We are less than a week away from the start of the 2021 Major League Baseball season and the guys want to get going already. Chris and Ian have the latest analysis of the big league lineup. They start with the rotation, and what Tanner Houck and Connor Seabold need to do in Worcester. For hitters, the guys talk through what to do with Michael Chavis, Bobby Dalbec and Jarren Duran, as well as the surprising spring of Jonathan Arauz. They also discuss the various rule changes that will be tried out in the minors this year. And as always, we get to the mailbag and your terrific questions.Thanks for writing in and make sure to send your questions to podcast@soxprospects.com 

0:00 - Intros, housekeeping, email us and remember to check us out on Patreon
4:00 - This year’s pitching staff
21:00 - Explaining opt-outs
35:40 - Hitters likely to make the club
57:00 - Mailbag
1:06:00 - Minor League rule changes
1:13:00 - More mailbag

Players Mentioned

Tanner Houck 
Connor Seabold
Matt Andriese 
Colton Brewer 
Phillips Valdez 
Matt Barnes 
Adam Ottavino 
Hiro Sawamura 
Ryan Brasier 
Austin Brice 
Marcus Walden 
Kevin McCarthy 
Chris Herrmann 
John Schreiber 
Michael Chavis 
Christian Arroyo 
Franchy Cordero 
Marwin Gonzalez 
Kike Hernandez 
Bobby Dalbec 
Hunter Renfroe 
Jonathan Arauz 
Jarren Duran 
Jeisson Rosario 
Cesar Puello 
Garrett Whitlock 
Marcus Wilson 
Gilberto Jimenez 

Chris and Ian have a metric ton of emails to go through. We put out a call for questions and you all stepped it up. Awesome work. Before getting after the emails, the guys go over details from camp. In particular they break down the position players and pitchers who have shown something in camp. They go into details on how the alternate site will return due to the delay of the start of the AAA season. The guys welcome Zach Bryant to the club, who is the player who was named later for Josh Osich. And then Chris and Ian get to the mailbag and your terrific questions. Thanks for writing in and make sure to send your questions to podcast@soxprospects.com 

0:00 - Intros, housekeeping, email us and remember to check us out on Patreon
5:45 - News from camp
18:00 - Quick hits on position players
30:45 - Alternate site details
37:00 - Quick hits on pitchers
50:00 - Mailbag

Players Mentioned

Tristan Casas 
Gilberto Jimenez 
Xander Bogaerts 
Jonathan Arauz 
Bobby Dalbec 
Jarren Duran 
Michael Chavis 
Nick Yorke 
Jeter Downs 
Bryan Mata 
Connor Seabold 
Tanner Houck 
Thaddeus Ward 
Jay Groome 
Durbin Feltman 
Eduard Bazardo 
Garrett Whitlock 
Zach Bryant 
Nick Pivetta 
Miguel Bleis 
Bradley Blalock 
Brainer Bonaci 
Christian Vazquez 
Andrew Benintendi