Talkin' Baseball (MLB Podcast) Offseason Breakdown with Jared Carrabis! | 1068
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Nov 26, 2025 Jared Carrabis, a baseball commentator and Red Sox expert, joins to dissect the team’s offseason strategies. He analyzes the recent Sonny Gray trade and its implications for Boston's rotation. Carrabis emphasizes the need for power hitters like Alex Bregman and debates potential outfielder trades. The conversation also explores the AL East landscape, including speculation on Kyle Tucker's future and the Yankees’ upcoming challenges. Alongside baseball insights, they share personal anecdotes and holiday shopping woes, blending sports passion with relatable moments.
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Childhood Games Turned Baseball Rituals
- Jared and Jake trade stories about meeting Trev and playing hacky sack, then escalate to wrapping hacky sacks in duct tape to play "base hacky ball sack."
- These nostalgic tales show how childhood games evolved into baseball-focused rituals and long friendships.
Gray Feels Like A One-Year Stopgap
- The Sonny Gray trade improved the Red Sox but feels like a short-term, stopgap move rather than the elite "number two" they advertised.
- Money shifting and a mutual option suggest Boston views Gray as a one-year innings eater, not a long-term rotation anchor.
Bring Back Bregman And Add Power
- Do re-sign Alex Bregman and add at least one power bat to replace Rafael Devers' lost slugging.
- Without Bregman plus another big bat, the Red Sox risk lacking middle-order power despite rotation additions.