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Dec 2023
1h 13m

Will The Sox Make a Splash, With Julian ...

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Brian briefly discusses the In-Season Tournament Final in Vegas Saturday night, before taking a closer look at Kristaps Porzingis’ return to the starting lineup for the Cs, and how Jaylen Brown fits into the team’s offense (0:40). Then, Brian chats with The Boston Globe’s Julian McWilliams about Shohei Ohtani’s megadeal, who will win the Yoshinobu Yamamoto sweepstakes, other pitchers the Red Sox should target, the Tyler O’Neill trade with the Cardinals, and more (16:00).


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Host: Brian Barrett

Guest: Julian McWilliams

Producer: Jamie McClellan

Additional Production Supervision: Steve Ceruti


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