SPPod #198: You're throwing a curveball

It's December, and despite the lack of major league player movement Chris and Ian had plenty to discuss. We finally know what the realignment of the minor leagues looks like and which teams that will remain a part of the Red Sox system. There have been some moves to look at as we welcome Hunter Renfroe and Garrett Whitlock to Boston. Chris and Ian take a quick trip through the winter leagues. We released new rankings and go into detail on a few of the guys who made significant moves. And finally, the guys get to your excellent questions.   0:00 - Intros, housekeeping, email us and remember to check us out on Patreon 3:50 - Minor League affiliate shuffle 15:50 - Rule 5 recap 23:00 - Hunter Renfroe signing 29:00 - News from the winter leagues 34:00 - Rankings update 50:00 - Mailbag   Players Mentioned   Garrett Whitlock  Brian Johnson  Hector Velazquez  Tyreque Reed  Kaleb Ort  Hunter Renfroe  Michael Chavis  Jarren Duran  Alan Marrero  Denyi Reyes  Gilberto Jimenez  Jay Groome  Aldo Ramirez  Noah Song  Brainer Bonaci  Matthew Lugo  Jorge Rodriguez  Chih-Jung Liu  Christian Koss  Jeremy Wu-Yelland  Brendan Cellucci  Bryan Mata  Darwinzon Hernandez  Tanner Houck  Mookie Betts  Dustin Pedroia  Andrew Benintendi    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