Ep. 160 (6/7/23): Guest: Chris Cotillo – Red Sox Rotation Woes, Injury Updates, Devers’ Struggles, Red Sox Hot Seat, Revisiting Mookie Trade | Ohtani Sweepstakes, UNC Football & Basketball

In this episode, Joey is joined by Red Sox beat writer Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com to talk all-things Red Sox. They open up with a recap of how the Red Sox season has gone so far with the Sox sitting at 31-30 and last in the AL East. After that, Cotillo gives a thorough look at the team’s injuries and updates listeners on when each player is expected back. They look into Kiké Hernandez’s issues defensively, Rafael Devers struggling at the plate, the potential for Marcelo Mayer to join the big league team in the next year, and the young trio of pitchers in the rotation: Tanner Houck, Brayan Bello, and Garrett Whitlock. Cotillo breaks down the Mookie Betts’ trade and why he believes that the writing was on the walls that the two sides were not going to reach a deal. They talk about the resurgence of JD Martinez in Los Angeles and revisit all of Chaim Bloom’s biggest moves as chief baseball officer, including the Betts’ deal, letting Xander Bogaerts and Kyle Schwarber walk for free, not re-signing Michael Wacha and Nathan Eovaldi, and trading for Jackie Bradley Jr. Following that, Joey pops the question of who is more on the hot seat: Bloom or Alex Cora? At the end, Joey and Cotillo analyze the Los Angeles Angels’ options with Shohei Ohtani and the duo gives predictions about where they think the superstar will end up. Following that, they preview Heisman candidate Drake Maye and UNC’s football season, along with a recap of how disappointing the 2022-2023 season was for the Tar Heels in basketball.