SPPod #197: The Boston Globe's Alex Speier returns

Making his seventh appearance on the podcast, Alex Speier joins Chris and Ian for an enjoyable conversation. The guys discuss his prospect rankings, the challenges of ranking players who have missed a full year of development, and how much weight to put on performance at alternate training sites. And as always, the discussion crosses into so much more. Prior to talking with Alex, Chris and Ian go over the latest offseason news, including a just-announced trade, and pop open the mailbag to answer your questions.  0:00 - Intros, housekeeping, email us and remember to check us out on Patreon 2:30 - Offseason News 7:45 - Mailbag 26:30 - Alex Speier interview Players Mentioned   Michael Gettys  Yoan Aybar  Christian Koss  Denyi Reyes  Austin Brice  Triston Casas  Jeter Downs  Bobby Dalbec  Bryan Mata  Jarren Duran  Jay Groome  Gilberto Jimenez  Tanner Houck  Nick Yorke  Thaddeus Ward  Connor Seabold  Rafael Devers  Noah Song  Aldo Ramirez  Chris Murphy  Brayan Bello  William Cuevas  Brendan Cellucci  AJ Politi  Andrew Benintendi  Garin Cecchini  We also want to thank our in-residence musical guest, The Ludlow Thieves. Check them out on YouTube and Spotify. Got something to say? We love talking about what you want to hear about. Make sure to email us.     Love the show? Want to help us out while also getting exclusive goodies? Support the podcast by contributing to us on Patreon! Go to Sox Prospects on Patreon for the details.  Podcast Twitter Links:  @SPChrisHatfield @IanCundall @SoxProspects Subscribe on iTunes (please rate and review!) Subscribe on Stitcher (please rate and review!) Listen on Spotify Listen on YouTube Listen on Google Play Music Podcast Archive