beginning to look for options at 2B if Bogaerts does sign elsewhere and they do end up moving Trevor Story to shortstop.Massachusetts Pirates Team Insider Jake Ignaszewski and NESN's Lauren Willand react to the news of Eric Hosmer opting into his deal and look at what this means for the first base position going into next season. Then they break down what's been happening regarding James Paxton's future with the team and explain whether they believe he'd be a good fit for the 2023 team. Lastly, Jake and Lauren look

Xander Bogaerts officially is a free agent.The Boston Red Sox shortstop opted out of the final three years of his deal Monday and will test the free agent market. NESN's Lauren Willand breaks down what comes next for Bogaerts, what a potential contract could look like and takes a peak at other shortstops who also are free agents. Lauren also dives into how their could be a lot of shuffling for the Red Sox should Bogaerts decide to leave.Later, Lauren also discusses Tommy Pham future after he also became a free agent Monday. As always, Locked On Red Sox ends with the mental health minute!Follow us on Twitter! @LO_RedSox & @jakeiggy & @lalalalaurrrrenSupport us by supporting our sponsors!BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The sixth annual Pedro Martinez Foundation Gala is this Friday in Boston!Carolina Martinez, president of the foundation (@PMFKids) and wife of 2004 Boston Red Sox World Series champion Pedro Martinez, joins Locked On Red Sox!Carolina discusses how the foundation got started, its importance and how it helps children and families in the Dominican Republic and the United States. Carolina also provides information about the Pedro Martinez Foundation Gala -- which will take place Nov. 11 -- and how it was an easy decision to hold it in Boston every year, while also discussing what the night is like and the Gala's significance to the Martinez family.Later, Carolina reveals who her and Pedro were rooting for in this year's World Series!The Red Sox, city of Boston and Red Sox fans will always be important to the Martinez family. To find out more about the Pedro Martinez foundation, click here. To purchase tickets to the Gala, and to find out more information about the night, click here.Follow us on Twitter! @LO_RedSo

There are a few members of the Boston Red Sox who are eligible for qualifying offers...will they get one?NESN's Lauren Willand dives into what a qualifying offer is and who on the Red Sox could be offered one. Lauren goes into why some players should (or should not) be extended one and why it would be wise for some to accept it if they are indeed tendered one. Players include J.D. Martinez, Nathan Eovaldi, Michael Wacha and (potentially) Xander Bogaerts should he opt out of his contract.Follow us on Twitter! @LO_RedSox & @jakeiggy & @lalalalaurrrrenSupport us by supporting our sponsors!BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Sale is here to stay.Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom told The Boston Globe's Alex Speier that Sale will opt in to his final two years of his extension.NESN's Lauren Willand dives into Sale's numbers, injuries and why this shouldn't come as a surprise given Sale's lack of presence on the mound due to injuries. Lauren also looks at the American League Gold Glove winners and ends the show with the mental health minute!Follow us on Twitter! @LO_RedSox & @jakeiggy & @lalalalaurrrrenSupport us by supporting our sponsors!RhoneThe Commuter Shirt can get you through any work day and straight into whatever comes next. Head to rhone.com/LOCKEDON and use promo code LOCKEDON to save 20% off your entire order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the Red Sox offseason continues, we continue with the 2022 player reviews and look into the seasons of Kiké Hernandez and Bobby Dalbec. Both players struggled this past season compared to their impressive 2021 finishes and didn't meet the expectations placed on them at the beginning of the season.Massachusetts Pirates Team Insider Jake Ignaszewski and NESN's Lauren Willand break down how Bobby Dalbec and Kiké Hernandez performed this season and look into the numbers to see where they struggled and improved from the season before. Lauren and Jake then look into the futures of both players and give their thoughts on what areas they need to improve upon.Lastly, Lauren and Jake react to fan reviews from Twitter.Follow us on Twitter! @LO_RedSox & @jakeiggy & @lalalalaurrrrenSupport us by supporting our sponsors!BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/

The Boston Red Sox had a down 2022 season in every sense of the word, but some players are getting recognized for their contributions.NESN's Lauren Willand breaks down Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers being named finalists for the American League Silver Slugger Award. Lauren looks at both their numbers and explains why she thinks Devers and Bogaerts do (or do not) have a chance to win.Happy two-episode Friday!Follow us on Twitter! @LO_RedSox & @jakeiggy & @lalalalaurrrrenSupport us by supporting our sponsors!BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Garrett Whitlock and Tanner Houck both had a lot of expectations on them going into the 2022 season. Both pitchers met some of those expectations but ended the season with getting surgery and both won't be back until 2023 Spring Training. Going into next season, it still hasn't been set in stone how both players will be used as well.Massachusetts Pirates Team Insider Jake Ignaszewski reviews Garrett Whitlock and Tanner Houck's 2022 seasons and gives his thoughts on both players' performances. Iggy then drives into predicting how he believes the team should handle both players while coming back from season-ending injuries and how the team should use them when fully healthy.Follow us on Twitter! @LO_RedSox & @jakeiggy & @lalalalaurrrrenSupport us by supporting our sponsors!BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thaddeus Ward is a Red Sox pitching prospect and is currently the No. 15 top prospect for Boston on MLB.com. War joined Massachusetts Pirates Team Insider Jake Ignaszewski and NESN's Lauren Willand to talk about his time so far in the Arizona Fall League and reflect on his 2022 season. Ward explains his process of recovering from Tommy John surgery and how he felt during this past season. Ward then goes into what he's learned from the last two years (COVID and Tommy John) and how he works on his mental side of the game. Lastly, Thaddeus shares his hobbies outside of the game and what he's planning on working on next season.Follow us on Twitter! @LO_RedSox & @jakeiggy & @lalalalaurrrren & @tquitySupport us by supporting our sponsors!RhoneThe Commuter Shirt can get you through any work day and straight into whatever comes next. Head to rhone.com/LOCKEDON and use promo code LOCKEDON to save 20% off your entire order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Some things just don't age well, like Jake and Lauren's 2022 Red Sox season predictions.NESN's Lauren Willand and Massachusetts Pirates team insider and Worcester Red Sox production assistant Jake Ignazsewski reflect on who they believed would be the Boston Red Sox's breakout players, and who some listeners believed would be, and just how wrong everyone ended up being.Lauren and Jake also touch on what the World Series will look like between the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros, and why Chaim Bloom should take notes from some teams we saw throughout the postseason.Follow us on Twitter! @LO_RedSox & @jakeiggy & @lalalalaurrrrenSupport us by supporting our sponsors!BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New York Yankees could not pull a 2004 Boston Red Sox and ended up getting swept by the Houston Astros in the ALCS.NESN's Lauren Willand takes a look at how the Yankees tried to use the 2004 ALCS when the Red Sox rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat New York and ultimately end the 86-year World Series victory drought. Lauren also looks at Pedro Martinez's funny comments about "Who's Your Daddy?" and relives when that happened in 2004 and why the ALCS wasn't so bad if you were a Red Sox fan.Lauren also drops her World Series prediction before discussing how much Rich Hill believes Xander Bogaerts should be a Red Sox for life, but for reasons that stem beyond the baseball diamond.As always, Lauren ends the show with the mental health minute!Follow us on Twitter! @LO_RedSox & @jakeiggy & @lalalalaurrrrenSupport us by supporting our sponsors!SimpliSafeWith Fast Protect™️ Technology, exclusively from SimpliSafe, 24/7 monitoring agents capture evidence to accurately verify a threat for faster police respo

There were a lot of great people who covered the Red Sox throughout this past season and one of them was Joey Copponi, who formerly co-hosted the official Red Sox podcast called Inside the Monster with Steve Perrault. Joey joins Massachusetts Pirates Team Insider Jake Ignaszewski to talk about his journey to becoming the co-host of Inside the Monster and explains the first time he met Steve. Joey then shares his favorite experiences of his first season covering the team and what his best player interactions were. Lastly, Joey shares which players he believes the Red Sox should go for in the offseason to help bring the team back to contention.Follow us on Twitter! @LO_RedSox & @jakeiggy & @lalalalaurrrren & @joeycopponiSupport us by supporting our sponsors!BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tim "TQ" Quitadamo, Director of Production for WooSox joins NESN's Lauren Willand and Massachusetts Pirates Team Insider Jake Ignaszewski to speak about his journey to the Worcester Red Sox and what goes into his job as the Director of Production. Since Tim wears a lot of different hats, he goes into how he keeps a work/life balance and explains the importance of giving yourself time to relax in order to avoid burnout. TQ then dives into the biggest lessons that he's learned from working in the sports industry and shares advice for people who are looking to break into the industry.Follow us on Twitter! @LO_RedSox & @jakeiggy & @lalalalaurrrren & @tquitySupport us by supporting our sponsors!RhoneThe Commuter Shirt can get you through any work day and straight into whatever comes next. Head to rhone.com/LOCKEDON and use promo code LOCKEDON to save 20% off your entire order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 2022 Boston Red Sox roster is not bringing home any hardware in terms of MVP and Cy Young, but Locked on Red Sox handed out their end-of-season awards!NESN's Lauren Willand and Massachusetts Pirates team insider Jake Ignazsewski asked the listeners for their ballot of MVP, Cy Young, Most Improved Player, Best Defender and Rookie of the Year. The duo also give their picks and elaborate on their choices throughout the episode.Follow us on Twitter! @LO_RedSox & @jakeiggy & @lalalalaurrrrenSupport us by supporting our sponsors!RhoneThe Commuter Shirt can get you through any work day and straight into whatever comes next. Head to rhone.com/LOCKEDON and use promo code LOCKEDON to save 20% off your entire order.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rob Bradford from the Bradfo Show and WEEI joins Massachusetts Pirates Team Insider Jake Ignaszewski for part 2 of their conversation and looks into Rob's favorite moments and interviews from his career. Iggy and Rob then break down how the sports media industry has changed over the years and Rob explains what he's learned through that experience. Rob then shares his World Series prediction and who he's rooting for in the MLB playoffs. Lastly, Rob explains how the Baseball Isn't Boring campaign came together and talks about his book with former Red Sox pitcher Joe Kelly.Follow us on Twitter! @LO_RedSox & @jakeiggy & @lalalalaurrrren & @bradfoSupport us by supporting our sponsors!BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rob Bradford has covered the Red Sox for 17 years for the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune, Boston Herald and now WEEI joins Massachusetts Pirates Team Insider Jake Ignaszewski to talk about covering the 2022 Red Sox team and what he learned from his conversation with Chaim Bloom. Bradford then shares how to gain relationships and trust with players and what he's learned from his experiences. Iggy and Rob then reflect on how they met 11 years prior at a sportscasting camp. Lastly, Rob shares his thoughts on the MLB playoffs so far.Follow us on Twitter! @LO_RedSox & @jakeiggy & @lalalalaurrrrenSupport us by supporting our sponsors!SimpliSafeWith Fast Protect™️ Technology, exclusively from SimpliSafe, 24/7 monitoring agents capture evidence to accurately verify a threat for faster police response. There’s No Safe Like SimpliSafe. Visit SimpliSafe.com/LockedOnMLB to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cooper Leonard from the Bradfo Show joins Massachusetts Pirates Team Insider Jake Ignaszeweski for part 2 as they continue their conversation about Triston Casas and Jarren Duran. Then they make predictions for free agency and discuss potential trade proposals. Then they discuss the Bradfo interview that Xander Bogaerts did on the game of the season and they discuss if he's coming back to Boston. Lastly, Coop answers questions from Twitter and shares what he's learned on his path to the Bradfo Show and WEEI.Follow us on Twitter! @LO_RedSox & @jakeiggy & @lalalalaurrrren & @coop_leonSupport us by supporting our sponsors!BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cooper Leonard from the Bradfo Sho with Rob Bradford joins Massachusetts Pirates Team Insider Jake Ignaszewski for part 1 of our conversation. Coop dives into his inspiring journey to working in baseball and becoming co-host with Rob Bradford. Coop then explains his experience covering his first Red Sox season and his favorite interviews from throughout the season. Lastly, Coop and Iggy look at the maturity of some of the Red Sox prospects and how they develop this past season.Follow us on Twitter! @LO_RedSox & @jakeiggy & @lalalalaurrrrenSupport us by supporting our sponsors!RhoneThe Commuter Shirt can get you through any work day and straight into whatever comes next. Head to rhone.com/LOCKEDON and use promo code LOCKEDON to save 20% off your entire order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices