1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,760 Speaker 1: Everybody. Welcome to Moster Territory, brought to you about the 2 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:05,760 Speaker 1: Foul Territory Network and partnered with Nesson. We have a 3 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:09,640 Speaker 1: very special guest here today, Red Sox President and CEO 4 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:12,560 Speaker 1: Sam Kennedy. My friend, how you doing, Welcome to the show. 5 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 2: I'm doing great, Robbie. Great to be with you. 6 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 1: Thanks for having me absolutely, and I gotta say, first off, 7 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 1: congratulations on the rebrand of the Salem Red Sox to 8 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 1: the Rigjiacks. Amazing name, by the way. I still think 9 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: people are still trying to familiarize familiarize themselves with a Riggjiak. 10 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: But I got to ask, when you first heard the name, 11 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 1: what were your thoughts on that? 12 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:39,199 Speaker 2: Well, I figured it was it was close to the 13 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 2: yard Goats. I remember when when they first came out 14 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 2: with that. 15 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 3: We all sort of looked at it a little cross eyde, 16 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 3: but it's it's got to have connectivity down there in 17 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 3: the Roanoke. 18 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 2: Valley and the Salem area. 19 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 3: So you know, listen that they're the lifeblood of our franchise, 20 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 3: all of our minor league affiliates are, so anything we 21 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 3: can do is support them, get guys coming through there 22 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 3: like Roman and Marcello and back in the day, Andrew 23 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 3: and Mookie and Jackie. 24 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 2: So it really is the lifeblood of our. 25 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 3: Franchise and we're excited for them to launch this rebrand. 26 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:17,960 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm probably biased, but you know, as a 27 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:19,960 Speaker 1: Red Sox fan for so long, but I think it's 28 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 1: one of the best logos out there, honestly, So I'm 29 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 1: going to get myself a hat as soon as i can. 30 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 1: But we've been about a month now since the Red 31 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:33,199 Speaker 1: Sox exit from the postseason. Big step forward this past year, 32 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 1: but you've had some time now to really reflect to 33 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: kind of just think about this past year. What are 34 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 1: your biggest takeaways from twenty twenty five. 35 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:47,120 Speaker 3: Well, it was a incredible postseason on so many levels. 36 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 3: The World Series was extraordinary, and you know, you just 37 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 3: I think all of us sort of got into the 38 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 3: series even though we were out of it. The numbers 39 00:01:56,680 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 3: around the country were extraordinary, obviously all of Canada, so 40 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 3: it just fueled that hunger to get back there and 41 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 3: to take that next step in October next year. So 42 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 3: just it's hard to watch once you're eliminated, but it 43 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 3: does fuel you for the next the next season. It 44 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:18,239 Speaker 3: was a great season in a lot of ways was 45 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 3: a difficult season in a lot of ways in twenty 46 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 3: twenty five, but we did get back to the postseason 47 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 3: and hopefully it's something to build on as we go 48 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 3: forward into twenty twenty six. 49 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 1: Absolutely, and you know, I got a tip the cap 50 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:32,919 Speaker 1: to the Blue Jays division rival. But you know, it's 51 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 1: funny when the Blue Jays made it to the World Series. 52 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 1: I couldn't help but think of Alex Cora. At one 53 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 1: point last year he said, Hey, look out for the 54 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:42,239 Speaker 1: Blue Jays. They're gonna be a good team this year. 55 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 1: So Core knows his baseball for sure. 56 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:46,639 Speaker 2: He does. 57 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 3: Congrats to Mark Spiro and the whole organization that did 58 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 3: a wonderful job. But I was up there for our 59 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 3: last series in September, and you know, it's like, come on. 60 00:02:57,440 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 2: We can beat these guys, you know. 61 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 3: So it just shows you though, just the margin of 62 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 3: error is so close, so it gives you a hope. 63 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 2: But we also have a lot of work to do 64 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:10,960 Speaker 2: this offseason. 65 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: Absolutely, and we'll get into that before I do. I'm 66 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 1: always curious to ask anyone in baseball this question. Since 67 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: the beginning of your Red Sox tenure, it's been a while. 68 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:26,520 Speaker 1: Now do you remember any off season moves that you 69 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 1: remember fondly, whether they were a free agent signing or trade. 70 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:31,919 Speaker 1: Does anything come to mind to you. 71 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 2: Well, so many, so many. 72 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:37,839 Speaker 3: I go way back to two thousand and two, So 73 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 3: I'd have to say one of the more chaotic deals 74 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 3: and exciting deals was the Dice Game Otsuzaka signing prior 75 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 3: to two thousand and seven. And you know, I just 76 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 3: remember we were Larry Luchino, the late great Larry Luchino, 77 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 3: and myself and a few others were over in Japan 78 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 3: a couple of times on that deal, meeting with Scott 79 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 3: Morris in the Parquyatt Hotel and then all the craziness 80 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 3: with John Henry flying him from La back to Boston. 81 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 2: Anyway, it was crazy, and that. 82 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 3: Was the first deal that just sort of opened my 83 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 3: eyes to just how global baseball is and how impactful 84 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 3: players from all over the globe can be in your organization. 85 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 2: So that was a big one. 86 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:34,480 Speaker 3: And then probably recency biased, but the trade, you know, 87 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 3: staying up all night in Dallas and watching Bras wheel 88 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 3: and deal to land Garrett Crochet was extraordinary and just 89 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:44,159 Speaker 3: showed how bold and decisive he can be in the 90 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:45,600 Speaker 3: right circumstance. 91 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:48,919 Speaker 2: So in Boston and New England, we really do have 92 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 2: two seasons. 93 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:52,360 Speaker 3: In the hot stove season is in so many ways 94 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 3: almost as exciting as a regular season, just because our 95 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 3: fans are anticipating, you know, what's going to happen next year, 96 00:04:58,400 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 3: so looking forward to it. 97 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 1: Absolutely. I'm glad you said the dice k one because 98 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 1: that was going to be my follow up. That was 99 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 1: probably the one time I can think of where I 100 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 1: stared at a computer screen for hours on end. I 101 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:12,359 Speaker 1: don't remember if it was the dial up era still 102 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: or right after it, but I don't remember. I was 103 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 1: refreshing the Boston Globe, Boston Harold, anywhere I could find 104 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:20,240 Speaker 1: any kind of news on that. And I'm sorry to 105 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:22,719 Speaker 1: say this, it's a bit embarrassing, but I was one 106 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 1: of the people that were following the flights unfortunately. 107 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 3: So we love that passion, Robbie, we all that's why 108 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 3: we all worked in baseball. If you know, if we 109 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:36,480 Speaker 3: had had dial up internet when I was, you know, 110 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:39,040 Speaker 3: in school or teenager high school, I would have been 111 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 3: following it as well. Were we were following things through 112 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 3: the Globe and the Herald, the print editions, you know, 113 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 3: daily so that passion is a really, really good thing. 114 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 2: We're lucky to have it. 115 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 1: I would have loved to have been a fly on 116 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 1: the wall with all of that. So, but we got 117 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 1: an off season coming up here. Every off season is different. 118 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 1: You're going to have, you know, whether or not guys 119 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:05,040 Speaker 1: move quick, guys sign maybe a little slower. Even going 120 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 1: into spring training. We saw how you know late Alex 121 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: Bregman signed last year. You go back to twenty nineteen, 122 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 1: Bryce Harper made him with Shadow. Is there anything that 123 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 1: you're noticing? It's early still, of course, to get the 124 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 1: GM meetings coming up this week, but is there anything 125 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:20,840 Speaker 1: that you're noticing perhaps that maybe could be a bit 126 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:23,040 Speaker 1: of a like a trend for this coming off season 127 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:24,599 Speaker 1: that you in the front office have your eyes on. 128 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:29,159 Speaker 3: Well, you know, I just think the powerful nature of 129 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 3: this postseason and how incredible the series were, and the 130 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 3: especially the World Series. So I look, I think there's 131 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 3: a competitive fire in every single one of our front offices, 132 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:46,279 Speaker 3: a desire to get to October and to have a 133 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 3: sense of urgency about doing so. 134 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 2: And so you'd like to see what I've seen the past. 135 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:55,320 Speaker 3: I should say, I don't know, you know who knows 136 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 3: what will happen, but typically the GM meetings are a 137 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 3: table set or for the Winter meetings, and the Winter 138 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:03,360 Speaker 3: meeting usually. 139 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 2: Is when the first domino starts to fall. 140 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 3: I'll never forget last December pulling into Dallas, literally walking 141 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 3: into a restaurant seeing Scott Boris and then on my 142 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 3: phone breaking news that Juan Soto had just signed, you know, 143 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 3: and then that sort of kicked off the official off season. 144 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 3: So look, I to anticipate, you know, players. One thing 145 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 3: I've learned from talking to players over the years, they 146 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 3: really want to know where they're going to be, and 147 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 3: guys get to sprint screening so much earlier. 148 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 2: Some guys show up in mid January. 149 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 3: They have their workout routines, but a lot of guys 150 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 3: want to get to Arizona and. 151 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 2: Florida earlier and earlier and earlier as they focus on 152 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 2: nutrition and weight training and strength. 153 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:49,239 Speaker 3: So, you know, signing early is a good thing for fans, 154 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 3: it's a good thing for the players, it's a good 155 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 3: thing for the baseball industry. 156 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 2: So you know, maybe we'll see some earlier. 157 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 3: Signings, but I do not know how the market's going 158 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:01,240 Speaker 3: to behave it seems be different every single year. 159 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think it's an underrated part that you mentioned 160 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 1: right there that you know, I think a lot of 161 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:09,200 Speaker 1: us we have this thing where we almost it's like 162 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 1: we're playing MLB the show, where we think, Okay, this 163 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 1: guy's gonna be a great fit with this team. But 164 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 1: you gotta remember, they're human beings at the end of 165 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 1: the day, right, they got to they gotta make choices 166 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 1: for their own life. But with this offseason, and I'm 167 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 1: sorry to backtrack to this subject, I know you've answered 168 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:27,240 Speaker 1: it a million times about it, but the trade of 169 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:31,600 Speaker 1: Rafael Devers this past season, now that obviously that's in 170 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:36,080 Speaker 1: the rearview mirror now. But with that trade moving his 171 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 1: contract over to San Francisco, do you see that trade 172 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:43,400 Speaker 1: having any sort of significance for this coming off season, 173 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 1: whether or not that's more payroll flexibility or maybe even 174 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:50,679 Speaker 1: valuing a bit more positional versatility for this coming off season. 175 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:55,199 Speaker 2: Yeah, look, I think all the above. Rafiuh. 176 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:57,719 Speaker 3: You know, anytime you take Rafae Helped Evers out of 177 00:08:57,760 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 3: your lineup, you are you know, you're taking out a 178 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 3: massive weapon. And so we well we made that trade 179 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:07,800 Speaker 3: for a variety of reasons. 180 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 2: It does impact this offseason, next year, the year after, 181 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:14,320 Speaker 2: the year after that, because. 182 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 3: You missed that that bat in the middle of your lineup. 183 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 3: You know, he was obviously an everyday third baseman. So 184 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:26,839 Speaker 3: now with Alex Bregman opting out, we've got to really 185 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 3: figure out what we're going to do here at third 186 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 3: base and first base. Hopefully Tristan is doing well on 187 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 3: his road to recovery, so looking forward to having him back, 188 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 3: But we do have some question marks and vacancies, and 189 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 3: so yes, losing out and trading Raffie Devers does create 190 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:48,200 Speaker 3: some question marks as we go into next year and 191 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 3: beyond for sure. 192 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:52,439 Speaker 1: And since you mentioned Tristan Costas, I do want to ask, 193 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:55,880 Speaker 1: is there any update on how the rehabs going with him, 194 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:57,320 Speaker 1: Just how he's doing in general. 195 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 3: I saw Tristan a lot throughout the of the season, 196 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:04,200 Speaker 3: and he was doing very well, very strong, and fully 197 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:07,720 Speaker 3: engaged and committed with the team, but also with his rehab. 198 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 2: He's you know, he's very very very committed. 199 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 3: That said, it's a really difficult injury that he's coming 200 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:18,000 Speaker 3: back from, So I don't I don't have an update 201 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:19,679 Speaker 3: on timetable or anything like that. 202 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:22,240 Speaker 2: Just know that he's working as hard as he can 203 00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:23,960 Speaker 2: to get back and we need. 204 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:28,720 Speaker 1: Him, yeah, for sure. For this coming off season. We mentioned, 205 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 1: you know, moving the contract of Rafie Devers to San Francisco. 206 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:34,920 Speaker 1: When it comes to the payroll for this past year, 207 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:38,960 Speaker 1: a little bit over the competitive balance threshold and obviously 208 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:41,160 Speaker 1: I know you can't give me a number realistically, you 209 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:43,400 Speaker 1: can't really do that at this point. But what would 210 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:46,720 Speaker 1: you say is the thinking, the philosophy with the payroll 211 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:48,319 Speaker 1: going into this offseason. 212 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 4: Well, the goal I can I can talk about sort 213 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:57,120 Speaker 4: of the plan, the strategic plan for the Red Sox offseason, 214 00:10:57,200 --> 00:11:00,560 Speaker 4: and that is to make sure we do everything in 215 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:03,960 Speaker 4: our power to take that next step forward. 216 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 2: In terms of the baseball project. 217 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 3: We're building an amazing baseball organization here, led by by 218 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:14,840 Speaker 3: Craig Breslo. So we got into October, we're in that 219 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:19,080 Speaker 3: Wildcard series versus the Yankees. We want to we fell 220 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:21,319 Speaker 3: short of the ultimate goal. The ultimate goal, of course, 221 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:24,080 Speaker 3: is to win a World Series. And so all of 222 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 3: our mindsets, our collective thinking here at Fenway Park is 223 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:30,320 Speaker 3: rooted in the fact that we want to win the 224 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:31,440 Speaker 3: American League East. 225 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 5: It's it's it's much better to have that little break 226 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:39,480 Speaker 5: after the season and we get that buy and so 227 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 5: now that said, we're in a very, very tough division. 228 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:47,440 Speaker 3: But if we can take that next step forward into 229 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:51,280 Speaker 3: October and have a team that's built to compete for 230 00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 3: the American League East and then go as far as 231 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 3: we possibly can, that's the mindset. And you know, we 232 00:11:57,120 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 3: had thirty plus sellout at Fenway Park. 233 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:01,559 Speaker 2: The ballpark was rocking. 234 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:06,719 Speaker 3: The Red Sox were quote unquote back last year. You've 235 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:10,120 Speaker 3: got amazing young players, best fan base in baseball. So 236 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 3: all the elements and ingredients are there. We just have 237 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 3: to fill some of the holes that we've started to identify. 238 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:20,040 Speaker 1: Here for sure. And you just mentioned the you know 239 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:22,559 Speaker 1: in the division in the ALE East, very strong division. 240 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:24,440 Speaker 1: I would even imagine the Orioles are going to find 241 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:26,960 Speaker 1: a way to get themselves back into the mix next year. 242 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:29,600 Speaker 1: But you know, with the Blue Jays getting to the 243 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 1: World Series, do you think that maybe puts a little 244 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:35,959 Speaker 1: bit more, maybe lights a bit more, even more of 245 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:38,200 Speaker 1: a fire under the front office to you know, try 246 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 1: and be aggressive for this coming off season. 247 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 2: Well, I don't think we need much motivation or fire. 248 00:12:45,280 --> 00:12:49,000 Speaker 3: I mean, you saw the aggressive action last year, whether 249 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 3: it was Fragman, Crochet Chapman deal the flies under the radar, 250 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:57,480 Speaker 3: signing it up Narvy or making a deal for Narvy. 251 00:12:58,679 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 2: You know, we've got a group. 252 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:04,560 Speaker 3: Here that's very, very competitive, and so we we have 253 00:13:04,640 --> 00:13:09,560 Speaker 3: that desire to to go for you know, the deals 254 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 3: that we think make the most sense. 255 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 2: That's that we've seen how well uh are our minor. 256 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:19,840 Speaker 3: League guys who have graduated into the major leagues have done, 257 00:13:20,559 --> 00:13:21,760 Speaker 3: and we have to keep one. 258 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:22,600 Speaker 2: Eye on that as well. 259 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:24,760 Speaker 3: When the Red Sox are at their best, you've got 260 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:29,840 Speaker 3: young homegrown players doing their thing, complimented with the right 261 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:32,719 Speaker 3: free agent signings. And I think we're we're in a 262 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:36,200 Speaker 3: position where it's an exciting era for Red Sox fans 263 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 3: as we as we go forward these next couple of years. 264 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 1: Absolutely, and now that the Red Sox have firmly planted 265 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:46,280 Speaker 1: the flag of being back in this competitive window here, 266 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:50,959 Speaker 1: there are some needs for going into this offseason, craig 267 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:54,440 Speaker 1: Is said on record, needle moving, pitching, more production at 268 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:58,680 Speaker 1: first base, second base, both offensively and defensively. What would 269 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:01,559 Speaker 1: you say is the front offices thing thinking in addressing 270 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 1: those needs. 271 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:08,320 Speaker 3: Well, it all starts this week out in Vegas. You know, 272 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 3: the general managers getting together for the first time in 273 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:17,200 Speaker 3: person in a window where you're able to start making deals, 274 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:21,600 Speaker 3: will set up that environment to start to begin to 275 00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 3: think about, Okay, we have certain needs, you have certain needs, 276 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 3: Maybe you have surplus in an area, maybe we have 277 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 3: surplus in an area. 278 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 2: Uh, and you start those conversations. 279 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 3: I do think baseball front offices generally think a lot 280 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 3: of like So I've also noticed, maybe I'm just getting old, 281 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:43,360 Speaker 3: been around for a while, but I've noted that there 282 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:47,040 Speaker 3: haven't been as many trades as it felt. 283 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 2: Like there were quote unquote of the old days. 284 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 3: So hopefully we're you know, we see an off season 285 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:57,920 Speaker 3: where where more trades are made in addition to free 286 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 3: agent signings to all the needs that the clubs have. 287 00:15:01,880 --> 00:15:05,840 Speaker 3: It's exciting for the fans and you know, obviously again 288 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 3: recency biased, but we use that as a weapon to 289 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:13,760 Speaker 3: acquire Garrett Crochet and we saw what he did for 290 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:16,640 Speaker 3: us this year. So exciting to think about what might 291 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:18,720 Speaker 3: be possible as we get into the off season here. 292 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:22,160 Speaker 1: Absolutely, I'm excited for it. All of Red Sox nations 293 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 1: excited for it, and I just want to say thank you, 294 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:27,960 Speaker 1: my friend, for coming on here today. Absolute pleasure. I 295 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:30,280 Speaker 1: know you have things to do here, so we'll wrap 296 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 1: it up right there, but everybody here on Masa Territory, 297 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 1: thank you for watching here today, and we'll catch you 298 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:35,880 Speaker 1: next time.