BIB on the Radio: Dream-Maker Brian Abraham Talks Prospects
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Who is Brian Abraham and what is his role with the Red Sox?
Yeah, there should be some passion. This doesn't have to be boring.
You don't get bored by baseball.
One thing the game needs is more people like you. You. You. You. You. You.
You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You.
You.
And I'm watching guys in uniforms being instructed on how to take leads off first base. And Ace of Spades comes on. And to top it all off, here comes a guy that maybe has entered a new tax bracket because of all the money they were paying him for all the times that he has come on. That is farm director slash dream maker Brian Abraham of the Boston Red Sox. It feels a little different, though, doesn't it? It does. It does. The smell of the air.
It's beautiful. Thanks for having me, as usual.
Let's just say that you might be sitting in that seat a few times. I can't wait for Joe Castiglione to grill you once again.
Well, you pay me in stickers.
That's much appreciated. Is there a more valuable currency? I don't know if you saw. I know that your son probably saw because there's no better baseball fan. But Chris Sale, when he did the viral video of him talking about the ABS system, what was right behind his head?
You see that? I did not notice it, but I'm going to have to go back and check it out.
If there was only a way I could pull up a picture of it. All right. Well, Brian Abraham's here.
What are the current top prospects in the Red Sox organization?
Gordo's back in the Baseballs and Boring Studios. Zach Coe behind the glass. In all sincerity, we are very, very happy to talk to you, Brian. So this time of year is weird. I was just talking about this where we said, well, I asked the question to Gordo, which I still don't know what his answer was. But I asked him, I said, are they better, Red Sox better than 365 days ago? And he, in Gordo, like, say hello, by the way. What's up?
How's it going, Brian? Gordo, what's up, man?
So, and he was saying how rightfully so that, hey, you know, this is a different conversation. You have to get in the postseason. What's that going to look like? And I said, well, no, but right now, because a year ago, Peyton Tolley and Conley Early are walking that path, going to the bad locker room with the bad food. Not the bad food. Not his great food. Great food. Different food. Different food. and nobody knows who they are. Walking by the major league, certainly they aren't taking the hard left turn into the major league clubhouse. So a lot of things changing. And this year, Brian, that guy, Kyson Witherspoon, I've seen him walking back and forth. I'm like, remember that guy. Like that guy could be pitching for you in October.
For you, is it weird in that respect? This time of year, you say, wow, man, I remember. Like how far these guys have come.
Right? Yeah, it's pretty cool. I actually was talking to Connolly and Peyton this morning, talking to them about tomorrow morning we have our first official day of minicamp, a minor league camp. And one of the things we like to talk about is players in this room have the opportunity to make an impact in the big leagues. And those two are front and center of that conversation. You know, we do things here in the sense for pitching. We don't have a lot of our starting pitchers that aren't on the 40-man be a part of big league camp. So there are probably some guys who could be in that conversation, but the focus is on development, focus on the preparation for the season. But I think those two very much represent wherever they start might not be where they finish.
And I certainly think we have a few guys that fit that mold this year.
Gordo, before you go, I do want to ask this question. You look back at a guy like Conley Early, a guy like Brendan Clark who was traded, and at this time last year, let's say it's Conley Early, right? Do you understand how far he would be able to come? Did you get that inkling this time last year?
I think so. All the work that he's put in. He had spent the last two off-seasons here in Fort Myers. He put on good weight. His velo jumped. His pitch shapes were improved. Just the mindset, the maturity, the personality, all those things, all the intangibles were there.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Who is Brian Abraham and what is his role with the Red Sox?
0:00–1:33
2
What are the current top prospects in the Red Sox organization?
1:33–5:09
3
How does Brian Abraham assess the team's improvement over the past year?
5:09–9:38
4
What are the key focuses for player development this spring?
9:38–13:24
5
How are players like Conley Early and Mikey Romero progressing?
13:24–16:29
6
What changes have been made to the Red Sox minor league camp?
16:29–19:00
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