SPPod Ep. #167: Halloween Candy Buyback Program

The hot stove fires have been stoked. Ian and Chris discuss the looming offseason. Topping it off, meet Chaim Bloom. The Red Sox took their time and did their due diligence. Bloom brings a creative mind and a collaborative spirit to the ball club. And his first move highlights a course correction. Along with Bloom, the Sox added new coaches to the big league bench. Chris and Ian pivot to rankings. They focus on the challenge of number three. Including a digression on the physics of baseball travel and manufacture. Working through the new rankings, Ian comments on how Instructs differed from prior years. The lack of games made it a challenge to assess the talented DSL guys in the system. We wrap up with the mailbag, both international and domestic editions. Listen in! 0:00 - Intros, housekeeping, email us and remember to check us out on Patreon. 7:30 - Welcome to Boston, Chaim Bloom 25:00 - Coaching hires 28:30 - International signing 34:00 - New offseason rankings 1:02:00 - Instructs looks at DSL guys 1:07:50 - Mailbag: International Edition 1:13:00 - Explaining the new Instructs 1:14:30 - Rest of the mailbag Players mentioned in the show Chih-Jung Liu Yoan Aybar Brock Bell Chase Shugart Kutter Crawford Bryan Mata Triston Casas Jay Groome Gilberto Jimenez Bobby Dalbec Jarren Duran Tanner Houck Noah Song CJ Chatham Thaddeus Ward Ryan Zeferjahn Aldo Ramirez Matthew Lugo Chris Murphy Nick Decker Cameron Cannon Brayan Bello Antoni Flores Cedanne Rafaela Marcus Wilson Jorge Rodriguez Pedro Castellanos Brandon Howlett Darel Belen Brainer Bonaci Bryan Gonzalez Eduardo Lopez Eduard Bazardo 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