Podcast Ep #388: Yakking about the Latest Red Sox News

an is joined by Mike Andrews this week to discuss all the latest Red Sox news! They start off by talking about the week of Red Sox transactions including Bregman opting out, Story opting in and the decision to not offer Giolito the qualifying offer. They also discuss the DFA of Luis Guerrero and even more front office turnover. After that they move to minor league news, including the reveal of the Salem RidgeYaks, pitching struggles in the AFL and minor league transactions. Finally, they end the show answering your emails!

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Fall/Winter League Roundup: Perales, Tucker named AFL Fall Stars

It was another tough week for the Salt River Rafters leading up to Sunday's Fall Stars Game in Mesa. As the AFL season nears its end, other leagues are just starting to get underway for the winter. This week's roundup covers all the action from November 3-9, and stats for all participating players can be found at the SoxProspects.com Fall & Winter Leagues page.

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Arizona Fall League

Luis Perales (pictured) was named a 2025 Fall Star but did not pitch in Sunday's Fall Stars Game after getting the start for Salt River against Surprise on Friday. The 22-year-old righty allowed two earned runs on two hits, one walk, and three strikeouts in one inning. He threw 23 pitches (16 strikes), generating four whiffs and reaching 100.4 mph with his fastball as his ERA rose to 10.32 through six outings (11 1/3 innings). Isaac Stebens relieved Perales in the second inning of that contest and retired all three batters he faced in his lone appearance of the week. Jojo Ingrassia, who was recently profiled by MLB.com, walked two and struck out one in a scoreless fourth inning on Thursday. Brandon Neely worked 1 2/3 innings out of the bullpen on Wednesday, surrendering two earned runs on four hits, two walks, and two strikeouts. Jay Allmer yielded one run in one-third of an inning on Tuesday.

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Fall/Winter League Roundup: Perales and Neely struggle; Garcia homers

With the World Series now over, there is still baseball to follow. It was a tough week for the Salt River Rafters in Arizona as the team dropped all six games it played. The season is nearing the end as the Fall Stars Game is scheduled for Sunday, while the playoffs will start on November 13. Every team makes the playoffs in the AFL, so the six-game losing skid does not take them out of contention. 

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Arizona Fall League

In his lone start this week, Luis Perales hit 100.9 mph and generated 11 whiffs, but he was tagged for five runs in 2 1/3 innings. He walked two and struck out five as his ERA rose to 9.58. Brandon Neely faced a similar fate in his relief appearance, allowing three runs in 1 2/3 innings with two walks and three strikeouts. The other Boston pitching prospects had a solid week in the offensive-friendly environment, led by Jojo Ingrassia (pictured), who fired three innings of one-run ball with a walk and two strikeouts. Jay Allmer posted two scoreless frames with a strikeout and a walk, and Isaac Stebens surrendered just an unearned run in 2 1/3 innings. 

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